Festival artist 2026: Bjørn Hatterud

Bjørn Hatterud. Foto: Agnete Bruun.

Artist Bjørn Hatterud has been invited by the chief curator of AMIFF 2026 Kjetil Berge to create this year's commissioned work for the festival. Hatterud has been in Harstad doing researching, and the commissioned work will be a performance in the Trondenes Church on November 21st.

Bjørn Hatterud (b. 1977) hails from the rural village of Veldre in Ringsaker Municipality. He is a cultural writer, art critic, curator, and musician; he is a member of the Broadcasting Council and creates noise music. His previous publications include Mot normalt (2018), Mjøsa rundt med mor (2020), and Blokka på Bjerke (2023). In Mjøsa rundt med mor, Hatterud described life as a gay man with a disability, set against the backdrop of a rural working-class upbringing. The book won many hearts and received the Critics' Prize. Hatterud has also received the Critics' Prize, the Library Literature Prize, and the Fritt Ord Prize. In the fall of 2026, Hatterud will be relevant with a new book, Far levde, og så var han død.