Gina Thorstensen
(She/her)
Address: Sagene Kunstsmie, Drøbakgata 1, 0463 Oslo
Floor: 2
Room number: 205
The studio is open Sunday 27 April from 12-17
I enjoy experimenting with materials and formats, including drawing, animation, sculpture, and installation. I am currently working mainly on interactive projects in Virtual Reality, where I explore new ways of storytelling and perspectives. I combine analog techniques with digital ones to create experiences we can be a part of and interact with.
drawing, VR, animation, video, interactive media, installation
Kabaret VR-experience, Gina Thorstensen, Virtual Reality, 2023, Art Directions IFFR Rotterdam, installationpicture/still
Selection of drawings, Gina Thorsensen, mixed techniques, 2015-2024, picture from my studio
Opening film Animac, Gina Thorstensen, drawing/animation, 2021, Animac Animation Festical, still frame
Self portrait, Gina Thorstensen, textile and wood
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In my studio
In my studio, you can see pieces of the analog and digital process. For example, I draw, paint, and create objects in various materials, which I then photograph and 3D scan to animate and process digitally. You can also use a VR headset to see how I work on new projects.
CV
EDUCATION
2018 – 2020: Master’s in Film and New Media, The Norwegian Film School, Oslo, Norway. 2004: Erasmus Exchange Program, Bournemouth Arts Institute, United Kingdom. 2001 – 2005: Graduat Universitari en Arts i Disseny, Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona / La Escola Massana, Catalonia, Spain.SELECTED WORKS
VIRTUAL REALITY AND FILM PROJECTS
“Kabaret”: Interactive VR experience. Director, designer, and creator. Premiered at IFFR Rotterdam, 2023. “Could You Be”: VR music video and art installation. Directed and designed in collaboration with Hans van Vliet, 2022. “The Island”: Animated feature film and AR exhibition. Art direction, 2022. “The Extraordinary Voyage of Marona”: Animated feature film. Art direction in collaboration with Brecht Evens and Sarah Mazetti, 2020.SOLO AND DUO EXHIBITIONS
“Cosmogonías”: Galeria Cromo / Barcelona Gallery Weekend. Video, animation, sculpture, and drawing. Barcelona, 2018. “Brotan”: Galeria Cromo. Video, animation, sculpture, and drawing. Barcelona, 2016. “Parade”: Galleri CMYK kld. Drawing, risography, and silkscreen printing. Copenhagen, 2015. “Tumult”: Galleri CMYK kld. Drawings and paintings. Copenhagen, 2013. “Recollage”: Galleri CMYK kld. Drawings and paintings. Copenhagen, 2011. “Los primeros pelusos de Loddenland”: Kitchen Gallery. Drawings and sculptures. Barcelona, 2010.PUBLIC ART COMMISSIONS
Hamar Cathedral Lighting Projection: Designed a light projection for Christmas events, Hamar, 2019. Sala Ciutat, Barcelona City Hall: 23-meter-long wall mural. Plaça de Sant Jaume, Barcelona, 2017. Hempa Primary School: Wall mural and workshop with students, supported by the Kulturelle Skolesekken, Brumunddal, 2014. Novo Nordisk Conference Center Favrholm: Developed the artistic concept and made wall murals in conference rooms, hotel rooms, staircases, restrooms, and more. Copenhagen, 2011-2015.STIPENDS
Research Grant: Viken Film Center, 2024. Project Grant: Norwegian Illustration Fund, 2024. Work Grants: Film Art, Norwegian Cultural Council, 2021 and 2022. Grafill Project Grant: 2021 and 2024. COVID-19 Grant: Film Art, Norwegian Cultural Council, 2020. Travel Grant: Norwegian Illustration Fund, 2019.Work Grant: Danish Arts Foundation’s Craft and Design Committee, Denmark, 2011.