1972 Born in Drammen, NO
Lives and works in Oslo, NO and Lindau, DE
EDUCATION
1998-1999 MFA Goldsmiths College, London, UK
1996-2000 National Academy of Fine Arts, Oslo, NO
1994-1995 Oslo Drawing and Painting School of Arts, NO
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2017
The Hamsun Session #5, Galerie Michael Janssen, Berlin, DE
Solo Show at Blomquist and QB Gallery, Oslo, NO
2016
The Hamsun Session, QB Gallery, NO
2015
Natural Born Pollock, QB Gallery, NO
2013
The Rantology Paintings, Blomquist Kunsthandel, NO
2012
Whiteout Violence / Censorship Alliance, Galleri Van Bau, NO
2011
Pulp Statistics - (The Kinsey Report Updated Syndrome), NO
Archive comparative/Endgame Narrative, House of foundation, NO
2009
The Average Art Manifesto, NO
HAL and The Horse, Podium, NO
Væxsjø konsthall, SE
Galleri 21, Malmø, SE
2006
Eurobeing, UKS, NO
2005
Three studies, Skur 71, Bjørvika, Oslo, NO
2004
Kapelica Gallery, Ljublijana, SI
Contejner Gallery, Zagreb, HR
Kibla Gallery, Maribour, SI
Ok Gallery, HR
1998
Machine 4.0, Robotic video and sound performance, Oslo, NO
Machine 3.0, installation/Performance, SE
1997
Machine 2.0, performancefestival video/robot performance, Oslo, NO
1996
Machine 1.0, video/robotic installation G.U.N, Oslo, NO
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2016
Blindsonen – politisk engasjert kunst, Spriten Kunstahall, Norway 2016
2015
The Shadow of War: Political Art in Norway 1914–2014 , Kunstnernes Hus, Norway
2014
Vikingmytologier, Haugar kunstmuseum; Norway
2013
An Artist collecting Art, Vestfossen Kunstlaboratorium; Norway
Extra City, Kunsthall, Rotterdam, Belgium
2012
What a Mess, Fredrikstad Kunsthall, Norway
2011
Vidéo et après, Munch et après, Screening of Eurobeing, Centre Pompidou, Paris, FR
Tekstalianse, 1857, Oslo, NO
2010
Eurobeing, Centre Pompidou, Paris, FR
Eurobeing, videoinstallasjon, Norrtälje Konsthall, SE
Everyone’s one and three chairs, Emokonseptualisme, UKS, NO
Den svarteste natten i manns mine, foto/tekst, Podium, Oslo, NO
2009
NOTCH 09, Beijing, CN
Transat video, Caen, FR
En ganske almindelig utstilling, Overgaden, Copenagen, DK
2008
Toys R Us, Brändström & Stene, Stockholm, SE
Drawing Biennale, Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo, NO
Fjell Festning, Bergen, NO
2007
Eurobeing, Oh My God! Vestfossen Kunstlaboratorium, NO
Eurobeing, Screening at Platform China, Beijing, CN
2006
Screening, La Rochelle International Filmfestival, FR
Machine 6, 3 Numusik, Stavanger, NO
Machine 6, 3 Nordic Light, Caen, FR
2005
The Machine project, Teks, Trondheim, NO
2004
The Machine project, Documentation, Contemporary art museum, Ljubjana, SI
2002
The Machine project, Teks, Trondheim, NO
Machine 6.1, Nordic Graze, Saltarvet Museum, SE
Machine 6.1, 01Lab, University of Oslo, Norway
2000
Machine 6.0, Mediaterra 2000, Athens, GR
Machine 6.0, Degree Show, National Academy of the Arts, NO
2000-2001
DETOX - Machine 5.1, Robotic video and sound performance/installation, Akureyri Art Museum, IS, Kunstnerenes hus, Oslo, NO, Bergen Kunsthall, NO, Kunstmuseet Nord-Trønderlag, NO, Tromsø Kunstforening, NO, Sølv High Tech, Kongsberg, NO, bomullsfabrikken kunsthall, NO, Kunstmuseum Rogaland, NO
1999
Degree Show, Ma–Fine Art, Goldsmith College, London, UK
RESEARCH
2007 – 2013 Research Fellow, Oslo National Academy of the Arts
PERFORMANCE/ LECTURES
2015
Art! Power! – seminar, art and politics
2010
An average best seller, House of Fundation
1997
Turning on and tuning in, performance, G.U.N, NO
COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS
1998
RAN, Momentum Biennale for Contemporary Art, Moss, NO
Fellesentralen, Kunstnerenes Hus, Oslo, NO
Video installation, Konstakuten Stocholm, SE
