Bjørn Hatterud and Korff Lofthus present a selection of video works by students participating in the course «Practicing identity» at the Bergen Art Academy (KMD). The contributors discuss themes concerning gender, sexuality, mental health, and the sense of not belonging.
Adam Dimmheed Fun and Games, 11 min Fun & Games is a journey through different kind of stages of dissassociation, alienation and rejection. It is a project where I've been interested in how I can aestheticise and illustrate the position as a 20-something individual living in the highly gentrified, digitalized and capitalist Western society of the 21'st century. Repetition is a key element to my videos, which both work as meme-friendly GIFS online and as video loops in the white cube. Parallell to the screening on Gallery K4, I am also frequently postingmy work under the nickname Funandgame.s on Instagram. Instagram: Funandgame.s
Miriam-Elise Steffensen Lien Hope: Dolly, 6:15 min What of me is my identity and what are reactions of other peoples actions? They taught me, how to act and how to play in their game. I don’t want to belong in this scene that is made. They raised me, I am Dolly.
Johan Gonzalez Katharsis, 7:56 min BASERT PÅ EKTE HENDELSER OG EN SANN HISTORIE EN NY FILM SKAPT OG LAGET FOR ANDRE Å SE ALENE ELLER SAMMEN MED HØYT VOLUM OG GOD BASS ELLER PÅ ET GODT HEADSET ELLER HELT UTEN LYD STØTTET OG FINANSIERT AV DEN NORSKE STAT GJENNOM LÅNEKASSEN PRODUSERT MED UNIVERSITETET I BERGEN I RYGGEN OG MER SPESIFIKT UNDER VEILEDNING AV KUNSTAKADEMIET I BERGEN ALTSÅ EN HELT NY FILM SPEKTAKULÆRT NYT LØP OG KJØP SE SPRE DEL LIK FØL TENK KATHARSIS Johangonzalez.no
