Tone Bjordam
(She/her)
Address: Svartorseterveien 169, 0758 Oslo
Floor: 2
Room number: 1
The studio is open Saturday 18 April from 12-17
Multimedia artist Tone Bjordam explores the dynamic relationship between art and science. She engages with processes of transformation in nature, with a particular focus on ecology and climate, in collaboration with leading scientists. Her work is based on a search for meditative and reflective states – such as those that often arise when encountering clouds, light phenomena, rock formations, the sea, or details in the forest. For more than two decades, she has developed a distinctive technique based on filming and photographing liquid pigments in water and crystallization processes under microscope. The resulting works are abstract landscape paintings in motion, unfolding gradually in cascades of colour and evolving forms.
Video, performance, painting, drawing, sculpture installation
"Sea Allegory", Tone Bjordam, 4K video, 6 min, 2024
Exhibited at Bomuldsfabriken Kunsthall, Deichman Bjørvika, Glasslåven in Norway and Alma Löv Museum of Unexpected Art in Sweden
Purchased as a public installation for the reception of the head office at GARD in Copenhagen, Denmark
"Synch", video: Tone Bjordam, dance: Anna Asplind, length 5 min, 2024
Exhibited at Bomuldsfabriken Kunsthall in 2024 and will be shown at Vestfossen Kunstlaboratorium in the summer of 2026
"Trajectories", a video performance by Tone Bjordam, with music by scientist Marten Scheffer, 2023
It was the opening act of the art and science conference 'Imagine Earth', June 8 2023 at Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in Denmark
Trajectories is inspired by the scientific article "Trajectories of the Earth System in the Anthropocene" (Will Steffen et al.)
The project premiered in 2019 as the opening act of the international climate conference ECCA
(European Climate Change Adaption) at CCB (Centro Cultural de Belém) in Lisbon, Portugal
"Deeptime", Tone Bjordam, paintings on glass, from the solo exhibition "Deeptime" at Glasslåven, Hadeland, summer 2025
From a series of site-specific works painted with watercolors directly on to the windows in the exhibition space, inspired by the geological history of the landscape outside. You look out of the windows, but also out at geological eras, flora and fauna, that unfold in the paintings.
https://vimeo.com/843594957?fl=pl&fe=sh
In my studio
My studio is on a hill in the forest, in Nordmarka, on the 2nd floor of an old timber building. Visitors walk through the forest from Sørkedalen (4 km) or from Frognerseteren (7 km) to get here. The studio is full of rocks and minerals, plant materials, microscopes and art. Tea and coffee will be served. I will do a video performance at 2:00 PM on Saturday, April 18th.
Planned projects and exhibitions
“For bare trær” the summer exhibition at Vestfossen Kunstlaboratorium, May 2 – September 20, 2026. Curated by Bjørn Hatterud and Per Gunnar Eeg-Tverbakk. I will show a video I made in collaboration with dancer Anna Asplind.
“Drift” is a commissioned work I am making on behalf of Nordland County Council, for a symposium that will be organised over several years, starting June 6, 2026.
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Tone Bjordam
Born 25.02.1975, comes from the farm Bjordam, Bamble in Telemark, Norway
Her studio is in Nordmarka, in the forest outside Oslo
Email: tonebjordam@gmail.com
Website: www.tonebjordam.com
Instagram: artist_tone_bjordam
EDUCATION
2005-07: Master’s degree in Visual Arts, Oslo Academy of Fine Arts, KHiO
2001-05: Diploma, Oslo Academy of Fine Arts, KHiO
1996-00: Oslo Drawing and Painting School
1994-95: Fana FHS, Art and Literature, Bergen
1991-94: Drawing and Visual Communication, Kragerø VGS
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2025 “Deeptime”, Glasslåven, Granavollen, Hadeland, Norway
2024 “Flow”, Bomuldsfabriken Kunsthall, Arendal
2022 “Morph – Transformations in Lichen Landscapes”, Kunstbanken i Hamar, Hedmark Kunstsenter
2021 “Morph”, Fogdegaarden Kunstforening, Bamble
2019 “Video Video”, 5 videos 2005-2018, Nordens Hus, Faroe Islands
2018 “Moving Matter”, K4 Galleri, Oslo
2018" Fjellfabler / Mountain Fables", Nutheim Låvegalleri, Flatdal, Telemark
2017 “Crystallisations”, Kikutstua, Nordmarka
2013 “Critical Transitions”, Rom for Kunst, Oslo Screen Festival, video at Oslo Central Station
2012 “Critical Transitions”, Galleri BOA, Oslo
2012 “Paintings in Motion”, video and glass paintings, Konsthallen i Luleå, Sweden
2008 “Night Sky View”, Galleri Trafo, Asker
2008 “Moraine”, Kragerø Kunstforening
2006 “Liquid Landscape”, Hå Gamle Prestegard, Stavanger
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS AND PROJECTS
Upcoming:
2027 “The Eureka Habits. Small Rituals, Big Ideas”, a book in collaboration with Marten Scheffer
2026 “For bare trær”, the summer exhibition at Vestfossen Kunstlaboratorium, May 2 – September 20
2026 “Drift”, commissioned work for Nordland County Council
Previous:
