Cirriculum Vitae
Helle Lyshøj. Videoartist. Living and working in Denmark and the Netherlands

Education
1996 -1999 Gerrit Rietveld Academie [nl], department for time-based art
1993 -1997 Kolding Kunsthåndværkerskole [dk], department for costumes


Selected videoperformances, video presentations and exhibitions
2011
Video design for 'The Plot' by Aelaide Bentzon and Erik Pold. Premieres summer 2011.

2010
Video design for ‘Etuder’, a reconstruction by Henrik Vestergaard Friis. May 2010 at Zene+, Viften, Rødovre, DK.
Video for the performance SHOW Real by Åben Dans. February 2010 in Roskilde, DK.

2009
Video for the performance 1:Songs by Nicole Beutler, Frascati theater in Amsterdam
Video for performance 'Det Ny Menneske' (Post Human). January-February at Camp X Theater in Copenhagen.
Visual for DJ Alec Smart at various clubs in Amsterdam.

2008
MASTERCOPY video performance. Plex theater in Copenhagen.

2007
VJ for 'Hang the DJ'. A club performance by Erik Pold in TurboDowntown, Copenhagen
Animations for the children theater, 'Spring ud efter månen' by Teatret Månegøgl. Copenhagen and Denmark tour
2006
Dance, music og video-performance ‘New Value®’ in collaboration with Åben Dans productions, Copenhagen and Denmark tour
Video for ScanDivas' show, shown in Scandinavia
Music video: Sterling: 'Ikke rigtig I mit hoved', in collaboration with Erik Pold and Rebecca Arthy
Video performance ’The End‘, directed by Erik Pold, Copenhagen and Århus [dk]
2005
Video for 'Balladen om Kasper Rosenröd' by Ina-Miriam Rosenbaum, produced by Malmø Operaverkstan, Malmö Opera och Musikteater [se]
2004
Video for danceproduction ‘Børsen Roadshow’ in collaboration with Åben Dans productions, Copenhagen and Denmark tour
Video performance ‘Smirnoff UnLtd.’ in collaborations with Henrique Neves in Künstlerhaus Mousonturm Frankfurt
'HelleVion' at the 5th Kunstvlaai, Westergasfabriek, Amsterdam
'Pesthuislaan 2-24' at the exhibition aHuman in MUU Galleria , Helsinki
'Hellevision 1st edition' in Filmfestival 'Op Schoot', Maastricht [nl]
2003
'Requiem' in 'Experimenteller Film aus den Niederlanden' shown at UniT-Container, Universitätsplatz, Graz [at]
Video performance 'X182456' in collaboration with Henrique Neves in 'Casa Conviente', Lisbon
'Several furry animals' nominated at Rocket Clip Festival in Paradiso, Amsterdam
Video performance 'Striptease' in collaboration with Henrique Neves, studiopresentation in Amsterdam
2002
'Mozart effect in Mannheim' video news shown at the 2nd Mozart festival in Nationaltheater Mannheim [de]
'TART documents' shown at Salto A1 in Amsterdam
'The Kiss' shown at the 1 minute biennale at Utrechtse Centraal Museum [nl]
2001
Video performance 'Performance2000, the final' in collaboration with Erik Pold', Copenhagen and Barcelona
'The Goldfish' in the programme 'Straatbeeld' in the Badcuip, Amsterdam
'VodkaKafé', gallery Moira in Utrecht [nl]
2000
'Art for a spaceship', 'Helle´s place' in Amsterdam
Videoperformance 'Performance2000' in collaboration with Erik Pold, in 'GasthuisTheater', Amsterdam
1999
'De visite is er' at Arti en Amicitae in Amsterdam
'Liminal Institute Festival' [documentary] shown at 'Oeffener Kanal' in Berlin
'At a bar' shown at 'Park TV' in Amsterdam
'Park of the Future' [international studentseminar and exhibition] at Westergasfabriek in Amsterdam
1998
'Ad Infinitum' in Tellus Cinema [16 mm film program], 'Cultural City 98', Stockholm
'For your eyes' at Hotel Winston, Amsterdam

Grants and subsidies
The National Workshops for Arts and Crafts in Copenhagen 2008
The Danish Arts Foundation - work grant 2007
Nederlandse fonds voor de Film 2001
Knud Højgaards Fond 1996
Designfonden 1996


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