1997
Digital aid, video installation G.U.N, Oslo, NO
Nom de plume, G.U.N, Oslo, NO
CURATING
2013
Derivatives, Møllebyen Literature festival
2010
Emokonseptualisme, UKS. Oslo
2009
The Living Dead
(A Celebration of Collecting Art as the Esperanto of Globalisation), Podium, Oslo, NO
Transactions (part 1-3), House of foundation, Moss 2009, featuirng Arne Borgan, Paal Bjelke Andersen, Arve Kleiva, Marianna Heier, Shwan Dler Qaradaki, Jørn Sværen
Artist run gallery project: G.U.N 1995-1998
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2017
Homo Sacco, (Novel) Pulp Philosophy Vol 1, (566 p) published by Cappelen Damm Publishing House, Norway
2014
Natural Norn Pollock, fanzine (154 p)
2012
Preproduksjon (68 p)
2011
Krieg dem Kriege, nowthatsfuckedup.org (157 p)
Rantology, Eric Harris & Dylan Klebold (196 p)
Emokonseptualisme, Kjetil Røed & Thomas Kvam (167 p)
2009
An average best seller, conceptual novel (408 p)
PUBLISHED ESSAYS/POETRY/ART CRITIQUE
2014
Essay, foto, Vector
2012
Essay, Gruppe 12, Kolon forlag
Krig og Fred, antologi med norske forfattere, essay
2011
Audiatur, katalog poesi
2001-2006
Various catalogue essays/ art critique
PUBLICATIONS/TELEVISION
2016
Neue Zürcher Zeitung
Dagbladet
Artnet News.
2015
Art-magazin
Dagbladet
Kunstkritikk.no
NRK, Nasjonalgalleriet; Kunst og Krig
2014
Dagbladet
Norsk Forskerforum
Kunstkritikk.no
Katalog Vestfossen Kunstlaboratorium
2012
Klassekampen, kritikk, Øivind Storm Bjerke
Agora, essay Kari Brandtzæg
Kunstkritikks julekalender, Claus Carstensen, Krieg Dem kriege
2011
Nrk P2, intervjue om boken Krieg dem Kriege
Dagbladet, omtale Krieg dem Kriege
Klassekampen, essay Espen Stueland, Krieg dem Kriege
Amnesty international Magazine, nr 3, Danmark
Morgenbladet, Krig i kunst heller enn kunst i krig, omtale Krieg dem Krige
Kunstforum, presantasjon av kunstnerskap
2010
Kunstkritikk.no, emosjon og tilstand, emokonseptualisme
Kunsten.nu, Kunsten at nå det normale publikum 6. jan.
2009
ID - entity, NOTCH09, katalog, Beijing
Norsk kunsthistorie av Gunnar Danbolt, Samlaget
Billedkunst, I øyeblikket Ingvill Henmo, 15.09.
2008
Le Monde Diplomatiqu, artikkel om The Machineproject
Media and urban space: understanding, investigating and approaching mediacity By Frank Eckardt,
Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, Frank & Timme GmbH
2007
Oh My God!, Catalogue, Vestfossen Kunstlaboratorium, Oslo, Norway
Eurobeing, Thomas Kvam. Frieze April.
Kunstkritikk.no, Vorsprung durch technik,Tom-Erik Lønnerød
2006
Autonomous Mutations, Research into Robotic art, History and theory
2005
6th Media Arts Festival, agency of cultural affairs Award Winning Works, CG ARTS, Tokyo, JP
2004
Galerija Kapelica, Catalogue
2002
hz-journal.org, Exploding, Plastic and Inevitable: the Rise of Video
Prixars electronica: 2002 cyberarts : international compendium
Mediaterra 2000, bok, Athen, Greeze
2000
DETOX, bok, Norway
Various TV programs, articles/ reviews of Machine 5.1, 2000 - 2003
1999
Gydas vei, NRK (Maskin 5.1)
Metropol Live presentasjon Maskin 5.1, intervju
Tv2 nyhetene reportasje, DETOX, Maskin 5.1
Maskin 2.0 vist i Puck NRK TO
1997
Kulturopratørene, NRK, Maskin 1.0 1997 TVN nyhets reportasje, DETOX, “Maskin 5.1”
Prizes and Awards
2002-2003
International Support, OCA, Oslo – travel/exhibition support
2003
Machine 6.0 nominated for best interactive work; CG ARTS Japan, Tokyo
2001-2004
3 year working grant for young Artist
2002-2006
Art Council Norway - exhibition support for various projects
2000
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Norway – Exhibition support - Slovenia
1999
Norwegian Touring Exhibitions - DETOX Jury prize for best work.
COLLECTIONS
Centre Pompidou
Vestfossen Kunstlaboratorium