Vi møttes første gang i forbindelse med en utstilling for litt over 15 år siden, på Vøienvolden gård. Da hadde han allerede et langt og aktivt kunst –og yrkesliv i Norge som fotograf – og filmskaper; Grunnlegger av fotokunstgruppen Manité da han kom til Norge (1962) sammen med Arild Kristoffersen (Kristo) og Robert A. Robinson. Som yrkesfotograf sammen med Stein Thue. Samt en rekke dokumentarfilmer både som regissør og stillsfotograf.
Han hadde nylig hatt en utstilling på Henie-Onstad og disse bildene skulle nå vises i et betydelig mindre arrangement. Men du stilte opp. Med store sort-hvitt fotografier i et trangt og lite lokale. Det var her det skjedde noe. Noe som skulle få konsekvenser for et varmt og dypt vennskap.
Mens vi satt i lokalene var det om å gjøre å finne best mulig plassering for utstillingen, med den roen og stillheten bildene fortalte. Det var her vi fant tonen. En vandring inn i en liten og kompleks verden med en utfordring som var vanskelig, men ikke umulig. Vi ble kjent der. Du med din varme, ubegrensede tid, humor og ærlighet. Noe jeg vet at mange fikk oppleve med deg.
Ettersom årene gikk holdt vi kontakt. Du så alltid fremover og jeg ble også tatt med i din historievandring. Om livet i Arizona hvor du kom fra. Om reisene du tok til hjemlandet. Hvordan du jobbet med bilder i ørkenen. Du var en indianer i naturen. Du lyttet. Du observerte. Du tok deg tid. Tid til å se. Se små absurditeter og detaljer. Med åpent sinn og stor sinnsro fant du dine motiver. Du var en god forteller. I bilder og ord.
Du hentet frem egenskaper hos andre og verdsatte de. Du hentet frem magiske øyeblikk i en ellers liten by som Oslo. (Vist bl.a. i boken: En amerikaner i Oslo). Det var filmene dine med realisme og sterke skildringer. Du var historieinteressert. Du var engasjert. Noe du også kunne formidle.
Og du var nysgjerrig. Du ble digital med fargebilder. Paletten blomstret som du selv gjorde. Du viste meg en foto-serie med varianter av et tre på hytta. Du fortalte hvordan dette ensomme treet stod ved vannkanten. Du jobbet med det. Du tok bilder av det. Det ensomme treet. Når du virkelig var godt inne i det, så var treet plutselig borte. Bonden hadde tatt det. Treets historie sluttet der. Du rakk det du skulle. Tilbake sitter melankolien og sentimentaliteten. Du likte begge deler, men var verken melankolsk eller sentimental. Du så humoren. Du fant liv i det som stod stille. Det som beveget seg fort, frøs du fast til stillhet.
Nå er det din stillhet som gir oss ettertanker.
Tankene går til din familie og venner. En ekstra klem til Gry.
Tom Ståle Engebretsen
CV Dan Young:
1938 Born Navajo Indian Reservation, Arizona USA
1956-57 Arizona State College, Flagstaff, Arizona
1957-61 U.S. Navy
1961-62 Art Center School, Los Angeles California.
1962 Move to Norway
1962 Help found photography agency "Manité"
1962-66 Photojournalist for Manité
1964 Assignment to photograph Denmark for Venture Magazine, New York
1966 Manité opens offices in London, England
1967 Collaborate with Pål Løkkeberg for opening Sequence for his first feature film "Liv".
1967 Leave Manité
1968 Exhibition "Five Nordic Cities
1971-72 Illustrate book "Pregnancy, birth and child care for Bates ad agency. Published in four languages in 2 million.
1972 "Gullblyant" for Pregnancy, birth and child care.
1972 Illustrate children's book "Svampe", Gyldendal Publishers, Oslo.
1972 Move to Arizona.
1974 One man exhibit at Phoenix Art Museum, Arizona
1975 Direct short film "Fragile Handle With Care" on the problems of child abuse in the United States. Narrated by Bill Cosby.
1976 Move to California.
1977 Direct four short films about child abuse
1978 Move back to Norway.
1979 15 minute advertising film for Volvo.
1980 Stills photographer for Anja Breien´s film "Witch Hunt" in Norway
1980-1995 Stills photographer on 25 feature films.
