20.6-7.7.2024

Individual freedom in the face of different sets of expectations is central in the works of Charlotte Thiis-Evensen. «Movements» is a dance film produced in 2024 that alternates between people in their early twenties dancing and staging poses through music they have picked for themself.

Youth is culturally connected to idealism, alongside the unmistakable transition in insecurity that vaporizes in our late twenties, leaving us for disparate adulthood. In Charlotte Thiis-Evensen new video work “Movement’ she mediates what she sees as a force in the lives of the idea of the “young” person, more specifically humans in their twenties. She sees the adolescents in the film studio as thought provoking, where the process of aging, for some - not all, is associated with losing this idealist becoming.

Charlotte Thiis Evensen (b. 1968) lives and works in Oslo. She is educated at Kunsthøgskolen i Oslo and has a major in literature from the University of Oslo. In her practice Thiis works with documentaries, photography, video and installations. She also uses photography as a starting point for graphics.

In her practice Thiis-Evensen works with themes such as close family relationships, everyday rituals, cultural histories and questions related to identity and work. She has worked for NRK for 20 years, including as a presenter of the series Arkitektens hjem and video journalist for the art program Nasjonalgalleriet. Thiis- Evensen have had solo exhibitions from Kunstnernes Hus, OSL Contemporary and the Vigeland Museum in Oslo, Gallery F15 in Moss and Muratcentoventidue in Italy alongside participating in a number of group exhibitions and film festivals, among others KODE, Kristiansand Kunsthall, Riga Photo Biennale, Akershus Kunstsenter, DOK Leipzig in Germany and DMZ International Documentary Film Festival in Goyang city South Korea.

The exhibition is supported by Bergesenstiftelsen and Fritt Ord.