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• Norwegian Journal of Photography Goes North!

  Today’s media landscape challenges and raises questions about the established boundaries of documentary photography. Can photography be both documentary and art? In these seven projects, the photographers have used the camera to explore the world and tell stories. Their approaches vary, from fragmented snapshot aesthetics and single images to longer photo essays and digital manipulation.

  There is huge thematic variation in these projects also. Living in exile, fast fashion, and what happens in a family when Dad becomes Mum, are just some of the topics the photographers are interested in. A consistent theme is nevertheless the desire to explore the time we live in, and the challenges we share today. How are we as individuals affected by issues such as sustainability and interaction across borders? You can read more about the projects in the exhibition booklet, and by following the QR codes there and in the exhibition.

  NJP Goes North! shows excerpts from an exhibition produced in 2024, by Preus museum. Curators were Hege Oulie in collaboration with Rune Eraker for NJP. Curator at Perspektivet Museum is Marthe T. Fjellestad, producer is Mari Hildung.

  You can read more about all the projects via the buttons below.

  Christian Belgaux

  Hilde Honerud

  Matthis Kleeb

  Giulia Mangione

  Javad Parsa

  Nora Savosnick

  Jo Straube
  16. January 2025

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• Waiting for Kingdom Come

  Since the first revival ceremonies in the middle of the 19^th century, Laestadianism has been an important part of the religious live in the Cap of the North and the indigenous territory of Sápmi. Laestadiansim is built on the Lutheran tradition and places emphasis on personal faith and a frugal lifestyle. Here in Tromsø there are several Laestadian congregations. They are all centred on the word of God, but differ on matters of religious practice such as baptism and confession.

  Revival movement

  Nina Varumo grew up close to the tradition. As a documentary photographer and artist she has explored themes such as relationships, family, identity and belief in a variety of projects. Such concerns were her motivation when she began visiting a Laestadian community in the Swedish part of the Tornedalen region, on the border between Sweden and Finland. Varumo’s photographs show a vibrant revival movement where young and old come together to hear God’s word and proclaim their faith.

  Heavenly eternity

  Though the traditionally conservative lifestyle associated with Laestadianism stands in stark contrast to much of today’s secular culture, a search for a deeper meaning to live is something many can relate to. Waiting for Kingdom Come is a story about the community, and about the individual’s strife in a limited time on earth, where reward awaits in heavenly eternity.

  The photographer

  

  The photographs in the exhibiton were taken in Haparanda, Kuttainen, Pajala, Sattajärvi and Gammelsted in Tornedalen, Sweden between 2007 and 2012.

  More about photographer Nina Varumo.

  The exhibition was curated by

  

  Curator

  Marthe Tolnes Fjellestad

  marthef@perspektivet.no

  11. October 2023

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