About the Artist
Joakim Eide works with sculpture and text as a strategy. He investigates conceptually on identity, technology and politics. The familiar object transforms into Otherness as soft sculptures, printed matter and performativity.
Joakim got his BA in sociology and gender studies from the University in Bergen, and graduates his Bachelor of Fine Arts in spring 2026.
Contact the Artist
post.joakimtheartist@gmail.com
About Art and Activism
Joakim Eide has been an activist within the Norwegian Queer Movement for 10 years (2014-2024). He has been the illustrator for Trans Pride and Trans Awareness Week in Norway.
In 2020 he debuted as a performance protagonist i 71Bodies: In First Person: The House and The Dance with installing and creating a flower ritual centering trans people on stage.
In 2021 he launched the short film «Dear Isak» about a transmans personal journey before, during and after top surgery, as a protest to clinical and impersonal narratives about trans people.
In 2022 he held a scenographic one-night-only exhibition during the clubseries Spirals, titled Queering The Decks at Bergen Kunsthall.
In 2023 he curated a group exhibition titled “TRANS” located at Bergen Kjøtt during Transgender Awareness Week.