SIRI KATINKA VALDEZ

 

   (b.1983)  

​

 

ABOUT

​

Writer also working with sounds,  visuals. Educated in Art, Architecture and Literature. Lives in Oslo, NO. 

​

EDUCATION 

​

• University of Oslo - MA Art History and Ecocriticism (2018)

​

• Bergen Academy of Creative Writing (2014 & 2009)

​

• Bergen School of Architecture, BA  (2009)

​

​

RECENT COLLABORATIONS

​

Jesus i skauen (play, Pernille Mercury Linstad, 2021-22) ARCHITECTURAL CONSULTANT

​

Magic & Money (audiowalk, Andreas Hald Oxenvad, 2021-22) TEXT + +

​

Blomster & Bureau (writing collective, w/ Aina Villanger, Ane Nydal, Eli Vaage, Silje Fagerlund, 2015 - ongoing) CO-FOUNDER

​

Womb-Bat (song and ritual/sound performance, w/ Stina Risvold from Ville Vesten 2021) SOUND PERFORMANCE

​

​

​

• Art of Peace - Year of the Bat (Tora Dalseng, Exhibition Norsk Taiji Senter, 2021) SONG & RITUAL PERFORMANCE

​

• Kvad-Ra-Turen (guided songwalk, Tormod Carlsen/Ingeleiv Berstad at Bananaz collective, 2021) TEXT +

​​

• GRITT (film, Itonje Søimer Guttormsen, 2021) FOREST ALCHYMIST​​

​

• I min egen Natt - Kopfkino (Audioplay Cabaret, Liv Kristin Holmberg/ Kirstine Reffstrup, 2021) DIGITAL DESIGNER & TEXT CONSULTANT

​​

• Gangar fra Svartdalen (guided songwalk, Tormod Carlsen/Ingeleiv Berstad at Bananaz collective, 2020) TEXT +

​

• Odysseen  (play, Pernille Mercury Lindstad, 2020) ARCHITECTURAL CONSULTANT

​

​

​

PUBLISHED WORK 

​

​

Ung URO (Cappelen Damm Akademisk - Anthology ED. Ingrid Halland, 2021) ACADEMIC PAPER ANTHROPOCENE

​

Snille Djevel Befri meg (Blomster & Bureau, 2019) CURATED TRANSLATION OF MARY MACLANE 

​

 

EKSTREMISME (Bokvennen, 2012) ANTHOLOGY 

​

Det ble Bud (Gyldendal, 2012) SHORT STORIES

​

Juju Queens (bass, post-punk) 2001-2006

​

​

Work also published in Vinduet, Lichtungen, Klassekampen, OsloPilot, Byflimmer filmfestival, KOTE, Splittet kjerne, Filologen, Oslo Arkitektur triennale, Utflukt.

​

​

                FREELANCE

​

• Den Kulturelle Skolesekken, 2019

• TRAFO, jurymember 2019

• Various writing workshops 2014-2015

• AHO, lecture 2012

• Utflukt magazine, 2011-2012

​

​

                RESIDENCIES

​

• Gotland, Visby III

• Dale, Norway  I

​

​

​