Caroline Reistad (1968, Norway) was raised in Norheimsund, and has lived and worked in Oslo since 1986. In 1998 she got to know Alberto Corda and his family, who came to stay with her in Oslo when Corda exhibited at the Henie-Onstad art centre (HOK). Alberto Corda made an indelible impression on Caroline, not just because of his photographic work, but also due to his life history.
Caroline Reistad has all-round experience as photographer. She has worked commercially, with portraiture and advertising amongst other things, since 1995. However during recent years she has given more time to her own projects in which she always focuses on people. In her latest and most extensive documentary project “Point of View”, which she started in 2002, Caroline focuses on the vulnerability of children as a result of the wider socio-political situation and their family’s financial situation and ability to care for them.
Caroline Reistad has travelled the world in order to capture situations and stories that grab your attention and connect you with the destinies of those she portrays. Her vision for the project “Point of View” is to put a spotlight on the financial situations and political mechanisms that affect the lives of the people in her pictures. Caroline Reistad’s social commitment has recently resulted in a collaboration with Tank Design and author Frode Grytten, who is writing poetic texts to accompany her photographs for a book project that is now underway.
FESTIVAL
Nordic Light
April 23 – 27, 2013
Exhibitions until May 5, 2013
Kristiansund
Norway
