OLLIE HERMANSSONthey/them
Ollie Hermansson (b. 1991, DK) is an artist based between Vienna and Oslo. They hold an MFA from Oslo National Academy of the Arts and have studied Performative Art at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna. Through performance Hermansson strives to create space for vulnerability and curiosity. By working with their own biography as a material, they share and investigate stories about queer identities, communities and futures. Hermansson addresses the audience in a personal, intimate tone, aspiring to create a moment in which the audience is genuinely involved with the piece.
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NAME PARTY2024
1.June-1.Sep 2024
WHO CARES
sculpture biennial in Søby,
Denmarkwood, string, text carved in sculpture
HVOR LÆNGE HAR DU HEDDET OLLIE? I HALVANDET ÅR. DET SKETE UNDER EN PERFORMANCE. JEG BAD PUBLIKUM HJÆLPE MIG MED AT VÆLGE MIT NAVN. JEG HAVDE TÆNKT AT DET VAR EN ØVELSE. MEN SÅ KLAPPEDE OG FEJREDE ALLE MIT VALG AF NAVN. MINE VENNER TROEDE AT DET VAR ÆGTE.
translated:
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN NAMED OLLIE? FOR A YEAR AND A HALF. IT HAPPENED DURING A PERFORMANCE. I ASKED THE AUDIENCE TO HELP ME PICK MY NAME. I THOUGHT IT WAS AN EXERCISE. BUT THEN EVERYONE APPLAUDED AND CELEBRATED MY CHOICE OF NAME. MY FRIENDS THOUGHT IT WAS REAL.
photo: Stine Ljungdalh (1,2)