Five Artists Receive TSSK’s Production Grant 2025

Jury's Statement on the 2025 Grant Recipients

The jury received 34 applications, all of a high professional standard and reflecting the breadth and vitality of the region’s art scene. The majority of applications came from visual artists, most of them younger practitioners in the process of establishing and developing their work in the Trøndelag region. It has been a great pleasure to witness such a remarkable and interconnected ecosystem take root and flourish — up close. At the same time, we encourage more craft artists to apply in the future, to further strengthen the diversity and highlight the richness of the region’s contemporary craft community.

Eva Ballo (f. 1988) will use the grant to work on the project “BÆR” which explores small natural resources like berries through works made from natural materials, images on textiles, and objects in leather and wood. Through the lens of smaller natural resources, and by working holistically with landscapes, Ballo wishes to consider the exploitation of larger ones too, where those collecting the former are required to show “due caution”. “BÆR” is currently shown at Galleri Ask, and will be shown at Galleri SOFT.

Hedda Bremseth (b. 1986) is an artist and filmmaker based in Stjørdal. Her practice explores social structures, gender, and marginalisation through documentary, performance, and relational projects. She receives production funding for the project Slutshaming på bygda (Slutshaming in the Countryside), in which she collects anonymous stories of sexual stigmatisation in small rural communities. The material will be developed into experimental tableaux for film, photography, or stage, and presented in the format of an interactive talk show.

Tobias Liljedahl (b. 1988) is an artist and filmmaker based in Trondheim. He works with video, sculpture, and installation, and explores themes of globalization, tourism, and climate through investigations of transport, landscape, and economic structures. He has received production funding to support the transport and reconstruction of his sculpture ISO 668 for this year’s Høstutstillingen, as well as for his project Cruise, which will be shown at Heimdal Kunstforening in 2025. In this work, he examines the staging of cruise tourism through video and sculpture, using material filmed both on land and aboard a cruise ship.

Mateusz Pitala (b. 1994) is an artist, designer, and baker based in Trondheim. He receives production funding for two interconnected projects: a sculptural clay oven for the Trondheimsbiennale in 2026, and a series of participatory food gatherings in collaboration with artist Monika Raźny. The projects build on Pitala’s ongoing exploration of the cultural and political significance of bread, fermentation, local food sources, and ancient grains. The clay oven will function as a sculptural hearth and social gathering point in the urban landscape of Nyhavna, while the food gatherings promote community, sustainability, and embodied knowledge through shared meals and craft.

Guri Simone Øveraas (b. 1990) is an artist based in Trondheim with an interdisciplinary practice rooted in South Sámi heritage, language, and history. She receives production funding for Anna Dærga Joikeektieme – a performance series based on a rare vuelie (South Sámi joik melody) performed by Anna Dærga in a 1962 radio interview. Expressing grief and resistance, the joik will be arranged for choir and performed in various forms throughout an exhibition at Trondheim Art Museum in 2026. Øveraas collaborates with musicians and performance artists to create a unified audiovisual framework that connects sound, land, people, and memory.

June 6th, 2025

Samrridhi Kukreja, Daniel Vincent Hansen og Margrete Abelsen