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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How to be a straight line (Transition Edition)2023
10, 11 and 15 March 2023
How to be a straight line
(Transition Edition)
Formsalen
Oslo National Academy of the Arts
performance (25 min)
The artist shares stories of the sticks. Stick by stick. Picked up in random order. The sticks hold memories from the artist’s transition.
quote from original song ”For Today I Am A Boy” by ANOHNI and Antony and the Johnsons
video: Sara Guldmyr
photo: Isan Maher
The peformance has also been shown at:
Den Frie Centre of Contemporary Art, Copenhagen.
The performance is translated into a book by pillowfort press. Welcome to get in touch for a copy.