carboncollective™ is an ongoing series of articles about some of the more interesting up and coming photographers from Scandinavia. Over the last few years, we've selected some of the best new photographers from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden in order to showcase a selection of their work. The photographers are all proponents of the New Nordic Photography movement and demonstrate a strong sense of Scandinavian Æsthetics in their work.
The latest photographer in our series is Julie Loen, a freelance art and fashion photographer from Norway. Take a look below to read about Julie´s source of inspiration and to see a gallery of her work:
Raised in Lier (a place sometimes referred to as the “green lung” of Oslo due to its vast number of strawberry fields and apple trees), Julie now lives and works in Oslo. Her work has been much in demand by up and coming independent Scandinavian magazines with her work appearing recently in W25, MC, Fett, Plan B, Campus, Skum and Ikon. Recent exhibitions include second appearances in group shows at both the Preus Museum and the Cyan:Studio in Oslo.
“As a child, I spent my weekends at my Grandmother's place, a run-down old farm no longer in use. The only animals that remained were a handful of cats living in an abandoned house on the property. Not much had been cared for properly for years. The buildings were bleached grey with no paint left on them. Rusty farm equipment lay scattered all over the place, mostly overgrown with weeds.
This was my very own playground of rusty machines and musty paraphernalia…treasures from a time gone by. I think it set the standard for my sense of aesthetic. I am drawn towards the dark and strange, things worn-beyond-repair and unkempt gardens.”
Take a look at a selection of Julie Loens’ photographs in the carboncollective™ X gallery.
Julie Loen on Flickr
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