An artist living in the south of the north
Espen Tversland (b. 1970, Kristiansand, Norway) is a visual artist working at the intersection of visual art, film, sound, and artificial intelligence. He is educated at the National Academy of Fine Art in Oslo (1998–2002) and grew up across Norway and Sweden, an experience that informs his layered and process-driven artistic approach.
Based in Brønnøysund since 2012, Tversland runs Hullet, an artist-driven exhibition space and production platform for contemporary art. His practice spans video, animation, digital print, and installation, combining documentary impulses with experimental strategies. Through montage, sound, and digital processes, his works explore how memory, technology, and mediation shape human experience of time, space, and reality.
In recent years, artificial intelligence has become central to his artistic methodology. Tversland treats AI as a tool and reflective surface rather than an autonomous creator. Using self-developed workflows, algorithms process personal image archives, sketches, and earlier works, generating continuously shifting visual sequences that move between recognition and abstraction. These works often address ecological uncertainty, technological acceleration, and the fragile position of the human within larger systems.
A key recent work is In violent silence horror is born (2025/26), premiering at Trondheim Electronic Arts Centre. The immersive installation uses open-source AI across four vertically arranged screens, forming a fluid image system in which human and non-human forms merge and dissolve. The work reflects on the Anthropocene, positioning humanity as one process among many.
Earlier works include Hope Springs Eternal (NNKS, 2021), and Nowhere, the Arctic Absurd, which received the Jury Prize at Nordnorsken 2023. Other AI-based projects include Nowhere to Hades, a fictional AI-generated death metal band presented at the Scandinavian Film Festival in Mexico, and Last Chant for the Chosen Few, awarded Best AI Short Film at 24FRAMe Future Film Fest (2025).
Tversland’s video works have been shown at festivals and exhibitions across Europe, the United States, and Latin America, and he continues to develop new projects that use emerging technologies to create immersive, reflective, and sensorial experiences.
Member at NBK, NNBK, Norske- Grafikere, BONO
