This video introduces artist Anette Gellein and their exhibition Tender Endings at Kunsthall Stavanger, featuring insights from artist themselves and curator Heather Jones.
Reflecting on themes of queer identity, societal power structures, and open-ended storytelling Gellein explores how collaborative, experimental world-building disrupts established norms within contemporary contexts.
Video: Sondre Oldereide Michaelsen
Film clips: Anette Gellein
Kunsthall Stavanger would like to thank Sparebanken Norge and Norske kunstforeninger for their generous support of this video.
Anette Gellein (b. 1995, Sola, Norway) is a ground-breaking voice in the Norwegian art scene, particularly within the genres of film, performance, and print media. Gellein's practice revolves around themes of power, politics, sexuality, gender, and emotion. Drawing inspiration from camp and horror, German Expressionism, avant-garde cinema, and queer politics, they create visual poems that reveal emotional landscapes.
Gellein holds a BA from Nordland Art and Film and an MA from Glasgow School of Art. Their work has been shown at Kunsthall Oslo, Tromsø Kunstforening, Galleri Opdahl, Atelier Nord, TENT Rotterdam, Lydgalleriet in Bergen, and the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers in Toronto. Gellein has participated in film festivals including the Oberhausen Film Festival, Oslo Pix, and the Arctic Moving Image & Film Festival (AMIFF). Gellein is currently based in Stavanger, Norway. In recognition of their contributions to the arts, Gellein was named ‘Årets Stavangerkunstner’ in 2025.