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Christian Bermudez, born 1976 in Costa Rica. Lives and works in Oslo, Norway
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2008 ‘Hanging Gardens’ Oslo By Museum, Oslo, Norway
2008 ‘Babylon Heights’ ROM for Kunst og Arkitektur, Oslo, Norway
2007 ‘Dear Neighbor’ Christianssands Kunstforening, Kristiansand, Norway
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS (*catalogue)
2008 Notam-Lydkunstkonkurranse*, Henie Onstad, Norway (opening 15.11.2008)
Østfold Kunstnersenter, Østlandsutstillingen*, Norway
Galleri Uldloftet, Vestfossen, Østlandsutstillingen*, Norway
Gjøvik Kunstgalleri, Østlandsutstillingen*, Norway
Kunsthalle St. Annen, Lübeck, Østlandsutstillingen*, Germany
2007 5th Inter-American Biennale ‘Inquieta Imagen’* MADC, San José, Costa Rica
2006 Høstutstillingen*, Oslo, Norway
Palais am Festungsgraben, Østlandsutstillingen, Berlin, Germany
El Basilisco, Armá tu basilisco’, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Galleri Skårer, Lørenskog Kultursenter, Østlandsutstillingen, Norway
Galleri Fjøset, Sønsterud Gård, Gjesåsen, Østlandsutstillingen, Norway
Galleri STAG, Vestfossen, Østlandsutstillingen, Norway
Leve Norge*, Oslo, Norway
Hå Gamle Prestegård, Separat’r, Hå, Norway
Gamle Seilduksfabrikken, Siste Avgang*, Oslo, Norway
2005 Sunnfjord Kunstlag, Vestlandsutstillingen*, Norway
Stord Kunstlag, Vestlandsutstillingen*, Norway
Haugesund Kunstforening, Vestlandsutstillingen*, Norway
Stavanger Kunstforening, Vestlandsutstillingen*, Norway
Ålesund Kunstforening, Vestlandsutstillingen*, Norway
HKS - Hordaland Kunstsenter, Vestlandsutstillingen*, Bergen, Norway
2004 Museo de Arte y Diseño Contemporáneo Artistas Emergentes*, Costa Rica
Høstutstillingen*, Oslo, Norway
SELECTED SCREENINGS (*catalogue)
2008 CanariasMediaFest*, Spain
EDIT2008, Hungary
2007 Appetite, Buenos Aires, Argentina
CICC-Tabacalera, MID_07, San Sebastian, Spain
Trunk/Nordic Art Video Festival, Östersund, Sweden
The One Minute Belgian Open Festival, Ghent, Belgium
Optica Festival, Gijón, Spain
Fuera de Contexto, Conejoblanco/Aldaba Arte, Mexico DF, Mexico (Upcoming)
Chroma Festival de Arte Audiovisual, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Vancouver Latin American Film Festival*, Vancouver, Canada
ISIS Arts, At Home in Europe/The Big M, Newcastle, England
Festival Internacional de Cine Expresión en Corto*, Guanajuato, Mexico
Capalbio Cinema, Loop Pool Program, Capalbio Italy
Alucine*, Toronto Latin Media Festival, Canada
Pocket Film Festival-Olhares, Loop Pool Program, Lisbon, Portugal
Lange Nacht der Kultur 2007, Loop Pool Program, Kaiserslautern, Germany
Internationale Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen, Loop Pool Program, Oberhausen, Germany
Cinematek*, Oslo Open, Norway
BEK, At Home in Europe/The Big M, Bergen, Norway
RIXC, At Home in Europe/The Big M, Riga, Latvia
InterSpace, At Home in Europe/The Big M, Sofia, Bulgaria
2006 Fundación Proa, Fiesta 10 años. Buenos Aires, Argentina
Norske Dokumentarfilmfestivalen. Volda, Norway
ARCO, Art Tech Media 06*, Madrid, Spain
Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Art Tech Media 06*, Madrid, Spain
Centro de Cultura Contemporánea de Barcelona (CCCB) Art Tech Media 06*, Spain
Da2- Domus Artum, Art Tech Media 06*, Salamanca, Spain
Museo Vasco de Arte Contemporáneo Artium, Vitoria, Art Tech Media 06*, Spain
