A first meeting between percussionist Elisabeth Nesset, and me.

An improvised exploration in how deep the listener can dive into the soundscapes the musician creates.

(Source: vimeo.com)

A first meeting between percussionist Elisabeth Nesset, and me.

An improvised exploration in how deep the listener can dive into the soundscapes the musician creates.

(Source: vimeo.com)

Posted 1 year ago

About:

Performance Artist
based in Bergen, Norway

CONTACT
ellaferoy(at)gmail.com

In a constant search for the Moment of Movement.

In her work Elisabeth Færøy Lund creates different settings for a first meeting. Whether it is a first meeting between the audience and her in the gallery room, between random people she approach out on the street or between the invited participants in her performances, she encourages the audience to participate actively.

BIOGRAPHY

Born 1980 in Stranda, Norway

lives and works in Bergen

Education:

2004-2007 BFA, School of Photography, Gothenburg University, Sweden

2006 exchange at Intermedia and Cyberarts, Concordia University, Montreal

2003-2004 Assistent for Peter Løchstøer

2002 Assistent for Dag Alveng

2000-2001 Photography and Photojournalism, Arbeiderbevegelsens Folkehøgskole,

Ringsaker

Exhibitions:

2013: March, I AM MY WORLD, curated by David Gibson, NOoSPHERE Arts, New York City

2013: February, After School Special, performance, Landmark, Bergen

2012: October Performancelaurdag, Sogn og Fjordane Kunstmuseum, Førde

2012: September Lufthavna Performance Laboratory, Galleri 69/MIR, Oslo

2012: July "And the World Cracked Open" exhibit at NOoSHPERE Gallery, with Sol Kjøk and Anki King

2012: Performance in Jill Sigman/thinkdance Hut #7, St.Nicks Alliance, Brooklyn, New York

2012: Performance Art Bergen, lansering, Landmark, Bergen

2011: Urban Kvae Festival, Galleri 69 and MIR, Oslo, Norway

2011: Marked, Bergen Kjøtt, Galleri Kronborg, Bergen, Norway

2011: Performance, Central Park, New York

2011: Kvae Festival, Låssbyn, Sweden

2010: Prøverommet, Landmark, Bergen, performance with Øyvind Skarbø, Norway

2010: Performance at Fett Magazine release, Landmark, Bergen, Norway

2010: Vestlandsutstillingen, Kabuso, Øystese, Norway

2010: “Konst och Arbete” Galleri Box, Gothenburg, Sweden

2009: Festival Artist, Kulturgytinga, Tafjord, Norway

2007: Høstutstillingen, Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo and Trondheim Art Museum, Norway

2007: BFA exhibit, Röda Sten, Gothenburg, Sweden

2007: Jubileumslounge, Gothenburg ArtHall, Sweden

2007: “Remebering, Molto, Debris, Gather, Mass, Terrain,etc ” performance via streaming, VAV Gallery, Montreal and Gallery Monitor, Gothenburg, Sweden

2006: Soloshow, Galleri Kalvehagen, The Storfjord House of Culture, Stranda, Norway

2006: “Nyhet”, Galleri Monitor, Gothenburg, Sweden
2004: “1972-1982”, Galleri Monitor, Gothenburg, Sweden

Membership:

PAB Performance Art Bergen

Grants:
2012: Amercian-Scandinavian Foundation
2012: Bergen kommune, International Cultural Exchange
2007: Otto och Charlotte Mannheimers fond

Publications:

FETT magazine # 2010, Norway

Femkul magazine #3 2007, Sweden

Iljas Feministiska bildalmanacka 2006, Normal Förlag, Sweden