1985 Statens 98. Kunstutstilling. The Fall Exhibition.Direct short film "Energy" for Norwegian Export Council.
1987 Produce/Direct short film "Soup of the Day".
1991 Exhibition "Handscapes" Gallery Aske, Oslo
1992 Exhibition "Handscapes" Preus Fotomuseum, Horten Norway
1994 Photograph short film "In the Kingdom of Pan" and work as stills photographer on the feature film "PAN" based on the novel by Knut Hamsun and directed by the Danish film directer Henning Carlsen.
1995 Produce and direct short film "Invisibly Close"
1995 Produce and direct short film "Captured – Meet photographer Robert A. Robinson", narrated by Max von Sydow.
1995 Write and edit book "Captured – meet photographer Robert A. Robinson". Published in Norway and Holland.
1995 Curate exhibition "Captured" at Hennie-Onstad Art Center, Bærum and Gallery Boulou, Bergen, Norway
1995 Work as stills photographer on the Swedish director Jan Troel's film "Hamsun".
1996 Granted Culture Stipend from the city of Oslo.
1997 Exhibition "Handscapes" in Torino, Italy.
1998 Exhibition "Manité 1962 – 1967." National Museum of Contemporary Art, Oslo. July 4 through October 18, 1998.
1999 "Tomales Bay" and "Butts" exhibition at the Henie-Onstad Art Center from November 14 , 1998 through January 17, 1999.
1999 Guest "Under the Open Sky", Oslo June 1999.
2000 Gallery NK, Lillehammer – Feb. 200. 7 images.
2000 Guest: "Den Gyldne", Charlottenborg, Copenhagen Denmark. April 29 – May 21, 2000.
2000 2000 "Rearview Mirror", California Museum of Photography, U.C. Riverside, California. April – August 2000. Two images.
2000 Reise eller studiestipend, 2000. Travel/study grant.
2000 Workshop in Photoshop. Santa Fe; New Mexico.
2000 "The Lost Negatives" Gallery NK, Lillehammer. Webb gallery only. www.Galleri-nk.no
2001 Donate 32 b/w Native American images to the Heard Museum, Phoenix Arizona.
2002 Retrospective exhibit, Amore Mills Gallery, Scottsdale Arizona. Sept. 26 through Nov. 9, 2002
2002 Article published in American photography magazine "Black and White". September 2002 issue.
2004 Exhibit color work from Pietrasanta, Italy at the Mälarsjukhuset in Eskilstuna Sweden, Jan 21. through Feb. 28. 2004.
2004 The Stenersen Museum, Oslo. 27 August – 24 October
2004. “Passing Time. Time Past. The Photography of Dan Young 1962 – 2004. Including “The Lost Negatives Oslo 1962 – 1964” and “Three Days In a Place Called Coolidge 1972 – 1973.”
2004-2005 2004-2005 “Nordic Triangle”. Museum for Fotokunst, Odense, Denmark 13 November 2004 to 15 Febuary 2005.
2004 Opmålt. Group photography exhibit at Hennie-Onstad
Art center, Høvik. December 2004.
2005 Tromsø Kunstforening. 7 October to 13 November
“Dan Young: Walking in Color”
2005-2006 In The Shadow of The Shadow – a greeting from Hans Christian Andersen
Museet for Fotokunst, Odense Denmark. 3 images
From the museums permanent collection. Celebrating H.C. Andersens 200th years celebration. April 30 2005 through May 14 2006.
2005 1001 Handes. Art exhibition at the Rikshospitalet in Oslo. April/July 2005
Tromsø Art Association. 7 October to 13 November
“Dan Young: Walking in Color”
2007 Documentary “Chopping The King” about the Norwegian artist Knut Steen and his struggle with sculpturing a 8 meter high figure over the late King Olav V of Norway, is shown twice on Norwegian TV. Directed and filmed by Dan Young
See it on TV
2007 Book “An American in Oslo – photographs 1962 – 1964 published. (Original title “The Lost Negatives – Oslo 1962 – 1964”) Pictures and text by Dan Young. Buy the book
2009 Book “Precious Times” – Text and Photography by Dan Young published by Press Publishers, Oslo.
2010 Exhibit 19 images at Bærum Kulturhus, Sandvika. August 27 – September 27.
2010 Exhibt “3 ½” at Café Celsius, Oslo. Sept. 9 through March 2011. Images form Coolidge, Arizona 1971 – 1973 (plus a half day in 2002).
Han hadde nylig hatt en utstilling på Henie-Onstad og disse bildene skulle nå vises i et betydelig mindre arrangement. Men du stilte opp. Med store sort-hvitt fotografier i et trangt og lite lokale. Det var her det skjedde noe. Noe som skulle få konsekvenser for et varmt og dypt vennskap.