2025 “Mail Art”, Fotografisk Fellesverksted in Kristiansand
2025 “Together Elsewhere”, an online performance project from PANCH in Switzerland and Performance Art Bergen
2025 “Signalforsterker”, art conference, PAS (Performance Art Stavanger), Obrestad lighthouse, Hå Gamle Prestegard
2025 “Open Video XVIII” Spitsbergen Kunstnersenter, Longyearbyen
2024 “Sea Allegory and Moving Matter”, 2 video installations at Deichman Bjørvika, the main library in Oslo
2024 Film material for the film “Shards” by Sara Broos
2023 Film material for the film “Poor Things” by filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos. “Poor Things” won the Golden Lion for Best Film at the Venice Film Festival and got 4 Oscars in 2024
2023 “Trajectories”, performance, the opening of the art and science conference, Imagine Earth at
Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebæk, Denmark
2023 “Present Nature”, Alma Löv Museum of Unexpected Art, Värmland, Sweden
2023 “Open Video XVI”, Kunstrum Fyn, Denmark
2023 “Rural Movements”, art, dance, performance, Östra Ämtervik, Sweden
2023 “Hydrosensual”, video screening at GlogauAIR, Berlin, Germany
2022 “Naturtro”, Bjørnson Festival Exhibition, Concerned Artists Norway, Møre og Romsdal Kunstsenter
2022 “Nybakt T-trykk”, T-shirt exhibition with 150 artists, Atelie, Oslo
2022 “Living Landscape”, Stedelijk Museum Schiedam, Netherlands
2021 “HydroSensual”, video screening at Kunstnernes Hus Kino, Oslo
2021 “As far as my Eye can Sea – The Expedition Exhibition”, Bomuldsfabriken Kunsthall, Arendal
2021 “Biophilia”, video screening at Vestfold Kunstsenter and Kongsberg Kunstforening
2021 “Critical Transitions”, LabArt Gallery, Barcelona, Spain
2020 “BIT Biennial”, international art, science and technology biennial, Buenos Aires, Argentina
2019-2020 “BEVIDSTunderBEVIDST”, Esbjerg Kunstmuseum, Denmark
2019 “Pluss Pluss: Tuning In”, curated by Ingvild Langgård, video performance at Black Box Theatre, Oslo
2019 “Trajectories”, video performance and exhibition of paintings at the climate conference ECCA
(European Climate Change Adaption) at CCB (Centro Cultural de Belém) in Lisbon, Portugal
2019 “Video Video”, Nikolaj Kunsthal, FOCUS Video Art Festival, Copenhagen, Denmark
2018-2019 “Wunderkammer, Floating Form, about Art and Physics”, Esbjerg Kunstmuseum, Denmark
2018 “The 25-year-old”, from the art collection 1992 – 2017, Stavanger Kunstmuseum
2018 “KåK” exhibition organized by CAN, the Climate Festival, Deichmanske Hovedbibliotek, Oslo
2017 “Resilience Conference 2017”, Stockholm Resilience Centre, exhibited the sculpture installation “Eco” and was keynote speaker, Waterfront Conference Centre, Stockholm, Sweden
2017 “Iberian Futures”, San Francisco Cultural Centre, Cáceres, Spain
2017-2021 “Always Now”, Brusfabrikken, Kragerø
2016 “Silent Transformations”, exhibited art at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore
2016 and 2017 “artArctica” Festival, Helsinki, Finland
2015 “Chromophilia”, Stavanger Kunstmuseum
2012 “Exotic”, international video and installation exhibition, Tallinn Art Hall, Estonia
2012 “Vestlandsutstillingen 2012”, Ålesund, Øystese, Haugesund, Førde
2011 “Tou Camp, Tou Works 3”, TOU, Stavanger
2010 “In Your Face”, Gallery 7011, Trondheim
2010 “Waterworks”, Randers Art Museum, Denmark
2010 “Carnegie Art Award 2010”, Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo, National Museum of Iceland, Reykjavik,
Kunsthalle Helsinki, Royal Academy, Stockholm, Kunsthal Charlottenborg, Copenhagen
2007 “Norwegian Academy of Fine Arts Graduation Exhibition, Master”, (KHiO), Stenersen Museum, Oslo
2005 “Norwegian Academy of Fine Arts Graduation Exhibition, Diploma”, (KHiO), the project Liquid Landscape with video of ink and pigments in water exhibited for the first time, Stenersen Museum, Oslo
RECENT GRANTS
2025 BKV 1 year artist working grant
2024 BKV project support
2024 BKV 1 year artist working grant
RECENT DECORATIONS AND COLLECTIONS
2025 Gard AS, video in reception, head office in Copenhagen, Denmark
2024 Gard AS, photography in lightbox, Aker Brygge, Oslo
2023 Løkenåsveien 45, care homes and kindergarten, photographs on glass, Lørenskog
2022 NAV administration building, IT and innovation department, 4K video, sound shower, Oslo
2019 REV Ocean, 3 videos, video installation on board research ship
2019 Permanent video installation, UN University, UN building in Bonn, Germany
SELECTED TEXTS AND PUBLICATIONS
2024 OASiS, On Art and Science in Symbiosis, essay in collaboration with researcher Marten Scheffer, published in the journal Earth Stewardship, published by ESA, Ecological Society of America
2023 Djurens och växternas perspektiv blomstrar på Alma Löv, Birgitta Rubin, Dagens Nyheter, Sweden
2021 You Matter More Than You Think, Quantum Social Change for a Thriving World, 26 drawings for the book project You Matter, written by social geographer Karen O’Brien
2018 The smallest details. Tone Bjordam’s video works are like living landscape paintings, Tommy
Olsson, Klassekampen
Member of NBK, LNM and UKS