HC Gilje
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HC Gilje is a Norwegian artist who works with realtime environments, installations, live performance, set design and single channel video.
Gilje has presented his work through different channels throughout the world: in concert-venues, theater and cinema venues, galleries, festivals and through several international DVD releases, including 242.pilots live in Bruxelles on the New York label Carpark and Cityscapes on the Paris-label Lowave.
He was a member of the video-impro trio 242.pilots
, and was also the visual motor of dance company Kreutzerkompani.
In 2006 Gilje initiated the research project “Conversations with Spaces” where he explores how audiovisual technology can be used to transform, create, expand, amplify and interpret physical spaces.
He is also the developer of the free Video Projection Tool (VPT), a software for mapping video onto physical objects and surfaces.
Gilje was involved in several dance/theatre projects in the period 1997 to 2006, primarily with Kreutzerkompani which he formed together with choreographer Eva-Cecilie Richardsen. He returned to theatre in 2010 to do set- and video design for an adaptation of Tarjei Vesaas
´ Fuglane at Trøndelag Teater.
Gilje toured extensively with different live video projects from 1999 to 2007. Apart from 242.pilots he collaborated with several musicians, composers, and improvisers including Justin Bennett, Yannis Kyriakides
, Kelly Davis, Maja Ratkje
and Jazzkammer (John Hegre/Lasse Marhaug
).
From about 1995 to 2005 he made a series of experimental videos, several of them results of his live collaborations. His last video so far is Night for Day which was a collaboration with Jazzkammer based on material shot in Tokyo, a video which later appeared on Gilje´s DVD release "Cityscapes".
Since 2005 Gilje has focused mainly on installations involving projection,light and sound. Some of his recent installations include Wind-up Birds(a network of mechanical woodpeckers), blink (projection of light into empty spaces),circle (a light projected object) and puls (light installation commissioned for Bybanen metro in Bergen).
Gilje has presented his work through different channels throughout the world: in concert-venues, theater and cinema venues, galleries, festivals and through several international DVD releases, including 242.pilots live in Bruxelles on the New York label Carpark and Cityscapes on the Paris-label Lowave.
He was a member of the video-impro trio 242.pilots
242.pilots
242.pilots was a live video improvisation ensemble consisting of HC Gilje , Kurt Ralske and , which performed at various international festivals and venues 2001-2004....
, and was also the visual motor of dance company Kreutzerkompani.
In 2006 Gilje initiated the research project “Conversations with Spaces” where he explores how audiovisual technology can be used to transform, create, expand, amplify and interpret physical spaces.
He is also the developer of the free Video Projection Tool (VPT), a software for mapping video onto physical objects and surfaces.
Biography
After finishing his art education at the Academy of Fine Arts in Trondheim in 1999, and receiving a residency at Künstlerhaus Bethanien Gilje moved to Berlin. He stayed in Berlin until 2006 before he moved back to Norway.Gilje was involved in several dance/theatre projects in the period 1997 to 2006, primarily with Kreutzerkompani which he formed together with choreographer Eva-Cecilie Richardsen. He returned to theatre in 2010 to do set- and video design for an adaptation of Tarjei Vesaas
Tarjei Vesaas
[Tarjei Vesaas was a Norwegian poet and novelist. Born in Vinje, Telemark, Vesaas is widely considered to be one of Norway's greatest writers of the twentieth century and perhaps its most important since World War II....
´ Fuglane at Trøndelag Teater.
Gilje toured extensively with different live video projects from 1999 to 2007. Apart from 242.pilots he collaborated with several musicians, composers, and improvisers including Justin Bennett, Yannis Kyriakides
Yannis Kyriakides
Yannis Kyriakides is a composer of contemporary classical music, and sound art. His music explores new forms and hybrids of media, synthesizing disparate sound sources and highlighting the sensorial space of music...
, Kelly Davis, Maja Ratkje
Maja Ratkje
Maja Solveig Kjelstrup Ratkje, born 29 December 1973 in Trondheim, is a Norwegian vocalist and composer. She performs and releases music for concerts, recordings, films, installations, theatre, dance and other performances. Maja is a member of SPUNK, a Norwegian improv group, and Agrare, a...
and Jazzkammer (John Hegre/Lasse Marhaug
Lasse Marhaug
Lasse Marhaug is a Norwegian musician who primarily works in the field of noise music but frequently drifts into other areas such as improvisation, jazz, rock and extreme metal. Marhaug has also been involved in creating music for theatre, dance, art installations and video art...
).
From about 1995 to 2005 he made a series of experimental videos, several of them results of his live collaborations. His last video so far is Night for Day which was a collaboration with Jazzkammer based on material shot in Tokyo, a video which later appeared on Gilje´s DVD release "Cityscapes".
Since 2005 Gilje has focused mainly on installations involving projection,light and sound. Some of his recent installations include Wind-up Birds(a network of mechanical woodpeckers), blink (projection of light into empty spaces),circle (a light projected object) and puls (light installation commissioned for Bybanen metro in Bergen).
Selected installations
- Shadowgrounds, 2001
- nodio, 2005
- drifter, 2006
- soundpockets 1&2, 2007
- wind-up birds, 2008
- shift, 2008
- blink (projection), 2009
- blink (light-shadow), 2009
- snitt,2010
- light space modulator, 2011
- circle, 2011
Selected videos
- H.K.mark1, 1998
- evil is going on, 2001
- stacking of different natures, 2002: music video for the electronica duo Information.
- crossings,2002
- shiva,2003: music by Kelly Davis.
- voice,2003: collaboration with composer/performer Maja RatkjeMaja RatkjeMaja Solveig Kjelstrup Ratkje, born 29 December 1973 in Trondheim, is a Norwegian vocalist and composer. She performs and releases music for concerts, recordings, films, installations, theatre, dance and other performances. Maja is a member of SPUNK, a Norwegian improv group, and Agrare, a...
- night for day,2004: collaboration with Jazzkammer
- sunblind, 2004: collaboration with Tim HeckerTim HeckerTim Hecker is an electronic musician and sound artist based in Montreal, Canada. Hecker previously recorded under the moniker Jetone, but has become better known internationally for his ambient recordings released through Kranky, Mille Plateaux, Alien8, Force Inc, Staalplaat, and Fat Cat under his...
Selected dance-theatre productions
- Hollow Creature: Tigerhagen (2000–2001)
- Kreutzerkompani:synk (2002–2006)
- Kreuzterkompami:elevator (2003–2005)
- Kreutzerkompani:twinn (2004)
- Kreutzerkompani:irre (2006)
- Trøndelag Teater: Fuglane (2010)
DVD releases
- "242.pilots live in Bruxelles", (DVD,Carpark Records, cprk21,2002)
- "Cityscapes", (DVD,Lowave,2005), includes H.K.mark1,crossings,shiva and Night for day.