From Trasted Samlinger, National Centre for Outsider Art. Photo: Bjørn Hatterud

Trondenes kirke (Trondenes church)

#D A B L E D is a sound and text-based work by Bjørn Hatterud.

The piece begins with Hatterud’s visit to the Trastad Collections—formerly the Northern Norway Home for the Mentally Disabled—which brought back memories of traumatic experiences he himself endured in hospitals and institutions as a child. The work explores life as a man with a limp, and examines how "different" bodies are viewed, evaluated, and perceived—or forgotten.

Often, disabled people are those whom we never see or hear from.

Featuring: Maria Danielsen Rasch, organist at Trondenes Church.

Curator: Kjetil Berge.

#D A B L E D is a commissioned work created specifically for the Arctic Moving Image & Film Festival (AMIFF) 2026.

The audience is invited to attend an artist talk featuring the participants at Trondenes Church, immediately following the performance, from 13:00 to 13:30.

The café at the Trondenes Historical Centre will be open from 11:00 to 15:00 on this day.

Please note that an author talk—a "book bath"—with Bjørn Hatterud regarding his new book, Far levde, og så var han død ("Father Was Alive, and Then He Was Dead"), will be held at the Harstad Library on Wednesday, November 18, at 18:00. The discussion will be moderated by literary scholar and Associate Professor Ingri Løkholm Ramberg.

Bjørn Hatterud. Photo: Agnete Bruun.

Bjørn Hatterud (b. 1977) hails from the village of Veldre in the municipality of Ringsaker. He is a cultural commentator, art critic, curator, and musician—he also creates noise music—and serves as a member of the Norwegian Broadcasting Council. His previous publications include Mot normalt (2018), Mjøsa rundt med mor (2020), and Blokka på Bjerke (2023). In Mjøsa rundt med mor, Hatterud describes his life as a gay man with a disability, rooted in a rural working-class background. The book won many hearts and was awarded the Critics' Prize. Hatterud has also received the Critics' Prize, the Library Literature Prize, and the Fritt Ord Prize.

In the autumn of 2026, Hatterud will release a new book: Far levde, og så var han død.