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Geir Tore Holm (b. 1966) grew up in Manndalen in K\u00e5fjord, but lives and works on the farm Ringstad in Skiptvedt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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La Fontaine, installation, 1994<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Parabol, object, 1996<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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I'm a bit reluctant \u2013 I don't either \/ I love you\u2026 me neither, videostill<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The Right to Land and Water, video still, 2012<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Fughetta, sculpture, 2014<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Holm's artistic background is broad and versatile. He works with video, photography, performance, and installations. Since graduating from the Trondheim Academy of Fine Art in 1995, he has communicated, written, and taught about contemporary art.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Knowledge from the North<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Holm is also a qualified landscape gardener and is concerned with the interaction between people and the environment, agriculture and life. His upbringing and background from K\u00e5fjord are strongly present in his projects. From the north, he has brought with him knowledge of nature and cultures that meet and change, and has transferred this to slightly more southerly areas where he lives and works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 1993, he started Balkong together with his partner S\u00f8ssa J\u00f8rgensen. Using the home as an exhibition space, questions are raised about what art can be, and in what contexts it can exist. Art as practical dialogue has since been central to their work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Geir Tore Holm working on his farm in Skiptvedt. Photo: S\u00f8ssa J\u00f8rgensen.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
The Nordic lands<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

The experiences from home have led to a wide range of engagement. In 2003, together with his partner S\u00f8ssa J\u00f8rgensen, he began working on S\u00f8rfinnset School \/ The North Land <\/em>in Gildesk\u00e5l in Nordland. This perpetual project revolves around the use of nature, ecology, knowledge exchange, and construction. He is involved in Essays<\/em>, a collective research project based in the Karukinka Natural Park in Tierra del Fuego, Chile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Savio Prize<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Geir Tore Holm has participated in a number of solo and group exhibitions nationally and internationally. In 2007, he was project manager for the establishment of the Academy of Fine Arts in Troms\u00f8. He has also received a number of scholarships and awards for his work and is a recipient of the Norwegian National Grant for Artists. In 2015, he received the first Savio Prize. The jury's citation specifically mentions Holm's efforts to raise awareness of Sami and Northern Norwegian art, and the invaluable significance this has had, and will continue to have, as an inspiration for new generations of Sami artists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More about Geir Tore Holm:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

The first Savio prize, NRK<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Geir-Tore Holm's website<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

National Gallery of Canada Artist Interview: Geir Tore Holm<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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