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some views of my installation, Ryggvirvelskog, on the forest edge by the fjord for Rotvoll Kunstfest ✨️

each one of these takes somewhere around 20-30 hours - from cutting down the tree or collecting fallen wood, stripping the bark off, mapping out the plans for carving, carving, sanding, and finishing.

this first iteration features seven sculptures and after a lengthy much needed break, i'll be back in the studio to make more. in the meantime, if anyone has recommendations for where to get a good hand massage, hmu ☠️ taken in Rotvoll by @esomalflor

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2 months ago

after sitting on this news for a while, i am ELATED to finally share that my painting/drawing 'Helderberg Nature Reserve' has been acquired by the Walker Art Center.
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i am eternally grateful to @jasper_taylor_jasper for advocating for me and my work, not to mention local artists in general. the twin cities is so lucky to have you! and i am so lucky that we met when we did 🖤
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i also want to extend a huge thanks to the entire curatorial team for bringing this work into the collection; i cannot wait to see where it goes in the future.
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and thank you to @oakspringgardenfoundation for the generous time, space, and support that led to the creation of this work ❤️ taken in Walker Art Center by @esomalflor

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2 years ago

Join us this Saturday September 12!
Poetry Reading 2-4pm
Reception and Book Signing 4-5!

Poets
Eso Malflor
Rosanna Warren
David Weiss

Artists Colleen Coleman, Katherine Jackson, Chris Kaczmarek, Patricia Miranda, Jo Yarrington

Eso Malfor is a visual artist and writer based in Trondheim, Norway and Chicago, Illinois. Their debut chapbook of poems and drawings, Everything is in Search of Equilibrium, was published by Echo Thread Projects in 2025. Their work is in the collections of the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis Institute of Art, and in private collections across the US.

Rosanna Warren is a Professor (Emerita) at the University of Chicago. She is the author of seven books of poetry: the new Hindsight, and most recently So Forth (2020) and Ghost in a Red Hat (2011). A former Chancellor of the Academy of American Poets and a Berlin Fellow, she has received awards from the Academy of American Poets, The American Academy of Arts &; Letters, the Lila Wallace Foundation, the Guggenheim Foundation, and the New England Poetry Club, among others.

David Weiss has published six collections of poetry, most recently Little Mirror (Lynx House) and No Tomorrow (Tiger Bark Press), three novels, The Mensch, Cry Baby and Do Us Part and four crime novels in the Ditch Witch series. His book of essays on poetry, And Living Things Too, has just come out from Tiger Bark Press.

A point walks into a line, a body draws lines in space, a line of thread pierces through cloth, a dot etches glass, a wave of light reverberates into sound. From neurological brain waves flowing from arm to form, these artists use line to create multi-dimensional conceptual drawings; on paper and on walls, in lace and in glass, in performance, and through invisible lines of light and sound. Together their works draw a resonant immersive world. taken in P S 122 Gallery by @esomalflor

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a month ago

Together, Apart has been finished up for almost a couple of weeks but i'm just now getting around to sharing some more images from the show 💀

"No Man is an Island" is an installation made from sawdust, wood chips, and weathered alpine wood, designed to transform over the course of the exhibition. Over the month of June, the rush of air from the gallery door opening and the movements of passing viewers slowly shifted the distinct shape of the silhouette.

Named after John Donne’s poem, the installation's wood dust evokes shifting sand. The gradual erosion of the human silhouette serves as a reminder of our own impermanence and eventual return to the earth.

Special thanks to Esther & Marius at Tynset AIR (@rambu_tynset) and the sawmill in Tylldalen for generously gifting me with a big ol bag of sawdust 🪵 taken in Fotografiens Hus by @esomalflor

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3 months ago

Thanks to Fotografiens Hus for introducing us and hosting this talk between Kajsa Dahlberg and I. We talked about our personal connections to nature, letting materials be collaborators, our lineages in queer feminist art history, the camera as a tool, and so much more.

Together, Apart is on view for one more week!

If you're nowhere near Oslo and would like to see the show, message or email me and I'll send you a direct link to the documentation. 💚
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Photos by Calan Strand Hale and Mikhela Greiner taken in Oslo, Norway by @esomalflor

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4 months ago

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What happens when identity, ecology, and transformation become part of the same living system?