BilbaoArte, Bilbao. Art Tech Media 06*, Spain
Centro Párraga, Murcia. Art Tech Media 06*, Spain
Casa Asia, Barcelona. Art Tech Media 06*, Spain
Museu d'Art Modern i Contemporani de Palma, Mallorca. Art Tech Media 06*, Spain
Museo de Arte Contemporáneo Unión Fenosa, Art Tech Media 06*, A Coruña, Spain
2005 Media Art Friesland Festival, Friesland, Holland
Atopic, Akershus Kunstnersenter, Lillestrøm, Norway
VII Muestra de Arte Digital* Centro Pablo de la Torriente Brau, Havana, Cuba
Ingenio 400, Spain
Berlinale Film Festival, Berlin, Germany
2004 Biennale of Electronic Art, Perth, Australia
Magma, Mostra di Cinema Breve*, Catania, Italy
VI Muestra de Arte Digital*. Centro Pablo de la Torriente Brau, Havana, Cuba
XIII Film and Video Festival, San José, Costa Rica
FIPA - Festival International de Programmes Audiovisuels*, Biarritz, France
Loop International Video Art Festival, Barcelona, Spain
M-M/15 Video Latino Americano, Torino, Italy
Fundación Museos del Banco Central, San José, Costa Rica
[R][R][F]2004 Videochannel, Germany
Atopia Videoforum IV, Oslo, Norway
2003 IDB Cultural Center Art Gallery, Washington D.C. USA
Istituto Italo Latinoamericano, Rome, Italia
Museo de Arte Moderno de Buenos Aires, Argentina
National Cultural Foundation, Barbados
Image Factory Art Foundation, Belize City, Belize
Museo de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia
Museo de Arte Moderno de Bogotá, Colombia
Museo de Arte Moderno de Bucaramanga, Colombia
Museo de Arte Moderno de Cartagena, Colombia
Casa de la Cultura Ecuatoriana Benjamín Carrión, Quito, Ecuador
Museo de Arte Moderno de El Salvador, San Salvador, El Salvador
Fundación Mujeres en las Artes Leticia de Oyuela, Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Panamá, Panama
Alta Tecnología Andina, Lima, Peru
Museo de Arte Moderno, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Caribbean Center for the Arts, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
V Muestra de Arte Digital. Centro Pablo de la Torriente Brau, Havana, Cuba
XII Film and Video Festival, San José, Costa Rica
Ícaro Central American Film Festival, Guatemala
2002 Museo de Arte y Diseño Contemporáneo*, Inquieta Imagen, Costa Rica
GRANTS/RESIDENCIES/PRIZES
Main Prize at 5th Ibero-American Digital Biennale by MADC, 2007.
Fond for Lyd og Bilde by Norsk Kulturråd (Arts Council Norway), 2007
Vederlagsfondet by NBK (Norske Billedkunstnere), 2007
Kulturelle Endringsprosesser grant by Norsk Kulturråd (Arts Council Norway), 2006
Global Perspectives Residency at ’El Basilisco’, Argentina, by NIFCA, 2006
Berlinale Talent Campus Berlin Film Festival, Germany, 2005
Best Iberoamerican Production at 7th zemos98 Film Festival, Seville, Spain, 2005
Audience award at ‘1st. Latin American and Caribbean Video Art Exhibition’, 2003
Special prize at ‘1st. Central American Videoart Contest’ by MADC, Costa Rica, 2002
EDUCATION
Production Design, Den Norske Filmskolen, Norway, 2007-2010
Postgraduate/Hovedfag in Fine Arts, Kunsthøgskolen i Oslo, Norway, 2004-2005
M.Phil. in Screenwriting/Filmmaking, Universitetet i Bergen, Norway, 1998- 2000
Diploma in TV Production, Instituto Nacional de Aprendizaje, Costa Rica, 1997
Bachelor in Mass Media Communications, Universidad de Costa Rica, 1994-1997
CONTACT
Address Sigrid Undsetsvei 52c, 2624 Lillehammer. Norway
Tlf (47) 46 05 07 13
