Det senaste abstrakta projektet i min portfolio heter "Modular Matter" (Part I-V), 2016, och kritiserar olika norska institutioner för de stora skillnaderna mellan begreppen: Konst och Fotografi. Jag gjorde ca 3000 tester under 3 månaders tid innan jag hade bestämt mig för vad de olika delarna skulle innehålla. Under en långhelg fotograferade jag sedan projektet som hämtar inspiration från bland annat Inger Sitter och Barbara Kasten. Modular Matter (Part I-V), 2016 Face mounted C-print 110 x 164.8 cm (43.1 x 64.7 inches) AP: 125 x 187.3 cm (49.2 x 73.7 inches) edition of 5 + 2 AP STATEMENT Where does one draw the line between Art (and Art) and Fine Art Photography? Inside the artistic world it may matter less but according to Norwegian tax regulations and Customs Administration the difference is both as precise as it is huge. An alarming 25% VAT is the difference between art and non-art; a dissimilarity that may very well decide the destiny of life. According to both, certain mediums have a much larger cultural value, but who decides this matter at hand? According to the Customs Administration: Andy Warhol made non-art. Jeff Koons, Martin Creed and probably Jeff Wall as well makes no art either, since all of them depends on an external workforce to finalize their work. The Norwegian tax Agency have resolved this matter in another way; Jeff Wall lose out since Fine Art Photography is not Art. Everything comes down to interpretations and since the standpoint can be modulated as much as the word ”matter” might (abstract or defined – subjective or objective): then who have the right to make the demarcations Modular Matter investigates? This work is a mix between the daily event every photographer literally experience: painting with light (where the word photography also originates from) and the artistic research of exploring a matter, leaving no stone unturned. It draws inspiration from for example; Barbara Kastens early work as well as Rolf Aamot’s digital, and Inger Sitter’s analogue, paintings combining them into the medium of photography but with the expression of a painting. By traditional values this work statically resides on one side of the border but depicted with a set of contemporary eyes the divider starts to dissolve. Where does Norway stand in this question? Who decides what art is and who have the right to do so? Is Modular Matter art or non-art?

Mitt senaste iscensatta fotografiska verk, The Silence. Projektet började med att kontakta 800 människor som slutligen blev ca 70 stycken involverade i projektet, alla handplockade för det koncept jag är ute efter. Jag arbetar vanligtvis med stora produktioner som innefattar en enorm arbetsmängd i form av idé, koncept, administrativa uppgifter, budgetering och ekonomiskt ansvar under stark tidspress. Projektet tog 4 månader att genomföra, de sista 10 veckorna arbetade jag 100h i veckan för att få allt på plats. "The Man Machine" med andra ord (Kraftwerk referens). Monterade på ljusboxar ställdes de ut, parallellt mot varandra i ett mörklagt rum, i Maj/Juni 2016 i Bergen. The Silence (I, II), 2016 Transparency in lightbox, 1120 x 2270 x 210mm (The Silence I) Facemounted C-print, 1120 x 2270mm (The Silence II) Edition of: 3 + 2AP STATEMENT The Silence bunches the people; choosing to lock the shutters when populism and far-right ideas are flying by; closing one’s fist in the pocket not opening it until reaching the dinner table. The face-less population; mute out in the open but glibly behind screens. They turned their back towards the world and as long as they stand as hollow darkness – nothing will change.

Fashion Editorial från 2016 efter mitt koncept, inklusive smink, hår, styling, etc. Hela hitar du här: http://jonnschlemayer.com/static-exchange-rebel-business/ Photographer/Stylist: Jonn Schlemayer / @jonnschlemayer Stylist: Marita Haugen from KALDT / @maritahaugen MUA (Frida, Silje, Siri Astrid): Jessica Linn Ådland / @jessicaadlandmakeup MUA (Ingrid, Ylva): Regine Lønning / @reginelonning MUA (Thea): Karoline Bastesen Dale / @makeupartistkaroline Hairstylist (Frida, Silje): Seline Rasmussen Bjørseth / @makeuphairbyseline Hairstylist (Ingrid, Ylva): Karolina Kraska Hairstylist (Siri Astrid): Bente Helen Schei / @flettemamma Hairstylist (Thea): Julie Øren / @julieoren Frida, Ingrid, Silje, Siri Astrid, Thea, Ylva from Rebel Models / @onemorerebel Photo assistant: Julie Kristiansen Kvamme Photo assistant: Anniken Jøsok Hessen Photo assistant: Mantas Griskas Clothes from: Selected Jack & Jones Cuplé Tiger of Sweden Janne & Julia

The Return blandar abstrakt geometriska former samt höstliga färger. Denna Fashion Editorial är skapad av mig tillsammans med: - Emilie på Rebel Models - Nina på Carpe Diem Hårstudio - Ingrid Unneland (Makeup artist) Hela går att se på: http://jonnschlemayer.com/the-return/

Fashion Editorial från slutet av sommar säsongen 2016. När sommaren med människorna går i ide, från ute till inne. Hela hittar du här: http://jonnschlemayer.com/hibernating-dwellers/ Photographer/Stylist: Jonn Schlemayer Makeup (Frida): Charlotte Ariel Berg Hair (Frida): Seline Rasmussen Bjørseth Makeup / Hair (Mona Kristina): Ingrid Unneland Makeup / Hair (Juni): Karoline Bastesen Dale Models: Frida, Mona Kristina @RebelModels and Juni Ellertsen Photo assistant: Mantas Griskas Clothes from: store (brand/s): Deguy Kløverhuset Lot333 SecondLove Vrimmel Twisted