karoline hjorth

Holidays are creeping closer and festive spirits firmly rising! For those of you looking for gifts, we are way past the ideal snail mail timing, but in case your  special someone appreciates surprises a little later than the last week of December, we are ready with our best cursive, and can dedicate the book before…

Once a year Finnskogen in the South East of Norway turns into a republic. ‘Finnskogen’ translates as ‘Finnish forest’, and it has been shaped by migrating people from the Savolax area in Finland since the late 16th to mid 17th centuries. Since our first visit to the village of Svullrya in 2019, we have soaked…

  As part of Circular Week in Warsaw, Poland, a series of Eyes as Big as Plates works was exhibited at Kultura Wysoka during the European Sustainability Congress, which took place last week. The international series of events and initiatives was dedicated to circular economy and sustainable development, taking place across Europe. European Sustainability Congress is…

Eyes as Big as Plates reports from Koksijde, Oostduinkerke, Belgium: Dates: 17th to 26th October, in the Year of the Snake 2025Phase of Moon: NewTides: Marked rise and fall, near five fathoms between high and low waterWinds: Variable, from fair to gale force through the periodWeather: Generally temperate; fair with passing cloud and showers; barometer…

  The 5th edition of the photo festival Oslo Negativ opened this weekend in the old National Gallery. Eyes as Big as Plates # Frode is part of the group exhibiting Convergence, curated by Greg Hobson and with works by a selection of the Oslo-based Bjørka artist collective.

  If you happen to be in Warsaw, Poland over the next three days, don’t miss the 2025 Przemiany Festival, unfolding in the Copernicus Science Center from 3-5 October. This year’s festival theme was born out of the belief that empathy is the core competence of the future: ‘Empathy. For the naive or for the…

Thank you very much South Funen Archipelago and all their residents for having us! Tentacles, fossils, figs, ferries, seed pods, hops and flatfish galore, Mette, Anne, Leif, Kirsten, Zabi, Frida and Nordisk kulturkontakt – we appreciate you all! Save the date: 23rd of May 2026, opening at Øhavsmuseet!

Excited to take part in the 10th Daegu Photo Biennale, which opens in South Korea tomorrow. Bringing together more than 200 artists from more than 30 countries, this year’s biennale celebrates its 20th anniversary with the ecological paradigm of the symbioscene as a founding concept:

This weekend we’re joining Bjørka Publications’ table at the book fair happening as part of Fotobokfestival Oslo! Bjørka is a professional workshop and production space for artists working with photography in Oslo, and at the fair there will be artist books and in-progress book dummies from a selection of artists in the Bjørka collective, as well…

  The Hearth Summit, the world’s largest event of its kind, opens today in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Bringing together speakers from over 100 countries, the summit will explore connections between individual, organizational, societal, and ecological wellbeing. Set in the iconic Cankar Centre (Cankarjev dom), Slovenia’s largest convention, congress and culture center, an extensive selection of large format Eyes as…