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, SwedenTumblr (3.0; @ellaferoy)http://ellaferoy.tumblr.com/<p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/aafbf6691d86f08a5c06a47f692cfdb6/tumblr_inline_mmsgjloVgT1qz4rgp.jpg"/></p> <p><strong>31-25-6+1</strong> Performance at KODE 2, Saturday April 20th</p> <p>Photo: Julie Daae</p> <p><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/d372119ec7b8deeebd55cac376645e1f/tumblr_inline_mmdp65iRH31qz4rgp.jpg"/></p> <p>Photo: Matus Kalas</p> <p><strong>Corporeality</strong> -performance by Karen Eide Bøen and me, in Torild Stray´s exhibit at Bergen Kjøtt, Saturday April 20th<img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/f6839422f388807dcbfbbac32a4fd0c2/tumblr_inline_mmdn2l3RTI1qz4rgp.jpg"/></p> <p>Photo: Pavana Reid</p> <p>Exhibited the photo series <strong>Det er berre hår/It´s only hair</strong>, in the group show I AM MY WORLD at NOoSPHERE ARTS, New York City, opening March 1st</p> <p>Did the performance <strong>Let´s Dance - the Valentine Blind Date</strong> at After School Special, Landmark, Bergen, February 14th.</p> <p>Exhibited the videopiece <strong>Stillness is the Move</strong> at BYOB, KNIPSU November 16th. </p> <p><a href="http://knipsu.no/byobb/"><a href="http://knipsu.no/byobb/">http://knipsu.no/byobb/</a></a></p> <p><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbxpitN2581r761cw.jpg"/></p> <p>A guided soundwalk Photo: Kurt Johannessen</p> <p>October 6th PerformanceSaturday at Sogn og Fjordane Kunstmuseum, together with PAB (Performance Art Bergen) members,  Kurt Johannessen, Agnes Nedregård, Sigmund Skar and Karen Kipphoff.  </p> <p><a href="http://issuu.com/sfkm/docs/opningsprogram/17" title="program" target="_blank"><a href="http://issuu.com/sfkm/docs/opningsprogram/17">http://issuu.com/sfkm/docs/opningsprogram/17</a></a></p> <p>Photo from a guided soundwalk at Lufthavna Performance Laboratory, Galleri 69 and MIR, Oslo, September 8th</p> <p><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mb9ed6nZ0u1r761cw.jpg"/></p> <p>Photo from the performance Making Connections at NOoSPHERE Arts NYC.</p> <p><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m71zk40XAm1r761cw.jpg"/></p> <p>July 13 I will be doing the performance In Preparation of What Comes Next</p> <p>July 20 Play Date with Austin Vaughn and Justine de Penning</p> <p>July 11th is the opening of the exhibit &#8220;And the World Cracked Open&#8221; at NOoSPHERE galllery. Paintings by Sol Kjøk and Anki King. Performances by me July 11, 13and 20 at 7pm. 251 East Houston Street, New York</p> <p>Photo from Play Date</p> <p><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mb9iaw3JFR1r761cw.jpg"/></p> <p>Currently in Brooklyn, NY, working with Jill Sigman on Hut #7.</p> <p>Photo from performance on May 17th &#8220;syttende mai&#8221;, an exploration about home and national identity. </p> <p><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m45aihQ8dr1r761cw.jpg"/></p>http://ellaferoy.tumblr.com/post/23205996788http://ellaferoy.tumblr.com/post/23205996788Thu, 17 May 2012 04:21:00 +0200<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/11400803" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>Two and two persons that do not know each other, are invited to dance together for one hour. The playlist consist of a variety of music, including the participants own favourite songs.</p>http://ellaferoy.tumblr.com/post/17942390324http://ellaferoy.tumblr.com/post/17942390324Mon, 20 Feb 2012 13:05:00 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzoxgfgPlA1rp4vofo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzoxgfgPlA1rp4vofo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>From the series  Det er berre hår/ It´s only hair</p> <p>2004-2014</p> <p>photo: Lars Petter Pettersen</p>http://ellaferoy.tumblr.com/post/17942335591http://ellaferoy.tumblr.com/post/17942335591Mon, 20 Feb 2012 13:02:00 +0100<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/35133077" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>Performance, Central Park, NYC May 17th 2011</p>http://ellaferoy.tumblr.com/post/17942276809http://ellaferoy.tumblr.com/post/17942276809Mon, 20 Feb 2012 12:59:00 +0100<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/36961354" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>A first meeting between percussionist Elisabeth Nesset, and me.</p> <p>An improvised exploration in how deep the listener can dive into the soundscapes the musician creates.</p>http://ellaferoy.tumblr.com/post/17942260503http://ellaferoy.tumblr.com/post/17942260503Mon, 20 Feb 2012 12:58:00 +0100