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Over the past decade, Espen Gleditsch's artistic practice has dealt with how historical meaning is constructed and perceived. The show On the Whispering Wind, consisting of a new body of photographic work, continues this exploration, highlighting the complex relationship between facts, coincidence, and interpretation.

The photographs in the exhibition are from the Roman city of Pompeii, buried by volcanic ash in 79 AD. About 2,000 of its inhabitants became victims of the eruption from Vesuvius. During excavations in the 18th century, archaeologists discovered mysterious cavities below the …