Anawana Haloba's 'From This Darkness I Shall Grow' opens as the Festival Exhibition 2026 at Bergen Kunsthall in Norway, running until 6 September 2026. The Zambian-Norwegian artist transforms the kunsthall into an immersive landscape of sound, text, sculpture, and movement, drawing on Aboriginal Australian poet Romaine Moreton's work, Tonga ceremonial practices, and the legacy of textile artist Hannah Ryggen to explore survival, ancestral knowledge, and collective expression.
The exhibition marks one of Norway's most prestigious artistic commissions and affirms Haloba's standing as a leading contemporary artist. By weaving together female craft traditions, polyphonic voices, and political visibility, the show offers a timely meditation on how communities endure, remember, and imagine alternative futures through art.