STATEMENT I observe and document elements and details in the everyday that trigger my curiosity. Social structures and practices, as well as collective memories and identity, are recurring themes in my work. By processing the familiar in this way, I aim to pose open ended questions about life and how to live it, as individuals or as a community.
My love for the impossible entity we call reality is endless, hence the medium of photography and video forms a broad part of my production. However, my choice of medium is always project and context dependent, so sound installations, as well as landscaping and sculptural work, can also be found amongst my projects.
BIOGRAPHY Katja Høst (born 1972, living and working in Oslo) has her degree from the Institute of Photogpraphy at the Bergen Academy of Arts and Design in Norway. Katja Høst (born 1972, living and working in Oslo) has her degree from the Institute of Photogpraphy at the Bergen Academy of Arts and Design in Norway. Høst has had solo exhibitions at, among others, Fotogalleriet, Fotografiens hus, NNKS, Tenthaus, Gallery 44 (Toronto), Digitaliseum (Sweden) and Articule (Montréal), as well as participated in the osloBIENNALEN, UKS biennale and Momentum. Her work has been commissioned by the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences (NIH), as well as Litteraturhuset in Oslo and LANDART Gjerdrum. She has published 5 photobooks and produced art projects in public spaces like the Oslo Central station and suburban areas of Haugerud in Oslo.