Arteles Catalogue 2023-2020

Silence Awareness Existence program / FEBRUARY 2020
Hanne Dahl Geving
Norway
About
Hanne Dahl Geving is a Norwegian artist based in Trondheim,
Norway. As an artist, Geving is interested in topics that affect
humans mental health, such as loss, depression, loneliness
and eating disorders. In her latest work, Den som sover,
synder ikke, Geving looks closer at how emotions are been
dealt with when experiencing loss. Den som sover, synder
ikke was in 2019 presented as an installation at Teaterhuset
Avant Garden in Trondheim, Norway. Geving´s work is often
drawn from personal experiences and she has worked with
photography, installation, sound, performance, artist book
and video. She has a Bachelor in Photography from The
University for the Creative Arts in England and a Master in
Photojournalism from Mitt University in Sweden. Geving has
had exhibitions in Norway, Sweden and England.
Food, body and such torment
For the last year I have been working on, MAT, KROPP OG
FAENSKAP (FOOD, BODY AND SUCH TORMENT). The
project focuses on eating disorders and aims to create a
more complex image of the disease. By making an installation
and using sound from five different woman, overlapping and
repeating each other in a constant loop of inner thoughts and
feelings, the intent is to create a sense of chaos. Entering
the installation will invite the audience into the inner thoughts
and feelings of five woman with an eating disorder.
During my time at Arteles I spent the month working intensely
on the project, going through transcripts and producing a
sketch that gave me an idea of how the final work would feel
and sound like. The space, people and the silent days gave
me a chance to concentrate on my artistic practice without
any form of distractions and really giving me the time to
evolve as an artist and individual.