Bio

Nina Strand is a photographer, writer and founder of Objektiv Press. Strand holds a BA in project management, a MA in creative writing and has worked as a photographer for the last 25 years. She works with image and text and uses the book as her gallery. Most recently, she’s published the photo-novel Current Condition. (Journal, 2023) and Studio Situations, a collection of zines made between 2013 and 2019. For Paris Photo in November 2023 she exhibited her new project Second Spring at Cometa in Paris. For Fotobokfestival Oslo in August 2023 she exhibited three of her books published with Journal.

She’s a regular contributor with essays on photography for several Norwegian and international publications such as Kunstavisen and Camera Austria. She holds a work grant from from the Art Council in Norway. She was also a recipient of the Art Critic grant from Fritt Ord in 2017. Her books and works are in the collections of the National Museum of Norway, the Norwegian National Museum of Photography, Kunst på Arbeidsplassen, Deichman, the Municipality of Fredrikstad, as well as in many private collections.

Publications: 2023: Studio Situations, self published; Current Condition, Journal; Søsterskap, Objektiv; 2021: Visual Wanderings, Objektiv; 2020: Perpetual Photographs, Objektiv; STAFETT III, Objektiv; 2019: STAFETT II, Objektiv; Residency (working title), self published; 2017: STAFETT, Objektiv; 2016: Arbeid, self published; Age vs Beauty, self published; Kunstnerlønn, self published; 2015: Dr. Strand, Journal; (Kvinnelig) Kunstner, self published; 2014: SOLO, self published; Trollet som ikke ville være troll, self published; Backstage, self published; 2013: Det Fiktive Forhold, self published; 2010: Nykter, Akademisk Publisering; 2008: Hvordan synes du selv det går?, Journal; 2006-2009: Militær, self published; 2004: Gutta på Gølvet, Cappelen.

Exhibitions: 2023 Second Spring, Cometa Paris; 2023 Index, Photobook Festival Oslo; 2018 Thumbing the Library, Fotogalleriet Oslo; 2016 Dr Strand, exhibition Oslo S; 2015 Dr Strand, exhibition TM51 gallery; 2015 Høstutstillingen, Kunstnernes Hus; 2013 Fictions, Fotografisk Center, Copenhagen; 2012 I remember you and M.A.N, at In The Gallery, Copenhagen; 2011 Exhibition at Pingyao International Photography Festival, China; 2008 In my blue blue blue jeans, Kontorprojects, Copenhagen; 2007 Grethe's grandchildren, Copenhagen; Songs from the Basement, Galleri Projekt, Copenhagen; How do you think you're doing, Galleri Projekt, Copenhagen; 2006 In the twilight, Gallery Larm, Copenhagen

Exhibitions Strand has curated: 2023 Søsterskap. A group exhibition for Les Rencontres d'Arles; 2021 TRUST, group exhibition with 7 artists for f/stop Leipzig; 2022 Created the pop-up gallery Objektiv Editions from April to June in Paris; 2021 Created the pop-up gallery Objektiv Editions at Kunstnernes Hus; 2020 Le Book Club, an exhibition of photo books in five chapters for Fotogalleriet; 2018 Thumbing the library, an exhibition of the library of Fotogalleriet, Oslo; 2017 Subjektiv, group exhibition for Malmö Konsthall, and Kunstnernes Hus the same year.

Other: 2024 Artist residency July and August, Cite des Arts, Paris; Jury member for DummyAward, The Photobookmuseum, Cologne, Germany; 2023 Jury member for Prix de Livre, Les Rencontres d'Arles; Artist residency May and June, Cite des Arts, Paris;  Arrangement of Current Condition at Delpire & Co in Paris, Tronsmo in Oslo; 2022 Artist residency May and June, Cite des Arts, Paris; Jury member Stipendien der Krupp-Stiftung, Museum Folkwang, Germany; pop up Objektiv Editions in Paris; pop up Objektiv Editions at Kunstnernes Hus; 2021 Engaged as a permanent freelancer for Kunstavisen; Co-curator of the exhibition TRUST for f/stop, Leipzig, Germany; 2020 Moderator, panel on venues for photography, PHOTOLA, Los Angeles; 2020 Co-curator and initiator Le Book Club, Fotogalleriet; Affiliated with Ny Tid as a photography writer; 2006-2019 Regular essayist (on photography) for Ideer - Dagbladet; 2019 Jury member for Camera Austria Award Photography Prize; Jury member for Aperture PhotoBooks Awards, Paris Photo; 2018 Commission Frederikstad municipality; Expert panel for the Photobook Reset seminar at C/O Berlin; Fellow at MFA Image Text Ithaca; 2016-2018 Artist residency, Cite des Arts in Paris; 2013 Jury member for Nordic Dummy Awards; 2012 Jury member for the Swedish Photobook Award; 2004 Image editor and responsible for starting the magazine FETT; 2000-2006 Developed the fotonovellas: Snart tenåring for Samtiden, Sweet Fifteen for Morgenbladet, Adios for Vinduet and various photo stories for the magazine Kraftsentrum.

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