Trine Stephensen

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 known for her collaborative method of practice, as well as her sensitive approach to working with print and visual media. 

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 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. Currently Project Manager at FFF- The Norwegian Association for Fine Art Photographers.

Email: hello@trinestephensen.com

2021

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

EXPERT at MEET-PHOTO, 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

PUBLICATION FOTOSTUDIO, Sep

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

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