FILMOGRAPHY
In his films, Ansten invites the audience on a journey through science, history and mysticism. With a strong passion for hunting, fishing and gathering, he explores aspects of man's relationship to wild nature and seasonal work. His films can be read as visual poems build in a performative language of surreal sculptural images that embraces the landscape and current questions.
«OLJE STEIN»
-work in progress-
Visual poem, started 2018, Film location: the Greenlandic Ocean & Troms. Performance artists: Marita Isobel Solberg, Trond Ansten og Clements Wilhelm, about 20-30min. Exhibition planed at Nordnorsk kunstnersenter, Svolvær (NO)
«DECOY BIOTOPE»
-work in progress-
4-channel Film Installation, Film location: The North Frisian Islands, collaboration with local trapper men´s, about 30:00min, project started 2019
Exhibition planed at Museum Kunst der Westküste (DE)
«DEAR SNOW»
Music video, Film location: Poor man's bug in Troms, collaboration with MARAS/Marita Isobel Solberg, 06:24min, 2021
SCREENINGS, 2021
MoCA, Taipei i Taiwan
Casa Viva Gallery i Mexico City
HAIHATUS Gallery i Joutsa (FI)
KORUNDI- Rovaniemi Art Museum (FI),
Verdensteateret i Tromsø
Bodø Kunstforening
Strangelove Time Based Media Festival (UK)
WE ARE NATURE - Nosphere Arts Filmfestival (USA)
NOMINATED
International Songwriting Competition, Semifinal - Category: Music Video, USA 2022
«FOR EN NEVE TRÅD / A Fistful of Threads»
How do the working hands become an extension of the gaze?
The film depicts a meeting between textile and wood in the artworks of Aslaug Magdalena Juliussen and artist assistant Trond Ansten. Made in collaboration with Marita Isobel Solberg through the Artist assistant program supported by the Arts Council of Norway 10:14min, 2018
EXHIBITIONS
The Sami parliament´s art purchases & Acquisitions 2020-2022 - SDG, Karasjok, NO, 2023
TREGREINER / SUORGI / THREE TWIGS - SDG, Karasjok, NO, 2022
Invitert N°4 - Gallery KRAFT, Part of exhibition by Aslaug M. Juliussen & Astrid Svangren. NO
Intersections II - Blaafarveværket, Film in solo show by Aslaug Juliussen. Buskerud, NO, 2019
Intersections I - Nordnorsk Kunstmuseum, Film in solo show by Aslaug Juliussen, NO, 2018
«ANOTHER MAN´s FLOOR»
2-channel Film Installation / Visual poem by Trond Ansten & Benjamin Breitkopf, Film locations: the Greenlandic Ocean / Schwartzwald / Troms / Berlin. Performance artists: Hanna Heidt, David Loscher, Lena Domes, Paulo Solari, Marita Isobel Solberg and Clemens Wilhelm, 27:30min, 2018
EXHIBITION
Another Man´s Floor - Tokyo Photographic Art Museum, Tokyo, 2018
«Devils Apron - a journey in seaweed, punk and brewing culture in the north»
Relational documentary by the artist duo Devils Apron (Trond Ansten & Kåre Grundvåg), Music: LüT, film location: Tromsø/Karlsøya/Senja, Protagonister: diverse. 19:10min, 2016
EXHIBITIONS
Meat the Future - A.K.T Pforzheim, Curator: Janusz Czech. Pforzheim, DE, 2020
ALGAL BLOOM - Træna Museum during Trænafestivalen, Nordland, NO, 2017
Devils Apron Pub – Skippergata 12B, temporary gallery during TIFF 2017, Tromsø, NO, 2017
Young Arctic Artist - Gallery Napa, Rovaniemi, FI, 2016
SCREENINGS
Getting wet - Vienna Biennale for Change 2021, Kunsthall Wien, (AT), 2021
