The Great Noise is the second edition of Triennialen in Västernorrland, running from 14 June to 21 September 2025 at nine locations across the region. The 2025 Triennial takes its starting point from the most fatal witch trials in Sweden’s history, which took place in 1675 at Häxberget (The Witch Mountain) in Ångermanland. Following a period of witchcraft investigations, more than 100 innocently convicted individuals, almost exclusively women, were executed and burned at the stake. 350 years later, this contemporary art festival brings together works by around 30 artists under the artistic direction of Karolina Aastrup and Helena Byström. The title “The Great Noise” (Det stora oväsendet) highlights a local and historical dimension of the witch trials, but the societal changes and power structures that enabled these horrific events can be found globally and throughout history. Even today, we see how polarised societies, fuelled by inequalities, Othering, misogyny, and new technologies, can foster persecution and oppression. The invited artists are part of a local, national, and international cultural context and approach the theme in diverse ways. The artworks address topics such as exclusion, violence, conspiracy theories, and environmental destruction, as well as goddess myths, creation stories, and visions of a how to build a better world together.