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Trine Stephensen is an independent curator based in Norway, interested in exploring new ways of presenting photography. She graduated from Goldsmiths in 2016 with a master’s degree in Contemporary Art Theory. In 2012, she founded A Corner With, a publishing and exhibition project with a focus on sculptural photography. Stephensen is know for her collaborative approaches to publishing and exhibition making, and aims to create a dialogue between the artist and audience, centering the artistic process.
In 2018, Stephensen received the Special Jury Anamorphosis Prize for her self-published book MDAM, which is now part of the MoMA Library Collection in New York. She was previously Project Manager at FFF- The Norwegian Association for Fine Art Photographers, commissioning editor of Unseen Amsterdam’s Unseen Platform and has worked with META/BOOKS, Iris Sikking, Self Publish Be Happy, and Paper Journal. Member of The Norwegian Association of Curators.
Email: hello@trinestephensen.com
2021
ART FAIR Foto Tallinn, exhibited artists Giovanna Petrocchi (IT), Hayleigh Longman (UK) and Sarah van Rij (NL), Sep
PUBLICATION Sculptural Entities, Giovanna Petrocchi, Aug
INTERVIEW Kunstdirigenten, written by Lars Bakke, Kunsthåndverk, April
REVIEWER at Circulation(s), March
TAKEOVER Open Doors Gallery, Jan
INTERVIEW Open Doors Gallery, Jan
CURATION Sculptural Landscapes Malmö, Galleri Format, Malmö, Supported by Nordisk Kultur Fond., Jan
PUBLICATION Sculptural Landscapes Malmö, Exhibition Catalogue, Jan
2020
CURATION Chapter One was organised by Chapters including myself and Emma Bäcklund in collaboration with Artists & Allies Berlin. Exhibited at their space at Sankt Studio, Berlin, Germany (2020) with a live online tour, with artist Ramona Güntert and Sam Williams.
PUBLICATION Influx with artist Mia Dudek, Nov
REVIEWER at .tiff, FOMU Antwerp, Oct
EDITING A Corner of Home, Online Interview series in collaboration with Joanna Creswell, Mar-Aug
2019
CURATION No Parts Can Leave Yard Without Payment, with Jo Dennis, at Peckham 24, May
PUBLICATION Five Folds and Thirty Two Images of a Yard with artist Jo Dennis, May
CURATION Sculptural Landscapes Bodø, March
PUBLICATION Sculptural Landscapes Bodø, Exhibition Catalogue, March
2018
WRITING Interview with Same Paper, Perimeter Editions and Études, Paper Journal 01
CURATION Sculptural Landscapes, Copenhagen Photo Festival
TALK at Tate Modern OFFPRINT, PHOTOWORKS
PUBLICATION Lethe with artist Erola Arcalís
CURATION A Corner With Erola Arcalís, Ridley Road Studio
CURATION A Corner With Yoshi Kametani, Ridley Road Studio
2017
CURATION A Corner With Francesca Tamse, Ridley Road Studio
CURATION A Corner With Anthony Tafuro, Ridley Road Studio
WRITING Interview with Torbjørn Rødland, Paper Journal
CURATION A Corner With Emma Bäcklund, Ridley Road Studio
WRITING In Praise of The Corners, Unseen Magazine
CURATION Sculptural Surface, Aldama Fabre
PUBLICATION TPJ 6 Sculptural Surface
PUBLICATION MDAM with artists Mia Dudek and Alix Marie, in collaboration with Roman Road Gallery
2016
CURATION An Exhibition, Hackney Wick Studios, Nov
REVIEWER Brighton Photo Publishers Market, Oct
TALK Miniclick, Photographers Gallery, London, Aug
PUBLICATION TPJ 5 Sculptural Corners, May
WORKSHOP Einar Granum Kunstfagskole, Oslo, Mar
2015
TALK Miniclik Talk, Brighton, Nov
CURATION FOTOSTUDIO, Fotogalleriet, Oslo, Aug
TALK Speakers Corner, Self Publish Be Happy, OFFPRINT TATE Modern, May
PUBLICATION TPJ 4 Sculptural Geometry, May
2014
CURATION Sculptural Landscape, Library of Arts, Nov
PUBLICATION TPJ 3 Sculptural Landscape, Nov
INTERVIEW Line Bøhmer Løkken, Debris Fanzine, Aug
PUBLICATION TPJ 2 Sculptural Body, July
INTERVIEW Adam Broomberg and Oliver Chanerin, Objektiv #9
2013
CURATION Sculptural Photography, Fiskeforretningen, Dec
CURATION TPJ 1 Sculptural Photography, TPJ Studio
PUBLICATION TPJ 1 Sculptural Photography, Dec
2012
CURATION Remnant An Enduring Trace, TPJ Studio
CURATION A Place Called Home, TPJ Studio, July