Creating New Practices of sustainability - The Northern Dimension Partnership on Culture, (FI), 2020
Barents Spektakel 2019 - Kirkenes, NO, 2019
Norwegian Seaweed Brew - ØL-bar Tokyo, JP, 2017
Echo of Delai Film - Word order, St. Petersburg, (RU), 2017
AiR Barents video program - Center for Contemporary Art in Arkhangelsk, (RU), 2017
4th International Activist Documentary Festival «Delai Film» - Moskva, (RU), 2017
Strange Love International, Time Based Arts Festival - (UK), 2017
Ta Træna med Storm - Træna, (NO), 2017
Young Arctic Artists - Galleri Napa, Rovaniemi, (FI), 2016
«SCULPTING A MOUNTAIN»
Performance film with André Enger Aas & Trond Ansten, Film location: Kvaløya (NO) 14:00min, 2015
EXHIBITIONS
Rosekill Summer - film program by Sol&Sten curated by Grace Exhibition Space, (NYC) 2021
Tromsø Open - Tromsø Kunstforening, (NO) 2016
«ASCENDING DEER»
Performance film with Trond Ansten, collaboration with Lukas Giesler og Alexander Fröhberg, Film location: Gallery V8 Karlsruhe (DE) 13:19min, 2015
EXHIBITIONS
Meat the Future - A.K.T Pforzheim, Curator: Janusz Czech. Pforzheim, (DE) 2020
grafik 14/15 – Kunsthaus L6, Freiburg, (DE) 2015
grafik 14/15 – Galleri Snerk, Tromsø (NO) 2015
«17 TONER HVITT / 17 STUFEN WEISS»
Visual poem by Trond Ansten, Photographer - Benjamin Breitkopf, Creative producer - Alice Rombach, Sound - Elenya Bannert, Production assistent - Lukas Giesler, Music: as deafness increases. Film location: Troms, 27:13min, 2015
EXHIBITIONS
Norway Contemporary - Museum Kunst der Westküste, Alkersum, (DE), 2018
New Cosmos of Photography - Tokyo Photographic Art Museum, (JP) 2017
Polarimperialism – State Academy of Fine Arts Karlsruhe (Diploma), (DE) 2015
SCREENINGS
Cod, Life, Love - Hålogaland Theater, part of TIFF 2018, Tromsø, (NO) 2018
Strange Love International Time Based Arts Festival - Folkestone, (UK) 2017
Ta Træna med Storm - Træna, (NO), 2017
I SEE International Video Art Festival - Anthology Film Archives, New York (US) 2016
Greener on the other side - Gallery HilbertRaum, Berlin-Neukölln (DE) 2016
I SEE International Video Art Festival - Galleri RAM, Oslo, (NO) 2016
The animal within - I-Factory, Shenzhen (CN) 2016
Alternative Film/Video Festival 2015 – Belgrade (RS) 2015
Greener on the other side – CCA, Centre for Contemporary Arts, Glasgow (GB) 2015
Letschebach Istanbul project – Istanbul (TT) 2015
Nordbecken Festival – Karlsruhe, (DE) 2015
Forum 15 – Kinemathek Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, (DE) 2015
AWARDS
GRAND PRIZE - New Cosmos of Photography, Tokyo Photographic Art Museum. 2017
«KHAITE»
Visual poem by Trond Ansten in collaboration with The Room Studios, Creative producer - Gjøa Orheim, Film location: Tromsø (NO), 03:00min, 2015
SCREENINGS
PAO festival - Performance art Festival Oslo, (NO) 2016
17.okt - Filmverftet, Tromsø (NO) 2015
«TÜR»
Visual poem, film location: den Haag (NE), 3:38min, 2012
SCREENINGS
Letschebach Istanbul project - Istanbul, Turkey, 2015
Anthropozänta – Helmbrechts, (DE) 2013
«Fisch»
Visual poem, film location: Seljord (NO), 2:29min, 2012
SCREENINGS
Letschebach Istanbul project - Istanbul, Turkey, 2015
Anthropozänta – Helmbrechts, (DE) 2013
6010 International Film & Videofestival – Hilchenbach-Dahlbruch, (DE) 2012