Amund Sjølie Sveen

Amund Sjølie Sveen is a Norwegian artist, composer and writer.

His art tackles issues surrounding the Arctic. Sveen launched NORDTING, an art platform for intervention and reflection in the north. NORDTING, is a mobile people's assembly for the North, brings together residents from Vardø to Alaska, to participate in the council, called the Ting. Local participants, from bands and choirs to community leaders, punk rockers, cheerleaders, indigenous peoples, musicians, and dancers, come together to discuss and address issues affecting their communities.

Sveen led the first edition of the Pan-ArcticVision, which was held in Vadsø, Northern Norway. As a musician, he is a member of the Slagr, a Norwegian trio formed in 2003. Sveen also is associated with the UiT The Arctic University of Norway, as an artistic researcher.

Selected projects

 * 2005: Deconstructing IKEA, solo percussion
 * 2007: United States of Barents, solo performance, Kirkenes, Harstad, Oslo, NO
 * 2008 United States of Barents, solo performance, Bodø, Svolvær, Vadsø, Stamsund, Narvik
 * 2009: Deconstructing IKEA, installation; Moscow (RU), Rovaniemi (FI), Tromsø, Oslo, NO
 * 2009: Rising Water, outdoor installation, commission by Tromsø kunstforening; Tromsø, NO
 * 2011: USB - United States of Barents, solo performance, Hammerfest (NO)
 * 2013: Economic Theory for Dummies, solo performance, Steirischer Herbst, Graz
 * 2013: The (Oil) Fountain of Youth, exhibition of an unmade installation; Kirkenes, NO
 * 2015: Economic Theory for Dummies, solo performance, Black Box Teater, Oslo, NO
 * 2018: COMMONISM, new performance with theater maker Andy Smith, UK
 * 2020: MNGA, temporary light installation in public space, Longyear, Svalbard, NO