BRYNHILD BYE-TILLER (b. 1968) is a Norwegian visual artist who alternates between a narrative expression in documentary photography and participation (Social practice based on photography). The documentary work is based on issues like gender, social justice and migration. The participatory work are site specific, public and sometimes ephemeral. Participants are migrant women, asylum seekers, refugees, health care workers, cleaning workers, kindergarten workers and others. Project partners are public institutions, organizations, associations, colleagues, groups and others. – A lot of what I do is a fight against injustice. I try to give a voice to those who are not visible, to break down stereotypes and boundaries between us and them. And somewhere between taking photos of people and inviting them to participate, I find a raw material for producing and developing art.

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Ongoing projects:
1. Woven Network Nordics (2021-2022)
2. Seven artists – Seven colours (2020-2021)
3. Kintsugi (2020-2021)

Resent artistic work:
4. "Seven cleaning workers" (2020) Book!
5. "Participatory observation and documentary methods in Edit Palestine" (2019)
6. "East Jerusalem, Palestine" (2019) Book!
7. "100 metres" (2017-2018)
8. "100 meters" (2018) Book!
9. "Truth On The Ground" (2017)
10. "Away Game" (2017)
11. "Apertura Namdalseid" (2016-2017)
12. "Bridging Zip-Code 65" (2016)
13. "Photo workshop as a method of participation"

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BRYNHILD BYE-TILLER is a graduate from NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology (1996), Academy of Arts in Trondheim (1990-95) and Iceland Academy of the Arts (1992). She has completed a number of projects and exhibitions, both in Norway, Europe & the Middle East. She has received many scholarships and project support. She has designed, produced and set-up many exhibitions. Her latest solo exhibition was at Heimdal Art Association (2019). She has exhibited in Nord-Trøndelag Kunstmuseum (2018), Our Lady Church and North-East Quadrant of Trondheim Square (2017), Nandor Mikola Gallery, Vaasa in the First Triennial of the Collaborative Arts in Finland (2016), Al-Tireh street, Ramallah, occupied West Bank, Palestine (2015) and KUNTSI, Museum of Modern Art Vaasa (2011). Bye-Tiller has published several books and catalogues including Icelandic topography (2020), East Jerusalem Palestine (2019), 100 meters (2018), Icelandic encounters (2015) and On/Off stage (2014). She was also a producer for Art in Nordland - Artistic Interruptions and Artscape Nordland in Nordland county, two projects with international artist's. She participated in development and implementation of the art project LevArt in Levanger municipality and the art festival Trondheim Open in Trondheim. She worked extensively with development of the artist-run institution Trøndelag Senter for Samtidskunst in Trondheim and the Norwegian regional exhibition Trøndelagsutstillingen as a Chairman of the Artist Union. She is the co-founder and Chairman of the Non-Profit Organization BEAT FFKK which support's living female artists and the legacy of deceased artist Eli Anne Tiller.

BRYNHILD BYE-TILLER is also a producer, feminist and an activist. She lives in Trondheim, Norway with her husband.

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CONTACT INFORMATION: Brynhild Bye-Tiller, Hans Hagerupsgate 4B, 7012 Trondheim, Norway. (+47) 480 38 974, brynhildbye@online.no. Org. nr. 987 939 176

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