SPRING EXHIBITION 2020

The Norwegian Association of Fine Arts Photographers (FFF), in collaboration with Fotogalleriet, is delighted to invite you to the opening of the Spring Exhibition 2020, an annual event that according to a long-standing tradition focuses on showcasing the wide field of contemporary art photography in Norway from the perspective of the artists themselves.

This year’s Spring Exhibition presents works by nine artists, that have been selected by a jury of fellow art professionals based on an open call. A dystopian tone, the foreboding menace of crisis, and the awareness that the Earth’s existence is at risk, are all striking elements of the exhibition. According to the jury, these elements have been general themes present in the applications for 2020.

The jury consisted of Sverre Strandberg (artist and chair of the jury), Kjersti Vetterstad (artist) and Hanne Hammer Stien (curator and writer). The common ground for their artistic selection is based on the ways in which the artists, at the beginning of a new decade, develop the themes of danger and/or immediate threat in our time and future by exploring issues connected to contemporary ways of living – either enlarged, redeemed, affected or manipulated. Yet, it is not a given that all threats are equally alarming.

For any other enquires or questions related to the Spring Exhibition 2020, please do not hesitate to contact project manager Ane Sund Sjøvold by mail.

Hedevig Anker (b. 1969, Oslo: lives and works in Oslo) is educated at the Oslo National Academy of Art and Bergen Academy of Art. She has had solo exhibitions at Kunstnerforbundet and Lillehammer Art Museum, among others, and has shown works in several group exhibitions, including at the Preus Museum and the National Museum in Oslo.

Tanya Busse (b. 1982, Moncton, Canada: lives and works in Tromsø) has an MFA from the Tromsø Academy of Contemporary Art and Creative Writing and a BFA from Nova Scotia College of Art and Design in Halifax, Canada. She has had solo exhibitions in venues such as Tromsø kunstforening, Mumbai Art Room and Podium Oslo, and participated in a series of group exhibitions in Norway and abroad.

Yamile Calderon(b. 1974, Colombia: lives and works in Oslo) and Edward Cunniffe (b. 1974, Ireland: lives and works in Dublin) are presented with a collaborative work. Calderon has an MFA from the Bergen Academy of Art and Design and has participated in several of group exhibitions in Norway and abroad. Cunniffe has an MA in art from National College of Art in Dublin, Ireland. He works across the disciplines of visual art and film, with screenings and exhibitions internationally.

Ove Kvavik (b. 1985, Kristiansand: lives and works in Oslo) has an MFA from Malmö Art Academy and a BFA from Trondheim Academy of Fine Art. He has participated in a number of solo and group exhibitions including the Bærum Kunsthall, Sørlandets kunstmuseum, Akershus kunstsenter and Northern Gallery of Contemporary Arts in Sunderland.

Tobias Liljedahl (b. 1988, Göteborg: lives and works in Trondheim) has a BFA from Trondheim Academy of Fine Art and works primarily with video and photography. Liljedahl’s works often start from technical assumptions behind image production; he looks at how various methods of producing images affect the various stories these pictures create.

Tor-Finn Malum Fitje (b. 1989, Porsgrunn: lives and works in Oslo) has an MFA from The Royal Institute of Art in Stockholm, a BFA from Konstfack – University of Arts, Crafts and Design and has a BA in film production from the University of Bergen. Malum Fitje primarily works within film and sound in essayistic forms, and has recently exhibited at Stavanger Kunsthall, The Art Centre Kabuso, The Oseana Art and Cultural Center and Moderna Museet, Modern Art Museum in Stockholm.

Giulia Mangione (b. 1987, Firenze: lives and works in Bergen) is currently attending Bergen Academy of Art and Design. Holding an MA in American Literature and Culture from Goldsmiths University of London, she has also studied photojournalism at the Danish School of Media and Journalism in Aarhus, Denmark. Mangione has worked with her own photographic projects while living in the Nordic countries and released her artist book Halfway Mountain (Journal) in 2018. Her work has recently been exhibited at the International Center for Photography (ICP) in New York, Musée de l’Élysée in Lausanne Switzerland, and Foto-forum in Bozen, Italy.

Vegar Moen (b. 1967, Røros: lives and works in Malmö) was educated at Trondheim Academy of Fine Art from 1993 to 1998. He has had a series of solo exhibitions at venues such as Bergen Art Museum, Trondheim Art Museum and Galleri F15.