TITLE: EVINCE (v.) to reveal the presence of a quality or feeling

‘'EVINCE (v.) to reveal the presence of a quality or feeling’’ is a series of self-portraits.

I choose to share.
Because I believe in sharing.
Because I believe in caring.

My attempt to contribute with something in this world is through my art, where I aim to use my own wounds and scars to tell others that they’re not alone with theirs. I choose to share. Because I care.

1 - ABDITORY (n.) a place into which you can disappear; a hiding place


2 - MONACHOPSIS (n.) the subtle but persistent feeling of being out of place


3 - ALEXITHYMIA (n.) the inability to express your feelings


4 - TASCENDA (n.) things better left unsaid; matters to be passed over in silence
5 - YONDERLY (adj.) mentally or emotionally distant; absent-minded
6 - BRONTIDE (n.) the low rumble of distant thunder
7 - NELIPOT (n.) one who walks barefoot

AUTHOR: Christina Marie Hjelén Strøm (Norway)

Christina Marie Hjelén Strøm is a Norwegian artist. She is an autodidact writer, actor, director and photographer. Within photography, her works mainly consist of self-portraits. She also experiments with text, sound, video, sculptures and installations.

She is often combining different art forms, and has an intuitive approach to the creative process. There is a recurring theme her works, no matter which art form. They all have a sense of honest vulnerability to them, with which she seeks to convey a message of understanding and to give people who are struggling comfort and hope.

In 2018 she was part of the group exhibition ‘’Usensurert’’ (uncensored) at The Intercultural Museum in Oslo and had her first solo exhibition at Kunstgjødsel Gallery in Oslo, displaying a variety of artistic expressions.

In 2015/2016 Christina spent one year studying three dimensional contemporary art at Prosjektskolen Art School in Oslo. Other than that, she is self taught.