Kvam, a small village in the picturesque mountains of Norway, used to be a center for travelers crossing the country. But in recent years the population has dwindled. When the main road is rerouted through a tunnel, the 793 inhabitants fear for their livelihoods. But then a new group of visitors arrive...

The art collective FFB is commissioned by the county to create an installation in the center of the village as part of a plan to revitalize the region. FFB creates site-specific installations that use Indigenous Sami traditions and contemporary architecture to explore new perspectives. But the villagers are not impressed with FFBs disruptive artistic process, nor with the work that begins to take shape. Before the piece can be finished, they erupt in outrage. After a series of vandalism incidents, work is halted and the piece is removed for public safety. The project is deemed a fiasco and ridiculed on national television. As dust settles, the community struggles to envision a future for their village and wrestles with the question: “what is art?” In a surprising turn of events, FFB is invited back to finish what they started. It seems appearances can be deceiving...

Merethe Offerdal Tveit (b. 1985, Rosendal) works with documentary film and art film. She has produced and directed several short films about rural Norway, which she loves most. Her film Absalon Beyersgate 10 an experimental short film on Super 8, was shown at Nordisk Panorama in 2010. She has a degree in directing from Nordland Art and Film School and a Masters in Film Art from OsloMet.