Wednesday, February 28, 2007

UNDER CONSTRUCTION!

Thursday, February 22, 2007

ARTISTIC RESUME

    EDUCATION
    • BA Stage Design, Norwegian Theatre Academy (Akademi for Scenekunst) , Østfold University, Fredrikstad (Høyskolen i Østfold)

    PUBLIC WORK

    • General Major and head of ”Brigade Ærna Dahl” (artistic co producer and architect), constructing Pink Army’s fortress on Yongstorget, Oslo. An ongoing performance & interactive installation, (Supported by the Norwegian Arts Council)
    • Performer/ Visual Design"P.S.P.S.P.S.P & R.S.U."/”Red, Snow and The Wolf”,Henie Onstad Art Center & The Open Theatre (Ibsen Short Text Challenge), Oslo
    • Set design/ installation/ performer Pink Army base exhibition, Sjokoladefabrikken, Oslo (Supported by the Norwegian Arts Council)
    • Set dressing, Props & Costume; music video ”Ås to I Oslo” by Filmpilotene.
    • Artistic leader, Set & Costume Design. Visual directing, ”Big Bag; Det Store Mysteriet” Ekhougen & Bjørndalen Produksjoner. Black Box theatre, Oslo (Supported by the Norwegian Arts Council)
    • Costume design & Performer; ”Be happy.... Be veeeery happy” by Liliths Appetite, performance, Spasibar, Oslo
    • Costume Design; ”Drive –In” by Claire De Wangen, Grynerløkka Oslo (Supported by the Norwegian Arts Council)
    • Visual & conceptual design, "All I Know Is Tonight" for music video, Jaga Jazzist, Paradox Productions, Oslo
    • Visual & conceptual design and artistic leader in coop. with Cathrine Bjørndalen/Ekhougen & Bjørndalen Produksjoner; "Glamour to kill" a horror-pop performance
    • Set design and costume for Transitteatret, Bergens´ performance "Maybe it’s too nice?"
    • Solo-exhibition "Spar Dame" at The Theatre Museum, Oslo.
    • Costume for dance performance, "Alice" Katrine Bølstad/ LadyKnot, Black Box Theatre
    • Performance for the 75-year anniversary of TONO, Trikkestallen Oslo
    • Set design, location-tracker, Short Film "Underdog" director Petter Stornes.
    • Live Installation for the opening of "Animerte dager" Nordic Animation Film Festival, Fredrikstad
    • The Runaway Brides" performances & happenings with artist Jennie Bringaker
    • Visual Design for"Vanntro", short film, The Norwegian Film school/ Ragna Lindboe
    • Performance “Grrr...Stockholm" with fellow students from The Theatre Academy, Stockholm Cultural House
    • Group exhibition with 3 other stage designers, Vestfold Art-senter, Porsgrunn International Theatre Festival.
    • Design/Installation, "Limbo/krypten" 10 hour live installation with 10 actors and 3 visual designers. In the crypt of Oslo Cathedral during Oslo Church Music Festival 2002

    FINANCIAL SUPPORT/ GRANTS

    • Government working grant for younger/ newly established artist (set & costume designers)
    • Full project support "BIG BAG", EB Prod. Norwegian Art Council.
    • Full project support "Glamour to kill". EB Prod. Norwegian Art Council.

    OTHER

    • Ekhougen&Bjørndalen Production founded with Cathrine Bjørndalen
    • Established "H4" artist collective and network. Spaces for production and presentation in Oslo. Head of board.
    • Member of The Theatre Academy board.
    • Member of the entrance jury at The Theatre Academy



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SPACIAL NECROFILIA & VISUAL DECADENCE


Some of my foto sets from Flickr

CHERNOBIL/PRYPIAT
September 2006Is it decadence or sentimental perversion?
When people dissapear the spaces starts telling their own stories, about people. And when people remain away, time starts redecorating their homes, streets and shops. The stories of Prypiet were more than people, but one sad story is shadowing them all, keeping even the ghosts away. Still I find this tremendiously beautiful and magic. This must be one of the very few cities in the world where money does not want to live, and time gets to do whatever it wants. Still time is partly frozen at some days in late April 1986. The whole city is like a capture of theese days, slowly fading.

Time is one of my favorite artists!
plenty more pictures here

STILL LIFE?Scientific naturalistic kitch & illutional interiour design for ghost animals.
Or set design for frozen plays about nature, staring dead actors.
Illutions caught in a dusty little box behind a window. The wolf will never get you.

More pictures here


NECROPOLIS
We think there is nobody else around. Its all so quiet. But we´re all wrong.
This place is crowded. They are all beneath us. Resting. Shhh...
Plastic flowers, stones and pictures remains much longer than you and I.


More pictures here