Ingrid Hopland Gimse

(She/her)
Address: Kunsthøgskolen i Oslo, Fossveien 24, 0551 Oslo
Floor: 4
Room number: Tekstil
The studio is open Saturday 26 April from 12-17

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My works explore the act of gathering, preservation, and sharing of knowledge conveyed through Norwegian flora preserved in plant-dyed silk and weaving. The cultivation and gathering of plants for dyeing and printing are central to my artistic practice, and so both my process and my artworks are influenced by the natural cycles of the seasons.

textile, weave, plant dye, installation art

The work Herbarium consists of two elongated frames in light wood, connected by two hinges. The piece stands like an open book in the space. The frames are 180 cm long and 60 cm wide. The frames function as a frame loom, with a light beige linen warp stretched across them. White silk with plant dyed prints is cut into strips and woven into squares in A5 format, with six plant prints woven into each frame.

Herbarium, Ingrid Hopland Gimse, 2024, eco printed silk woven into open linen warp in a custom made frame-loom.

Detail image of the work Herbarium. This close-up shows white silk with a plant dyed print that have been cut into strips and woven into a square in A5 format. The silk features a clear print of the plant called Coreopsis with it's yellow flowers.

Herbarium, Detail, 2024, eco printed silk woven into a open linen warp in a custom made frame-loom.

Detail image of the work Herbarium. This close-up shows white silk with plant prints that have been cut into strips and woven into squares in A5 format. The silk features clear prints of flowers and leaves in soft shades of yellow, green, and blue

Herbarium, detail, 2024, eco printed silk woven into a open linen warp in a custom made frame-loom

Photo of the artist in her workspace. Her legs are pulled up in front of her, she is focused on her weaving-project. Various art tools and dye tests are visible on her left. The wall behind her is covered with dyed silk textiles in muted earthy colours.

Workplace

In my studio

Stop by for a chat and a coffee at my workplace at the Oslo National Academy of the Arts! You’ll get an insight into how I work as a Master’s student at KHiO, and both finished works and art in progress will be on display. Welcome!

Planned projects and exhibitions

Master’s graduation exhibition at the Oslo National Academy of the Arts

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Education
2023 – 2025. MFA in Textile, Oslo National Academy of the Arts, department of Art and Craft
2020-2023. BFA in Textile, Oslo National Academy of the Arts, department of Art and Craft

Exhibitions
Installasjon på Tveten gård 2021
Møter i virkeligheten, Skien Kunsthall, 2022
Møter i virkeligheten, Spriten Kunsthall, 2022
Welcome and goodbye, Oslo National Academy of the Arts, 2023
Offerings to a stranger, Oslo National Academy of the Arts, 2024