Motherhood and photography
by Marie SjøvoldComing home from the hospital in Oslo with my newborn son, an interesting link was waiting for me in my mailbox: “On being an artist and a mother-A conversation” by Carrie Thompson...
View ArticleCongratulations, Hilde Mesics Kleven
by Andrea GjestvangIt's nice to see great work being recognized, especially if it's done by a talented, emerging colleague. Norwegian photographer Hilde Mesics Kleven was «commended» in the 2012 Ian...
View ArticleWaiting for the book
by Andrea GjestvangIn short time my last project One Day in History will be launched as a book in Norway. I have been working intensively researching, photographing, writing, editing etc for so many...
View ArticleHannah Modigh - Sunday mornin comin down
by Marie SjøvoldThe great photographer Hannah Modigh is out with her new book "Sunday mornin comin´ down" (Journal 2012). I am very much looking forward to seeing it! Her first book "Hillbilly heroin,...
View ArticleTine Dyrkorn: Introspection
by heartbeat«Having lost more than 50 kilos in 18 months, has given me a lot of excess skin. This project has been a self-examination, and it has been an important part of my process towards becoming...
View ArticleExhibition opening in Lucca, Italy
by Marie SjøvoldI just arrived in Lucca and the Lumina Festival, and I'm looking forward to the opening of the EPEA-European Photo Exhibition Award on Sunday the 25th. This is the third time European...
View ArticleBook launch 27.11.12
by Andrea Gjestvang My book En dag i historien (One Day in History) is out, and can be found in book stores all over Norway and ordered online at Pax. On Tuesday 27th of November there will be a book...
View ArticleGerman Photographie presents Midnight Milk
by Marie Sjøvold Ute Noll has written about my project Midnight Milk in the latest german Photographie.
View ArticleAnniek Beije: IK
by heartbeat The project IK (dutch word for ME) is my story about my life with Gilles de la Tourette syndrome. Gilles de la Tourette syndrome is a condition that causes people to make repeated, quick...
View ArticleCongratulations, Andrea!
by Marie SjøvoldLast night Andrea Gjestvang´s portrait of Ylva Schwenke was announced Picture of the year in Norway. The picture is part of Andreas book "En dag i historien" ("One day in history"),...
View ArticleTake Care Of Yourself by Sophie Calle
by Andrea GjestvangToday I went to Lillehammer to see the exhibition Take Care Of Yourself by Sophie Calle at Lillehammer Kunstmuseum. Actually, the real reason I went, was because I was invited as a...
View ArticleRebecca Jafari: While we´re waiting
by heartbeatFor almost a year, I’ve been photographing the daily life of children living in Norwegian reception centres. About 4000 children spend parts of their childhood in reception centres all...
View ArticleNina Strand:Dr Strand
by HeartbeatDr Strand is a personal picture-memoir about the late doctor Kitty Strand, told by her daughter, Nina Strand. On December 1, 2001, somewhere between seven and half past seven in the...
View ArticlePhoto festival Dok13
by Andrea GjestvangPhoto: Lauren Greenfield©Photo: Bieke Depoorter©Photo: Per-Anders Pettersson©Photo: Jen Davis©Photo: Zed Nelson©Every year the Norwegian Association of Photojournalists (PK)...
View ArticleA little Life Saver
by Andrea Gjestvang I met Lise (19) and her baby daughter Andrea (3 months old) on an assignment for the French youth magazine NEON. Lise is one of more than 500 youths who survived the massacre on...
View ArticleLast weeks of the European Identities exhibition in Oslo
by Marie SjøvoldPhoto: Johannes Granseth / Nobels Fredssenter In 2011 a wonderful journey started when I received the European Photo Exhibition Award#1 (EPEA) together with eleven other European...
View ArticleA longer leave for Polish mothers
by heartbeat P { margin-bottom: 0.21cm; direction: ltr; widows: 2; orphans: 2; }Since June 2013 mothers in Poland have the right to a longer maternity leave, equivalent to double the six months...
View ArticleBeyond Realism
by Marie Sjøvold©Rikke Benborg, Oh, Sweet Darkness, filmstill, 2013©Isabelle Wenzel, Kiste #1, 2009©Ebbe Stub Wittrup, Colored Ceiling (André Breton’s Room, automatique writing 1919), installation,...
View ArticleJust a small piece of nature at the centre of their universe
by Marie SjøvoldThis week and weekend is the last chance to see my exhibition "Just a small piece of nature at the centre of their universe" at Trafo Kunsthall in Asker, Norway. I will be present, this...
View ArticleA new world
by Andrea GjestvangIt has taken me a while to move on from my last project «One Day in History». I completed the book exactly two years ago. The project has been a big part of my personal and...
View ArticleExhibition in Malmö
by Andrea GjestvangMarcio Souza and Rasmus Vasli, the gallery ownersIn August, I was invited to exhibit at photo gallery Galleri Vasli Souza in Malmö, Sweden. The gallery space is divided in two...
View ArticleFractal State of Being by Sara Skorgan Teigen
by HeartbeatThis is the first post in a series of book recommendations by Heartbeat, and we start with the new book from Sara Skorgan Teigen - Fractal State of Being (Journal, 2014).These are Sara's...
View ArticlePresenting new work during Photocamp
by HeartbeatEditing new images from the Faroe Islands, ongoing project by Andrea Gjestvang.Marie Sjøvold and Andrea Gjestvang are giving presentations during Photocamp 13. - 16.11.14. in Oslo,...
View ArticleMaria Gossé: Vi driver hor!
by heartbeatAs a documentarist I am always interested in exploring what it means to be human, and especially what it means to be a woman. «Vi driver hor!» is a project about the two norwegian rappers...
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