Terje Abusdal (1978) is a photographer working on independent projects in the intersection between fact and fiction. Abusdal uses elements from the past or belonging to shamanism and mysticism, fire and smoke are often present in his photography. His work questions the idea of immateriality in the practice photography. He lives and works in Oslo.
Solo exhibitions
2018
Radius 500 Metres : ARTendal/Bomuldsfabriken Kunsthall, Arendal
Slash & Burn : Finnskogutstillingen, Røgden Bruk, Svullrya
Radius 500 Metres : Hedmark Contemporary Art Centre, Hamar
2017
Nordic Anthology /Indian Interiors : Fotogalleriet, Oslo
Radius 500 Metres : Fotografiens hus, Oslo
Slash & Burn : Agder Contemporary Art Centre, Kristiansand
Slash & Burn : Eidsvollsgalleriet at the Norwegian Parliament, Oslo
2016
Summer Long : Town Hall Square, Oslo (outdoor exhibition)
Group exhibitions
2019
Norwegian Journal of Photography : Henie Onstad Kunstsenter, Oslo
Sørlandsutstillingen : Lista
2018
Generational: An Anthology of Nordic Photobooks : Fotogalleriet, Oslo
Homeward Bound : Jaipur Photo Festival, India
Emerging Talents : Mattatoio di Roma, Italy
Mo[t]us Operandi: Manifesta 12 Palermo Collateral Event, Italy
Grief: NW Gallery, Copenhagen
Slash & Burn : Fotofestiwal Lodz, Poland
Slash & Burn : Guernsey Photography Festival
IN VIVO – The Nature of Nature : Noorderlicht Photofestival
2017
Leica Oskar Barnack : Neue Schule für Fotografie – Berlin / Paris Photo – Paris / Photolux Biennale Internazionale di Fotografia 2017 – Lucca, Italy
Slash & Burn on tour with Nordic Dummy Award
Anthropocenic mindscapes : Angkor Photo Festival – Siem Reap, Cambodia
Beyond Us & Them : FOTODOK, Utrecht, Nederland
Hope Blinds Reason : Voies OFF, Arles
Slash & Burn : Cortona On The Move Festival, Italy
Don’t bite your lips. You have blood on them already : Krakow Photomonth Festival, Poland
Uncertain States Kjøllefjord: Shoot Gallery, Oslo
Radius 500 Metres : Cork Photo Festival, Ireland
2016
Østlandsutstillingen : Akershus kunstsenter, Oppland kunstsenter
Sørlandsutstillingen : Skien Kunstforening, Arendal Kunstforening
Hope Blinds Reason : PondyPHOTO Festival, Pondicherry, India
Radius 500 Metres : The Photobook Exhibition, Athens Photo Festival, Greece
Radius 500 Metres : Have Book will Travel, Fotofestiwal, Poland
Hope Blinds Reason on tour with Nordic Dummy Award
2015
Sørlandsutstillingen : Bomuldsfabriken Kunsthall, Arendal
Life in Motion : USF Verftet – Bergen / Latvia National Library – Riga, Latvia
Foreboding – Sans : Thorvald Meyersgate 51, Oslo
Grants
Norwegian Visual Artists Remuneration Fund (Billedkunstnernes Vederlagsfond/BKV) 2018
Aust-Agder County Work Grant for Artists (One Year) 2018
OCA Travel Grant 2018
Arts Council Norway (Kulturrådet) 2016, 2017, 2018
Kristiansand Municipality Artist Grant 2017
Oslo Municipality Grant for Art and Culture 2016
Karina Jensens Memorial Foundation 2016
Norske Fagfotografers Fond 2015, 2017, 2018
Fritt Ord Foundation 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
Awards, nominations, artist-in-residence
2018
Plat(t)form Winterthur (invited artist)
Guernsey Photography Festival, UK (winner)
2017
Leica Oskar Barnack Award, Germany (winner)
Nordic Dummy Award, Fotogalleriet, Norway (winner)
Luma Rencontres Dummy Book Award, France (finalist)
Unseen Dummy Award, Holland (finalist)
Landskrona Foto & Breadfield Dummy Award, Sweden (finalist)
Fiebre Dummy Awards, Spain (finalist)
Images Vevey Book Award, Switzerland (finalist)
Magnum Photography Awards, USA (jurors’ pick Alec Soth)
Artist-in-residence at Kvitbrakka, Berlevågateliéene, Berlevåg, Norway
Artist-in-residence at Docking Station, Amsterdam, Holland
Artist-in-residence at Arctic Culture Lab, Kjøllefjord
2016
Nordic Dummy Award, Fotogalleriet, Norway. Winner of People’s Choice Award
2014
Nordic Dummy Award, Fotogalleriet, Norway. Winner of People’s Choice Award
Education
2017 ISSP Masterclass with Simon Norfolk (one year)
2016 ISSP Masterclass with Aaron Schuman (one year)
2016 RPS Photobook Masterclass, Tokyo, Japan
2014 Advanced Visual Storytelling I + II, Danish School of Media and Journalism, Aarhus, Denmark
2005 Master of Science in Tourism and Environmental Economics, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Spain
Publications
Hope Blinds Reason (Journal, 2019)
Slash & Burn (Kehrer Verlag, 2018)
Det nødvendige fotografi (textbook, Forlaget Ajour, 2018)
Hallo. Medier og kommunikasjon 2 (textbook, Aschehoug, 2018)
Radius 500 Metres (Journal, 2015)
Norwegian Journal of Photography #2 (Journal, 2015)
Life in Motion (assignment, Elm Media, 2015)