Independent curator, lecturer and writer in Philosophy, Art theory and Cultural politics. Lives and works in London.
Visiting lecturer at London Metropolitan University, Sir John Cass Department of Art, Media and Design.
2005- Working with the planning of a new MA in Curating under Nico De Oliveira and London Metropolitan University in collaboration with the Whitechapel Art Gallery.
Working as an Art Consultant for the planned building of a contemporary Art Centre, Os, on the south west coast of Norway.
Research
2006-Research into theories about social networks conducted at the British Library.
1999 – Research into the relationship between contemporary art, new media and technologies. From 2001, most of this research has taken place at the reading rooms of BL or the British Library.
web: VeronicaDiesen
e-mail: veronica.diesen@fil.uib.no
Memberships
UCU, the University and College Union
Future Art Board
Associate member of the Society of Nothing
Education
1996 Educated Cand. Philol in Philosophy at UIB, the University of Bergen.
1992 Educated Cand.Mag. in Art History and Visual Communication, at the University of Bergen.
Scholarships
2002 Scholarship the Norwegian Council for Cultural Affairs.
2000 The Bergen Council’s scholarship for young artists.
1999 Nifca Travel to Stockholm, Helsinki and the Baltic.
1993 ERASMUS- Scholarship, The University College Dublin, Ireland.
Lectures, conferences and seminars
2004- Visiting Lecturer at London Metropolitan University, Sir John Cass Department of Art, Media and Design.
2006 Presentation of Art and Artificial Life at a Future Art Board Meeting.
2005 Lecturer and organizer of “Search Engine”, a one week, intensive course about curatorial practice. In joint collaboration with The Whitechapel Art Gallery and London Metropolitan University.
search-engine.pdf
2005 Lecture about Art and Artificial Life, University of Essex , the Fine Arts Department, England.
2004-2003 Half-time Lecturer in Fine Art and Critical Studies at Khib, the National Academy of Arts in Bergen, Norway.
2003 Seminar about international cultural politics at Khib, the National Academy of Arts in Bergen, Norway.
2003 Seminar about gender and identity at Kib, the Art School in Bergen, Norway.
2002 Seminar about Feminist theory at NTNU, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Department of Fine Art.
2002 lectures in Feminist theory in connection with Annie Sprinkley’s visit to the Khib, the National Academy of Arts in Bergen, Norway.
2001 Seminar about conceptual art and Feminist Theory at the Khib, the National Academy of Arts in Bergen, Norway.
2001 Lectures in Science of Philosophy at the University of Bergen. 2001 Seminars in Science of Philosophy and History of Philosophy, the University of Bergen .
2001 Lectures in Art theory at the Art School in Bergen, Norway.
2001 Lectures about Performance art, the institute of Theater, University of Bergen.
2000 Chair of the section Artist speak theory in cognition to the international university conference “Processes in Art, literature and theatre” at the University of Bergen.
2000 Chair of the symposium SURFACE. About Deleuze/Guattarian philosophy in relation to new electronic art (see rhizome).
2000-1996 Lectures in Science of philosophy for the Norwegian Air Force, Sola, Stavanger.
2000 Seminars in History of Philosophy, the University of Bergen.
2000 Seminar about Performance theory at the Institute of Culture studies, University of Bergen.
2000 Lectures in general Art theory at Kib, the Art School in Bergen.
2000 Lecture about performance art at Kir, the Art School in Rogaland, Stavanger.
1999 Chair of the symposium Nomadic Machines. About Deleuze/Guattari in relationship to contemporary art. Related to rhizome/MAP. 1999 Lectures in Art theory, the Art school in Bergen.
1999 Lecture about performance art at Uio, the National Academy in Oslo, Norway.
1998 Lecture at the international conference Art Action 1958-1998. For Le Lieu Le Centre en Art Actuel in Quebec city, Canada.
1998 Lecture (UN-popular) for the Student Society in Bergen about Søren Kierkegaard and Franz Kafka.
1997 Lecture about Walter Benjamin and Franz Kafka at a university (Bergen) conference about W. Benjamin held at USF – Culture Factory in Bergen.
