Printing in progress! High fives and cheerleading moves to the whole team in Sweden, right now in full swing with the cover and field notes section of the Eyes as Big as Plates 2 book! Seen in action here is Göteborgstryckeriet‘s prepress and profile master Edvin Rosvall and printer whizard Sigge from last night’s work with the “plates” section of the book! Thank you Daniel Andersson for these snaps! … Printing in progress!
We are beyond excited to share that after much anticipation, the Eyes as Big as Plates 2 book will start rolling through printing machinery in Sweden on November 11th! … Book news!
It’s been nearly two years since the Eyes as Big as Plates duo last saw each other live off screen, and equally long since any new additions to the series. We are therefore beyond pumped and ecstatic for this weekend’s reunion, exhibition opening, artist talk and new shoot! … Reunion, exhibition, artist talk and new shoot – Munich, here we come!
As part of the photography festival Oslo Negativ‘s artist talk series titled “Oslo Negativ Inspirerer”, Karoline will represent the Eyes as Big as Plates duo on stage at 2 pm Norwegian time tomorrow in the beautiful old Deichman library, sharing snippets from the upcoming book! Check out the festival programme for lots of great exhibitions, talks and more info (in Norwegian only).
As part of Fotografiets Dag / Photography Day 2021, Eyes as Big as Plates is invited to give an artist talk at Preus Museum in Horten in Norway. We look forward to sharing field notes, process images and snippets from the upcoming book, along with our favourite tips on how to best approach strangers, where to go (and where not to go) hunting for beach cabbage, and how to shoot with medium format cameras in all weather conditions. … Artist talk tomorrow at Fotografiets Dag / Photography Day 2021
Hope you all have been enjoying sweet summer days and maybe even holidaying a little bit? We would like to give you an update on the progress of Eyes as Big as Plates 2, thanks to everyone who have pre-bought a copy and are now patiently waiting! … Book update
We are proud to share the news that the most comprehensive Eyes as Big as Plates exhibition to date will be presented at the Multimedia Art Museum in Moscow as part of the 12th International Photography Biennale!
… 12th Moscow International Photography Biennale opening tomorrow!
…In the meanwhile, warm up with these great documentation shots from Galleri Dropsfabrikken by Håkon Noren.
Artist talk May 25th at 8pm Norwegian time/ 7pm GMT/ 2pm EST. Live stream invite to come!
… One week to go before our Dropsfabrikken online artist talk!
The first ever Eyes as Big as Plates portrait was created in May 2011 together with Halvar on the southwest coast of Norway. Ten years and over a hundred portraits later, Galleri Dropsfabrikken in Trondheim is proud to present brand new works alongside Halvar in an exhibition celebrating the first decade of the project!
… Galleri Dropsfabrikken presents: Eyes as Big as Plates 2011-21
The Dedee Shattuck Gallery is pleased to reopen with their 2021 inaugural exhibit Eyes as Big as Plates: A Second Look at the Work of Riitta Ikonen & Karoline Hjorth. Visitors to the gallery will recognize these photographs from their 2019 group show, Should We Go Outside? A Nordic Quartet. There will be no formal opening reception for this exhibition, but you are welcome to visit the gallery from tomorrow, 1st of May until 30th of May. Opening hours are Wednesday-Saturday from 10 am – 5 pm and Sundays from 12-5 pm. Welcome!
Last week the Eyes as Big as Plates duo enjoyed a great chat with Christina Skreiberg from the stellar podcast Frilandslivet about freelance life, work and play – the episode is out now, listen here!
Eyes as Big as Plates’ very own Karin, one of the five works that was recently acquired into the permanent collection of Preus Museum in Horten, Norway, is gearing up for Sunday’s opening of the museum’s new exhibition titled TIME, PLACE, ROOM.
