Projects - "H&M"
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H&M are showing the video ”Franco” at Høstutstillingen:

Kunstnernes Hus in Oslo,
September 6th thru October 5th

and Stavanger Kunstforening,
October 15th thru November 2nd.

Website: Høstutstillingen


Who is H&M?
Hanne Rivrud and Monja Wiik. Both have a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. They are currently working as artists and have a background and experience from the movie-, television-, music and theatre industry.


What is H&M?
They have during the past 3 years been documenting themselves by use of video. The different situations documented can be divided into 3 categories:

1. The deed
2. The performance
3. The analysis


In the deed category tasks from everyday life are documented, often exaggerating otherwise trivial tasks. You might say that H&M functions as the female equivalent to the two Czech puppets "Pat and Mat"

The Deed
Still image from "Trying to clean a mouse cage".


In the second category H&M spontaneously perform as a result of a remark, a prop or the situational context with which they are in at that time. Main ingredients are movie references and character interpretations. An example is their 3-week road trip in USA in which they pretended to be Thelma and Louise.

Performance
Spiderwoman&Bunny


The third category, the analysis, evolves through informal conversations in front of the camera. With complete dedication to "minor" details, emotions and "castles in the air" a picture is drawn of their perspective on the immediate surroundings. Their "brainstorming" is playful, spontaneous and endless. These conversations show the typical dynamics often displayed between girlfriends.

Analysis
Still image from "Our friend’s bed sheets"


Videos

Picture gallery

More about H&M

Press; Dagbladet (movie)
Press; Dagbladet


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