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Amund Sjølie Sveen

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Amund Sjølie Sveen
NationalityNorwegian
Occupation(s)Artist, composer and writer
Websiteamundsveen.no

Amund Sjølie Sveen is a Norwegian artist, composer and writer.[1][2][3][4][5]

Career

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His art tackles issues surrounding the Arctic. Sveen launched NORDTING, an art platform for intervention and reflection in the north.[6] NORDTING is a mobile people's assembly for the North, bringing together residents from Vardø in Northern Norway to Alaska, to participate in the council, called the Ting.[7] Local participants, from bands and choirs to community leaders, punk rockers, cheerleaders, indigenous peoples, musicians, and dancers, join Sveen and his team to discuss and address issues affecting their communities.[8][9] Sveen describes NORDTING, which has been active since 2014, as a testing ground for political ideas and critique of the current power situation. [10]

Sveen has initiated and led the Pan-ArcticVision, an Arctic social and cultural event. The first edition was held in his home town of Vadsø in Northern Norway,[11] the second edition was held in Nuuk, Kalaallit Nunaat in October 2024.[12] As a musician, he is a member of the Slagr, a Norwegian trio formed in 2003 who received Spellemannprisen (a Norwegian Grammy) for their release Short Stories in 2015.[13] Sveen also is associated with the UiT The Arctic University of Norway, as an artistic researcher.[11]

Selected projects

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  • 2005: Deconstructing IKEA, solo percussion
  • 2007: United States of Barents, solo performance, Kirkenes, NO[14][15]
  • 2009: Deconstructing IKEA, installation; Moscow (RU), Rovaniemi (FI), Tromsø, Oslo, NO[16]
  • 2009: Rising Water, outdoor installation, commission by Tromsø kunstforening; Tromsø, NO
  • 2013: Barents Liberation Army, project with writer Morten Strøksnes, Kirkenes, NO[17]
  • 2013: Economic Theory for Dummies, solo performance, Steirischer Herbst, Graz[18]
  • 2013: The (Oil) Fountain of Youth, exhibition of an unmade installation; Kirkenes, NO[19]
  • 2014: Nordting, multimodal performance and discursive project, presented throughout the circumpolar north[20]
  • 2015: Economic Theory for Dummies, solo performance, Black Box Teater, Oslo, NO[21]
  • 2018: COMMONISM, new performance with theater maker Andy Smith, UK[1]
  • 2020: MNGA, temporary light installation in public space, Longyear, Svalbard, NO
  • 2023: Pan-ArcticVision, circumpolar performative spectacle, Vadsø, NO (2023), Nuuk, GL (2024) [11]

References

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  1. ^ a b Evans, Gareth Llŷr (2019-01-09). "Commonism review – the quest for common ground in a turbulent time". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
  2. ^ "Amund Sjølie Sveen: Han vil løsrive Nord-Norge fra resten av landet". www.aftenposten.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). 2017-07-16. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
  3. ^ Skog, Helge (2017-09-11). "(+) Han leder landets minste parti: – Er overhodet ikke skuffet over valgresultatet". itromso.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2024-03-18.
  4. ^ Ytreberg, Rune (2019-06-26). "Kunstner viser frem skattelister på torget og arrangerer riking-safari i Harstad". DN.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2024-03-18.
  5. ^ Hoel, Ole Jacob (2016-02-18). "Økonomiamatørenes trøst". adressa.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2024-03-27.
  6. ^ "MAKE THE NORTH GREAT AGAIN! | Nordnorsk Kunstmuseum". www.nnkm.no. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
  7. ^ "Stedet mellom aksjon og fanatisme – ArtScene Trondheim" (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2024-03-18.
  8. ^ Jangås, Lasse (2014-06-22). "Vedtok nordnorsk selvstyre". Nordlys (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2024-03-18.
  9. ^ Hoseth, Børge (2014-06-23). "Raser mot åpningsforestillingen". ht.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2024-03-18.
  10. ^ https://www.highnorthnews.com/en/amund-sjolie-sveen-uses-art-testing-ground-major-political-ideas-and-critique-power
  11. ^ a b c Edvardsen, From Astri. "Arctic Music and Criticism, Politics and Sequins, Glitter and Reindeer Antlers!". www.highnorthnews.com. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
  12. ^ Harvey, Matisse (2024-10-15). "'Eurovision for the North' brings together artists from across the Arctic". CBC - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  13. ^ Horn, Knut-Sverre (2016-01-31). "Amund fra Vadsø fikk Spellemannspris". NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2024-03-18.
  14. ^ "The United States of Barents – performance ved Amund S. Sveen". Verdensteatret - Cinemateket i Tromsø (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2024-03-18.
  15. ^ https://www.pikene.no/usb-redux-2017/
  16. ^ "Amund Sjølie Sveen". Retrieved 2024-03-18.
  17. ^ "Border-Crossing Exercises in the United States of Barents Under the Command of Pikene på Broen and Barents Liberation Army > Plastik" (in French). Retrieved 2024-03-18.
  18. ^ "Economic Theory for Dummies - steirischer herbst Archiv". archiv.steirischerherbst.at. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
  19. ^ "The Fountain of Youth". Pikene på Broen. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
  20. ^ https://www.highnorthnews.com/en/amund-sjolie-sveen-uses-art-testing-ground-major-political-ideas-and-critique-power
  21. ^ "Economic theory for Dummies". blackbox.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). 2015-03-21. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
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