Photo Lecture: Tonje Thilesen
Tonje Thilesen, a Brooklyn-based photographic artist, is presenting a talk as part of the School of Photographic Arts and Sciences' Charles Arnold Lecture Series. It is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 13, in Wegmans Theater (MAGIC Spell Studios).
About Tonje Thilesen
Originally from Oslo, Norway, Thilesen grew up deeply influenced by a familial and cultural reverence for the natural world. Thilesen's early interest in photography grew from adolescent introspection and a desire for closer study of their physical environment — a desire to see beyond what the naked eye could. But they also had an interest in documenting social phenomena. Thilesen came up in the punk and hardcore music scenes of Oslo's socialist/anarchist east, which eventually led them to Berlin where, while working as a music writer, promoter and manager, they started photographing the DIY music industry.
Thilesen's work spans portraiture, still life and documentary, and has been commissioned and published by The New Yorker Magazine, The New York Times, TIME magazine, BOOOOOOOM, Frankfurter Allgemeine, Fotografi Magasin, The Wall Street Journal, and many others.
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