1996 Lectures in Science of philosophy, the Public University in Kristiansund.
1995 Lecture about Søren Kierkegaard and Franz Kafka at a Kierkegaard seminar.
1994 Tutorials in Science of Philosophy for new students at the Philosophy Department, University of Bergen.
1993 Tutorials in Science of Philosophy for new students at the Philosophy Department, University of Bergen.
1992 Tutorials in History of Philosophy for new students at the Philosophy Department, University of Bergen.
Projects
2004
Monday All Year
The 26th of April “Tshroom project” in collaboration with the curator duo Rakett.
The 31st of May with the curatorial assistance of Christian Bøen.
Artists involved: The 26th of April: PRIMITIVE & amp; art bureau OPEN, OTTO Kagovere and Lilli-Krööt Repnau, (vocal and projection) from BAP, Finland. The 31st of May: Arne Magnar Rygg, Ylve Thon Knutsen, Lisbeth Nordli, Kwestan Ali, Arne Vinnem, Terje Øverås, Jorann Abusland, Isaac Cima, Termodress, Jaqueline Forzelius, Snowjoggs, DJ.’s from Club Vevendel.
Both events took place at Hordaland Art Center, Bergen, Norway.
Backdoor
The establishment of backdoor productions.
2003
Kunstig Liv/Artificial Life
Cocurator Arne Rygg. First part of this exhibition was held in Tou old Brewery and gallery IOLAB, Stavanger. A symposium was held at Flørli Power station in Lysefjorden, Stavanger. Invited artists: Dan Mihaltianu, Jane Prophet, Morten Kvamme and Ruben Patell. Speakers: Dr.Mike King, Ruben Patell, Dan Mihaltianu and Veronica Diesen.
KunstigLiv
The closure of sci.art office.
2001 Lovesick
2001 Cocurator Crispin Johannessen
Artists (selected): Fabienne Audeoud, Sabine Glasser, Anita Ponton, Ingrid Berven, Monika Ross, Camila Sposati, Francesca Gore, Olof Bjonrsdottir, Gillian Carson and Stefan Christiansen Spaces: Bergen Contemporary Art center, gallery Temp, gallery Fisk, and gallery flexibox.
Lovesick
rhizome/SURFACE
Produced and curated together with Jørgen Blitzner Artists: Erik Joung, Aeland, Temp and the apecosmonauts (Erik Vang and Therese Jacobsen).
Speakers: Karl Erik Lunde, Jill Walker, Grethe Melbye and Jørgen Larsson.
Space: Bergen contemporary Art center.
Gallery døgnfluen
Temporary gallery held in my old apartment; Nygårdsgaten 70A, Bergen, Norway Curated together with Arne Rygg and Morten Kvamme. Artists (selected): Daniel Mihaltianiu, Karen Kipphoff, Rita Marhaug, Anna Gudmundsdottir, Gillian Carson, Aurora Sandlilje and David Brown.
Døgnfluen
My text is my castle
Installation by diesen/rygg. d.valueproductions
12th of May 2000
Place: University in Bergen, Department of Human Resources.
End of Millenium
Performancefestival. Curated together with Robert Sot Artists: Alastair Maclennan, Paul Panhuysen, Artur Tajber, Richard Martel and Andrè Stitt Space: The Theatergarage, Bergen Collaborative partners: Bergen2000Kraków, Bergen International Theater, Fort Sztuki.
1999
rhizome/MAP
Curated together with Jørgen Blitzner and the Art Group Pelikan Participators: Simon Herbert L+, Stian Grøgaard, Aasa Sonjasdottir, Erik Joung and Karl Erik Lunde Space: Bergen Contemporary Art center.
sci.art
Office for interdisciplinary artistic research
The establishment of sci.art in Strandgaten 193 in Bergen, working with impure relations between different art and theoretical practices.
