Ollie Hermansson (they/them, b. 1991, DK) is a visual and performance artist. They hold an MFA from Oslo National Academy of the Arts, and have studied Performative Art at Academy of Fine Arts Vienna. Hermansson is currently living and working between Vienna and Oslo.
Their works are expressed with body, text, drawings, and tactile gestures. As a performer, Hermansson addresses the audience in a personal, intimate tone, aspiring to create a moment in which the audience is genuinely involved with the performance. Their works involve stories about gender-transitioning, love, and other queer experiences.
Their recent work has been shown at Kunstnernes Hus (NO), Raw Matters x Brunnenpassage (AT), exhibition space OTTE (DK) and SALT art and music / I AM UNDONE vol. 1 (NO).
Image 1: How to be a straight line (Stand-Up Edition), 2022, performance at Raw Matters x Brunnenpassage, Vienna. Photo: Esther Stern
Image 2: How to be a straight line (Stand-Up Edition), 2023, sketch
Image 3: How to be a straight line (Transition Edition, vol. 2), 2023, workshop at Slottsparken / Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo, photographed by Josh Lake
Image 4: How to be a straight line (Transition Edition), 2023, performance in Formsalen, Oslo National Academy of the Arts, Oslo. Photo: Isan Maher
Image 5: How to make a human roar, 2021, sketch for performance
