OLLIE HERMANSSON
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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, vol.2)
2023


7 May 2023
Free Education for All
Kunstnernes Hus / Slottsparken
Oslowall text, workshop (1.5 hours)

ALL PARTICIPANTS MEET AT A SCHEDULED TIME IN THE EXHIBITION, IN FRONT OF THIS TEXT. PARTICIPANTS ARE INVITED TO GO WITH THE ARTIST TO SLOTTSPARKEN. THE ARTIST WILL SHARE SOME WHITTLING KNIVES, BLANKETS, AND COFFEE/TEA. EVERYONE IS INVITED TO PICK UP A STICK FOR THEMSELVES. TOGETHER THE ARTIST AND PARTICIPANTS WILL SHARE STORIES AND EXPERIENCES WHILE WHITTLING STICKS. 



photo: Josh Lake, KUNSTDOK/Istvan (1,5)


The workshop has also been shown at: 
Karlsøyfestivalen, Norway
Den Frie Centre of Contemporary Art, Copenhagen
Skagen AiR, with a group from Skagen Skole

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