EN: Io Sivertsen, an Oslo-based photographer and filmmaker, explores topics such as internet culture, the climate crisis, extremism and sexuality. With a BA in photography from KABK and an MA in documentary directing from The Norwegian Film School, she creates visual narratives, still images, installations, cultural meeting places and scenography. Her work has been exhibited at international festivals in Poland, Slovenia and Spain. And in Norway, among other things, during the Nordic Lights festival, the Spring exhibition, the Autumn exhibition, Fotografienshus and the Oslo Negativ photo festival.
EXHIBITIONS/SHOWS/PUBLICATIONS
2025
SAYKOLUHJEE, The Norwegian Theatre, (theatreshow – scenography + videodirector)
DIAMOND PLANET, The Norwegian Theatret, (theatreshow – scenography + videodirector)
2024
When I Say Dream, I Say America. Vega Scene co-created with Christa Barlinn Korvald and Tani Dibasey.
When I Say Dream, I Say America. Oslo Negativ Photo-festival, Norway with Christa Barlinn Korvald (Group exhibtion)
Still life/Still friends. VasliSouza, contemporary photography gallery in Oslo, Norway. (Solo exhibition)
Eggsistence. Open Out festival, Tromsø, Norway. (Group exhibition)
Kiss it better. Town hall in Ljubljana, Slovenia. (Group exhibition)
Nationalmuseum in Oslo ‘Hand and Machine Architectural drawings.’ Norway with Søstra100 (Group exhibition – videodesigner)
U/SYNLIG – everyday racism in Norway – Center for studies of the Holocaust and minorities in Oslo. (Group exhibition)
2023
Growing pains, thoughts on the climate crises. Nordic Lights Photo Festival in Kristiansund. Norway. (Group exhibtion)
BBQ and Apocalypse. Østlandsutstillingen in Drammen. Norway. (Group exhibtion)
Growing pains, thoughts on the climate crises. Oslo Negative Photo Festival i Oslo. Norway. (Group exhibtion)
Growing pains, thoughts on the climate crises. Fotofestiwal Łódź. Poland. (Group exhibtion)
Growing pains, thoughts on the climate crises. Vårutstilling i Oslo – Fotogalleriet. Norge. (Group exhibtion)
BBQ and Apocalypse. Tromsø art association – as part of the satellite program to the autumn exhibition. Norway. (Group exhibition)
2022
BBQ and Apocalypse. Autumn exhibition in Oslo. Norway. (Group exhibition)
BBQ and Apocalypse. CentroCentro Madrid, Spain. Norway. (Group exhibition)
2021
Let’s talk about the weather. Nordic Platform for Emerging Photography’s publication and pop-up exhibition Copenhagen. (Group exhibition)
BBQ and Apocalypse.The cultural center Melkweg in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. (Group exhibition)
Eggsistence. Fotografienshus. Oslo, Norway (Solo exhibition)Let’s talk about the weatherCopenhagen Photofestival 2021 – Copenhagen. (Group exhibition)
Let’s talk about the weather. Atlas. Nordic Platform for Emerging Photography’s publication and pop-up exhibition in Copenhagen, Denmark. (Group exhibition)
AWARDS NOMINATIONS
2024 Artist Grant
2024 NEO idea development, NFI in collaboration with Christa Barlinn Korvald
2024 FrittOrd grant
2023 Winner of Preus Museum Open Call DNA – exhibition during photofestival Oslo Negativ
2023 Fotokunstprisen 2023 from Bildende Artists’ Help Fund
2022 Winner of the autumn exhibition prize Bildende Kunstners Hjelpefond (together with Christa Barlinn Korvald, Signe Rosenlund-Hauglid and YlvaGulpinar)
2022 Artist Grant
2021 Selected for Futures, a focused European photography platform about enhancing emerging artists within contemporary photography
2021 Gnist prisen from Grimstad short film festival with the film ‘Why are you black?’ (with Hamza Kader and Julie Skaufel)
2021 2nd Runner Up – Audience Award for Best short film at the 21st Annual Anchorage International Film Festival. With the film ‘Why are you black?’ (with Hamza Kader and Julie Skaufel)
2021 Semi-finalist at the Venice Film Festival Shorts. With the film ‘Why are you black?’ (with Hamza Kader and Julie Skaufel)
2021 Winner of the Award of Excellence in Canada Shorts – Canadian & International Short Film Feast
2020 Nominated for CANON STUDENT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
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