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, and his BFA from the University in Bergen.
Contact
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 trans man's personal journey before, during and after top surgery, as a protest to clinical and impersonal narratives about trans people.
In 2023 he curated a group exhibition titled “TRANS” located at Bergen Kjøtt during Transgender Awareness Week.
Articles
Aktivisme og Kunst Hånd i Hånd (BLIKK)
Kamp og Kunst (BLIKK)
En reise i å være menneske (Bergens Tidende)
Livet ditt som førsteperson (BLIKK)