1998
rhizome
This was a site specific art project exhibited at mount Fløyen in Bergen. Curated together with Jørgen Blitzner, Tor Arne Samuelsen and Sixten Rahlff. Artists: Ingrid Berven, Laila Kongevold, Sissel Lillebostad, Maja Urstad and Jakob Røsvik Collaborative partner: HKS Hordaland Art Center.
My text is my castle
performance/installation in a private flat in Krakow, Poland.
My text is my castle is part of d.valueproductions.
1997
d.valueproductions
The establishment of d.valueproductions together with the philosopher and artist Arne Rygg.
Publications
2007
Editor and contributor for the coming book-publication with the title “No transparency- reflections on Art, Science and Artificial Life.” To be published later this year.
2006
“He’s lost control”, – The resistance of the other”. An interpretation of love, personal relations and proximity in Marit Følstad’s work. From Marit Følstad’s exhibition catalogue “It’s all in my head.” Other contributors to the catalogue: Andrea Kroknes, Magnus Haglund and Nicolas de Oliveira.
2004
“Arte Accion, Vol I y II.” Ivam, Spain. ISBN 84-482-3714-5. Spanish translation of “Art Action 1958-1998″. Originally published by Le Lieu, Quebec city, Canada in 2001.
2003
“Om Kunstig Liv”/”About Artificial Life. Web-publication.
2003 26.02 “Halvhjertet Kunstnerstøtte”. About OCA, Aftenposten.
2002
“Documentation eines Kulturwissenschaftlichen Polylogversuchs in WWW (1999-2002)”.Eds. Arlt, Daviau, Durusoy, Rosenauer, Röhrig Universitatsverlag (Saarbrucken, BRD) 2002. ISBN 3 -861110-324-9.Contribution to the attached CD-rom: “Performing the text- a critical approach to performance art.”
2001 “Lovesick”, Essay Web-publication.
2001 “Performing the text -a critical approach to performance art. ” Web-publication for TRANS/Inst
2001 “Performance as it relates to gender, identity and power.” From the Exhibition catalogue “The Geography of Intimacy”, about the work of the artist Rita Marhaug.
2001 “Døgnfluen” Catalogue/Artist’s book. Co-edited together with the artists Arne Rygg, Morten Kvamme and Aasta Lindemann.
2001 “Art action 1958-1998 Richard Martel (ed.), Le Lieu Centre en Art Actuel, Quebec City, Canada.
ISBN 2-920500-19-8.
Article:”Art Action to Art interactions- different aspects of Scandinavian performance art. “
This inventory of Action Art worldwide was compiled by the following specialists: Felipe EHRENBERG (Mexico), Anne MARSH (Australia), Victor MUÑOZ (Latin America), Seiji SHIMODA (Japan), Laszlo BEKE (Hungary), Veronica DIESEN (Scandinavia), Lukasz GUZEK (Poland), Elisabeth JAPPE (Germany, Austria, Holland). Bruce BARBER (Canada), Alain-Martin RICHARD (Québec), Martha WILSON (East-coast, United States), Bartolome FERRANDO (Spain), Giovanni FONTANA (Italy), Simon HERBERT (England), Arnaud LABELLE-ROJOUX (France), Slavka SVERAKOVA (Ireland), Fernando AGUIAR (Portugal), Gustav UTO (Transylvania), Gabor Hushegyi and Michael MURIN (Slovakia), Chumpon APISUK (Thailand), Balint SZOMBATHY (former Yugoslavia).
1999 Nr. 1 Billedkunst “Pelikan at Kunstnernes Hus” Art critic.
Radio
1991-1992 Own music programme on local radio, mainly broadcasting local bands and musicians in Bergen.
1990-1991 Own Cultural programme on Radio Kaos, USF, Verftet.
Music
1992-1993 Singer and songwriter in “Sound Confusion.” Indierock
1991-1992 Singer in the band “Roses in Grey shades”. Indierock
1985-1986 Singer in a garage rockband.
Coming projects
Conference about nothing
“No transparency, reflections on Art, Science and Artificial life” (publication)
Who do you love? (exhibition)
Art for Television (exhibition)