As part of Artistic Mapping 2026, @areatemporal presents a closer look at the practice of @esomalflor, whose work unfolds through hybrid organisms, mutable landscapes, and material processes that challenge fixed ideas of body, nature, and belonging. This editorial essay explores transformation not as an exception, but as a fundamental condition of existence.

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¿Qué sucede cuando la identidad, la ecología y la transformación forman parte de un mismo sistema vivo?

Como parte de Mapeo Artístico 2026, @areatemporal presenta una aproximación a la práctica de @esomalflor, cuya obra se despliega a través de organismos híbridos, paisajes mutantes y procesos materiales que cuestionan las ideas fijas sobre cuerpo, naturaleza y pertenencia. Este ensayo editorial explora la transformación no como una excepción, sino como una condición fundamental de la existencia.

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O que acontece quando identidade, ecologia e transformação passam a fazer parte de um mesmo sistema vivo?

Como parte do Mapeamento Artístico 2026, a @areatemporal apresenta uma aproximação à prática de @esomalflor, cuja obra se desenvolve por meio de organismos híbridos, paisagens mutantes e processos materiais que desafiam ideias fixas sobre corpo, natureza e pertencimento. Este ensaio editorial explora a transformação não como exceção, mas como uma condição fundamental da existência. taken in Houston Texas EE.UU by @esomalflor

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4 months ago

that's a wrap on my first residency in norway! i packed the car up and said goodbye to @rambu_tynset this morning 💔 thank you for a lovely two months filled with all the seasons, beautiful scenery, wood hauls, cold cold swims, and new friends. by @esomalflor

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4 months ago

"For Whom the Bell Tolls" pieces together three distinct stages of erosion, mapping the transition from mountain summits and industrial rock drilling down to the stones worn away beneath waves and our footsteps.

The form is inspired by the traditional Norwegian klokkestreng, a decorative embroidery originally designed as a bell pull to summon servants. By recontextualizing this history, I am considering our relationship to land: how we call upon the earth and its resources to be in constant service to us and our lives.

Through photography, this sequence captures the structural transition from the monumental scale of a mountain down to a small beach pebble. It tells a story of degradation, weathering, and time.

The title is borrowed from John Donne's poem of the same name, which explores the interconnectedness of humanity and our shared fate.

Materials: digital reactive print on 100% silk, carved and sanded fir, pigmented wax and hardware.

This work can be seen in person at Fotografiens Hus in Oslo! Together, Apart is open now through June 28th. taken in Fotografiens Hus by @esomalflor

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4 months ago

Artist Talk: eso malflor & Kajsa Dahlberg

A conversation between eso malflor and Kajsa Dahlberg on photography, care, ecology and more-than-human relations.

In connection to the exhibition “Together, Apart”, Fotografiens Hus is pleased to invite you to a conversation between exhibitor eso malflor and artist Kajsa Dahlberg.

Sunday 14 June, 1 PM. The conversation will be in English.

The event is free.

Starting from their respective artistic practices, the conversation will explore photography and image in relation to how we think about the body, nature, care, belonging, and our relationship to the more-than-human world.

In her recent work, Kajsa Dahlberg has been investigating what role visual media has played in distinguishing between the human and nonhuman, a distinction that has often led to an understanding of film and photography as an optical extension of human vision. By practically and theoretically re-examining this notion, she explores how different mediums of moving images bears witness to material interdependencies and co-productions have the potential to converge human and non-human perspectives.

At Fotografiens Hus, eso malflor presents KROPP/BODY/CUERPO, a long-term photographic project created in Nevelsfjord, Northern Norway, where their paternal family has roots dating back to the nineteenth century. Inspired by Ana Mendieta’s Siluetas, malflor creates human-shaped forms from natural materials gathered in the surrounding landscape and returns year after year to photograph their gradual transformation and dissolution.

The project emerged alongside the artist’s experience of losing their grandmother and became a reflection on grief, impermanence, and the cycles of decay and renewal that shape both human lives and the natural world. Through site-specific interventions and photography, KROPP/BODY/CUERPO highlights the interdependence between people and the environments they inhabit, inviting viewers to consider the body as inseparable from its ecological surroundings.

The event is supported by Norske Fagfotografers Fond and Fritt Ord.

