Karoline Hjorth (b. 1980) is a Norwegian photographer, artist and writer. She completed her BA Photographic Arts and MA International Journalism at the University of Westminster (London) in 2009 and her photographic work has since been exhibited and published internationally.
Her first book Mormormonologene was published in 2011 (Press Publishing, Oslo), followed by Eyes as Big as Plates, (with Riitta Ikonen, published by Press Publishing in 2017). Eyes as Big as Plates was awarded gold for best cover in Grafill’s annual book award show Årets Vakreste Bøker 2018 and nominated for the Paris Photo / Aperture Foundation – Photobook Awards 2017. Time is a ship that never casts anchor (with Ikonen, Mesén) was published in 2018 in conjunction with the completion of a public art commission for New Kirkenes Hospital. In 2019 her solo project Algoritmeanekdoter was released on Press Publishing and most recently Eyes as Big as Plates 2 was published by arnoldsche Art Publishers in 2022. Book number three in the series is scheduled for 2027.
Her works has been exhibited in solo and group shows at Malva Museum of Contemporary Arts, (Finland), The Barbican Centre (London, UK), The Royal Academy of Arts (London, UK), Salamanca Arts Centre (Tasmania), Art Toronto, NADA Miami, Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma (Helsinki), The Chimney NYC, Galleri F15 (Jeløy, Moss, Norway), Shoot Gallery (Oslo), Fotogalleriet (Oslo), Landskrona Fotofestival (Sweden), Greenland National Museum, Gallery FACTORY (Seoul) and The Norwegian National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, amongst others.
From 2022-26 she was the artistic director of Fotografihuset, Oslo, now titled FRAKT, and she is currently one of three artists running the outdoor gallery at Sukkerbiten.
Contact: karoline.hjorth@gmail.com / +47 45 77 57 67
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