Julie Hrncirova
(She/her)
Address: Bjørka, Schweigaardsgate 34D, 0191 Oslo
Floor: 3rd floor
The studio is open Sunday 19 April from 12-17
My artistic practice is built on the poetics of everyday life – found, discarded, and thrown objects. In the photographic series Everyday Sculptures, my work deals with public space, urban areas, and accidental encounters.
I am working mainly with analog photography, where I am part of the whole process; from researching the project, shooting, scanning, and developing the negatives and ideas for installations and sculptures for exhibitions. Ceramic is also part of my artistic practice. I am interested in capturing ephemeral elements and fortuitously still lives that we are surrounded by. I create photo installations and sculptures that I make from found and recycled materials as wood and bricks, which I then exhibit together with the photographs. My aim is to publish this body of work in a book in 2023, in Oslo.
Alongside my project Everyday Sculptures, I am engaged in creating photo documentary projects/series that deal with social problems, the issue of housing and youth.
photography, installation, book
For this year Oslo Open I will be showing my new photobook created in 2025.
The photobook «Mortensrud Sirkusskole» shows photographs I have taken over the past 2 years and documents the environment of the Mortensrud Sirkusskole in the district of Mortensrud in Oslo, capturing portraits of children during their circus and acrobatics training in the neighbourhood.
The project highlights the importance of inclusive afterschool activities for children and youth from diverse backgrounds.
The photobook «Mortensrud Sirkusskole» shows photographs I have taken over the past 2 years and documents the environment of the Mortensrud Sirkusskole in the district of Mortensrud in Oslo, capturing portraits of children during their circus and acrobatics training in the neighbourhood.
The project highlights the importance of inclusive afterschool activities for children and youth from diverse backgrounds.
The photobook «Mortensrud Sirkusskole» shows photographs I have taken over the past 2 years and documents the environment of the Mortensrud Sirkusskole in the district of Mortensrud in Oslo, capturing portraits of children during their circus and acrobatics training in the neighbourhood.
The project highlights the importance of inclusive afterschool activities for children and youth from diverse backgrounds.
The photobook «Mortensrud Sirkusskole» shows photographs I have taken over the past 2 years and documents the environment of the Mortensrud Sirkusskole in the district of Mortensrud in Oslo, capturing portraits of children during their circus and acrobatics training in the neighbourhood.
The project highlights the importance of inclusive afterschool activities for children and youth from diverse backgrounds.
In my studio
For this year Oslo Open I will be showing my new photobook created in 2025.
The photobook «Mortensrud Sirkusskole» shows photographs I have taken over the past 2 years and documents the environment of the Mortensrud Sirkusskole in the district of Mortensrud in Oslo, capturing portraits of children during their circus and acrobatics training in the neighbourhood.
The project highlights the importance of inclusive afterschool activities for children and youth from diverse backgrounds.
Planned projects and exhibitions
In 2026, I plan to continue working on my photobook Everyday Sculptures, and to develop an exhibition abroad where I will explore media beyond photography, including installations, sound, and light.
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Julie Hrnčířová (b. 1992) is a Czech artist currently based in Oslo. She holds a degree from Ecole Nationale Supérieure de la Photographie in Arles, France. Hrnčířová has exhibited her work at several venues, including the festival Les Rencontres de la Photographies in Arles, the Spring Exhibition at Fotogalleriet in Oslo, and group exhibitions at KÖSK gallery and Fotografihuset. In 2022, she had a solo exhibition titled “Urban Poetism” at Fotografiens Hus in Oslo and was also featured in the Nordic Light Festival in Kristiansund, Norway. In January 2023, she had a solo show “This Might Be Useful One Day” in the prestigious gallery Atelier Josefa Sudka in Prague. In November 2023, she exhibited her work as part of the exhibition at Photo Saint Germain in Paris.
Hrnčířová´s artistic practice revolves around public space, urban environments, chance encounters, and discarded objects as well as portraits. She often works with installations and sculptures that incorporate ceramics, exploring the interplay between different media.