Photo: “KROPP/BODY/CUERPO” // eso malflor by @esomalflor

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4 months ago

Torsdag 28. mai 2026 åpnet fellesutstillingen «Together, Apart» av eso malflor og Anna Fabricius på Fotografiens Hus🌿

Utstillingen vever sammen to prosjekter som utforsker menneskekroppen og vår fysiske og mentale forbindelser til naturen: “Dear body I’m sorry” av Anna Fabricius og “KROPP/BODY/CUERPO” av eso malflor.

Utstillingen ble åpnet med en performance koreografert med utgangspunkt i prosjektene, med dansere Julie Mjønes, Mia A. K. Marthinsen og Hanne Svenning, og tale av fotograf Bård Ek - lærer og medlem av Fotografiens Hus sitt utstillingsutvalg.

Gratulerer så mye til utstillere Anna Fabricius og eso malflor 💐💐 @esomalflor @fabricius.anna

Tusen takk til alle som tok turen og velkommen til utstillingen, som varer fram til 28. juni 2026 💛

Åpningsarrangementet ble gjennomført med støtte fra Norske Fagfotografers Fond og Fritt Ord.

Alle foto: Calan Strand Hale

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💚 Fotoserien «Dear body I’m sorry» av Anna Fabricius inviterer publikum med på en emosjonell reise hvor Fabricius belyser samfunnskonstruerte holdninger til kroppen og presenterer et alternativt blikk. Gjennom en sårbar serie analoge fotografier ser vi kropper som integreres med hverandre og med naturen i ulike miljøer: snø, stein, sand og skog. Hvert miljø symboliserer en egen følelsesmessig tilstand.

💚 «KROPP/BODY/CUERPO» av eso malflor er en fotografisk og stedsspesifikk serie som utforsker kroppens tilknytning til landskaper, og naturens påvirkning på vår tilhørighet og identitet.

Prosjektet dokumenterer landskapet i Nevelsfjord i Nord-Norge, hvor malflors familie har røtter tilbake til 1800-tallet. Inspirert av performancekunstneren Ana Mendietas «Siluetas» skaper de menneskelignende former av naturmaterialer hentet fra landskapet. Disse silhuettene overlates til vær, vind og dyr, før malflor vender tilbake år etter år for å fotografere deres forandring og gradvise oppløsning. by @esomalflor

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5 months ago

Together, Apart opens tomorrow @fotografienshus !

I'm looking forward to sharing this work with you all, especially some of the new sculptural additions.

Come thru 6-8pm (kl 18 - 20) for drinks and a special one-night performance inspired by mine and @fabricius.anna 's work! taken in Oslo, Norway by @esomalflor

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5 months ago

TOGETHER, APART – Anna Fabricius & eso malflor
28.05.–28.06.2026

Åpning: torsdag 28. mai kl. 18.00–20.00

Fotografiens Hus presenterer Together, Apart. Utstillingen vever sammen to prosjekter som på hver sine måter utforsker menneskekroppen og dens fysiske og mentale forbindelser til naturen: “Dear body I’m sorry” av Anna Fabricius og “KROPP/BODY/CUERPO” av eso malflor.

I “KROPP/BODY/CUERPO” skaper og dokumenterer eso malflor menneskelignende former laget av naturmaterialer i landskapet i Nevelsfjord i Nord-Norge. Inspirert av silhuettene til performancekunstneren Ana Mendieta undersøker de forbindelsen mellom kropp, natur og tilhørighet.

I “Dear body I’m sorry” presenterer Anna Fabricius en serie analoge fotografier hvor kropper integreres med hverandre og med naturen i ulike miljøer: snø, stein, sand og skog. Fabricius utfordrer samfunnskonstruerte holdninger til kroppen og for slik å presentere et alternativt blikk.

Utstillingen åpnes med performance inspirert av utstillingen, med dansere Catharina Vehre Gresslien, Julie Mjønes, Mia A. K. Marthinsen. Åpningstale ved fotograf Bård Ek, lærer og medlem av Fotografiens Hus sitt utstillingsutvalg.

Åpningsarrangementet er støttet av Norske Fagfotografers Fond og Fritt Ord. taken in Fotografiens Hus by @esomalflor

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5 months ago