“In his pictures Øyvind Hjelmen manages to find the exact moment when something invisible becomes visible in what you see.” —Jon Fosse, Nobel laureate (Literature 2023)
Øyvind Hjelmen (b. 1957) is a Norwegian photographer known for his poetic and timeless images exploring memory, identity, and human presence. For more than three decades, he has developed a distinctive visual language characterized by silence, melancholy, and reflection.
Hjelmen works in both analog and digital formats, often creating series where light, space, and time are interwoven into subtle visual narratives. His photographs balance between the documentary and the dreamlike – between reality and remembrance.
yvind Hjelmen’s photography is not merely about what is visible, but about what lies beneath the surface. Through his use of light, texture, and composition, he conveys moods that invite the viewer into stillness and contemplation.
Themes such as memory, identity, loss, and presence run like a red thread through his work. Hjelmen himself says that he tries to “photograph the feeling of a memory” – not the moment itself, but the traces it leaves behind.
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Naturally Human
Øyvind Hjelmen - Klara Sofie Ludvigsen - Helén Petersen - Katleen McIntyre 16 Mar - 11 Apr 2024“Naturally Human” unites four photographers exploring the deep connection between humanity and nature through harmony, contrast, and organic patterns.Read more -
Øyvind Hjelmen
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