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“Knock Knock Who’s Dead” Compilation feature with the The North song “The Deliverance Ov Aismal (W.H.)” on Kikimora Tapes, 2016

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Selected stills from The North performances 2010 - 2013, USA. Collaboration with Glen Jennings (Visuals). Various photographers.

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Design for No Nation gallery in Chicago, USA. Abobe Photoshop and Illustrator.

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“The North:Glaciers” Mini album, released by CAPTCHA Records, 2013. Composed, performed and recorded by Snorre Sjønøst Henriksen. MIxed and mastered by Snorre Sjønøst Henriksen and Michael Perkins. Cover art by Yaloopop.

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Stills from the performance “xXx <3 Follow Spot <3 xXx/ The official opening of the BorderClinic" featuring Betsy O’Brian, William Amaya, Snorre Sjønøst Henriksen (facilitator), Rueben’s Palace, Chicago IL, 2010. Photos by Eric Bartholomew

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Two Untitled Sculpture Studies, (wax paper, fake flowers, miniature palm, cardboard box, duct tape, silver tape, photo booth photographs, hole, cat) exhibited at No Nation (The Gallery Formerly Known As Happy Dog) Chicago, USA, 2011. Photos by Snorre Sjønøst Henriksen

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Curational: “Girls With Synths” Show at No Nation (The Gallery Formerly Known As Happy Dog), Chicago, USA, 2011, main organizer: Sarah Weis, Photos: Snorre Sjønøst Henriksen

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The North performing live at Madame Claude, Berlin, Feb. 2017. Visuals by Anne Kutzner, shot by Ekaterina Pliassova. 

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“Irrlicht” Site specific performance in collaboration with Anne Kutzner at Zionskirche, Berlin, June 2016. Organized by Kunstlerhaus Bethanien. Photos by James Johnston.

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Compilation of videoworks made prior to 2010. Shot by Frans Ibon Svendsen, Snorre Sjønøst Henriksen, William Amaya. All other production by Snorre Sjønøst Henriksen.

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Pus Og Hval, live session in Berlin, May 2016, Shot on VHS, Live Video Manipulation, HDV transfer by Anne Kutzner

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Darkness/Noise

Close Up: A murder of crows flying over the screen. Dark Branches. Choir/synth music.

Montage of crows around a black tree. Center focus.

Extreme Close Up: A peacock’s feathery tale unfolds.

Camera pulls out: the bird becomes visible on a beach.

Keeps pulling. Tropical scenario under a metal sky/ceiling.

Pulls through a window, blue curtains.

We see a gray hospital room, heavenly light from the tropical scene outside the window, camera keeps pulling backwards, light gets brighter in the window.

Camera stops: A sparrow smashes into the window, falls dead on the windowsill. Scenario outside changes abruptly to black tree w/ crows.

Medium Close up: Camera pans Bressonian to hospital bed. A woman lies there, breathing through respirator. Heart monitor sound, respirator sound. Stares towards camera, still eyes.

Close up: Hospital room. Man with a captain’s hat, white shirt, marine blue sailor pants,  looking towards the left/the woman. Tick internationalized to a half a smile on the left side of his face.

Med Close up: Woman in bed, still looking.

Close up: Man with captain’s hat looking back. Face still, serious. Phone vibrates in his pants pocket.

Med Close up: Woman in bed, still looking.

Close up: Same shot of man, checking his phone.

Text on screen: “Have you forgotten about me?”

Med Close up: Woman in bed, still looking.

Close up: Same shot of man, checking his phone. It vibrates again.

Text on screen: “Thank you for using MasterCard®”

Man looks right in front of himself.

Shot through the window. Beach scene outside. A red haired woman lying naked on the beach, under the palms, back towards the camera. Sound of wind in the leaves.