Mens vi satt i lokalene var det om å gjøre å finne best mulig plassering for utstillingen, med den roen og stillheten bildene fortalte. Det var her vi fant tonen. En vandring inn i en liten og kompleks verden med en utfordring som var vanskelig, men ikke umulig. Vi ble kjent der. Du med din varme, ubegrensede tid, humor og ærlighet. Noe jeg vet at mange fikk oppleve med deg.
Ettersom årene gikk holdt vi kontakt. Du så alltid fremover og jeg ble også tatt med i din historievandring. Om livet i Arizona hvor du kom fra. Om reisene du tok til hjemlandet. Hvordan du jobbet med bilder i ørkenen. Du var en indianer i naturen. Du lyttet. Du observerte. Du tok deg tid. Tid til å se. Se små absurditeter og detaljer. Med åpent sinn og stor sinnsro fant du dine motiver. Du var en god forteller. I bilder og ord.
Du hentet frem egenskaper hos andre og verdsatte de. Du hentet frem magiske øyeblikk i en ellers liten by som Oslo. (Vist bl.a. i boken: En amerikaner i Oslo). Det var filmene dine med realisme og sterke skildringer. Du var historieinteressert. Du var engasjert. Noe du også kunne formidle.
Og du var nysgjerrig. Du ble digital med fargebilder. Paletten blomstret som du selv gjorde. Du viste meg en foto-serie med varianter av et tre på hytta. Du fortalte hvordan dette ensomme treet stod ved vannkanten. Du jobbet med det. Du tok bilder av det. Det ensomme treet. Når du virkelig var godt inne i det, så var treet plutselig borte. Bonden hadde tatt det. Treets historie sluttet der. Du rakk det du skulle. Tilbake sitter melankolien og sentimentaliteten. Du likte begge deler, men var verken melankolsk eller sentimental. Du så humoren. Du fant liv i det som stod stille. Det som beveget seg fort, frøs du fast til stillhet.
Nå er det din stillhet som gir oss ettertanker.
Tankene går til din familie og venner. En ekstra klem til Gry.
Tom Ståle Engebretsen
CV Dan Young:
1938 Born Navajo Indian Reservation, Arizona USA
1956-57 Arizona State College, Flagstaff, Arizona
1957-61 U.S. Navy
1961-62 Art Center School, Los Angeles California.
1962 Move to Norway
1962 Help found photography agency "Manité"
1962-66 Photojournalist for Manité
1964 Assignment to photograph Denmark for Venture Magazine, New York
1966 Manité opens offices in London, England
1967 Collaborate with Pål Løkkeberg for opening Sequence for his first feature film "Liv".
1967 Leave Manité
1968 Exhibition "Five Nordic Cities
1971-72 Illustrate book "Pregnancy, birth and child care for Bates ad agency. Published in four languages in 2 million.
1972 "Gullblyant" for Pregnancy, birth and child care.
1972 Illustrate children's book "Svampe", Gyldendal Publishers, Oslo.
1972 Move to Arizona.
1974 One man exhibit at Phoenix Art Museum, Arizona
1975 Direct short film "Fragile Handle With Care" on the problems of child abuse in the United States. Narrated by Bill Cosby.
1976 Move to California.
1977 Direct four short films about child abuse
1978 Move back to Norway.
1979 15 minute advertising film for Volvo.
1980 Stills photographer for Anja Breien´s film "Witch Hunt" in Norway
1980-1995 Stills photographer on 25 feature films.
1985 Statens 98. Kunstutstilling. The Fall Exhibition.Direct short film "Energy" for Norwegian Export Council.
1987 Produce/Direct short film "Soup of the Day".
1991 Exhibition "Handscapes" Gallery Aske, Oslo
1992 Exhibition "Handscapes" Preus Fotomuseum, Horten Norway
1994 Photograph short film "In the Kingdom of Pan" and work as stills photographer on the feature film "PAN" based on the novel by Knut Hamsun and directed by the Danish film directer Henning Carlsen.
1995 Produce and direct short film "Invisibly Close"
1995 Produce and direct short film "Captured – Meet photographer Robert A. Robinson", narrated by Max von Sydow.
1995 Write and edit book "Captured – meet photographer Robert A. Robinson". Published in Norway and Holland.
1995 Curate exhibition "Captured" at Hennie-Onstad Art Center, Bærum and Gallery Boulou, Bergen, Norway
1995 Work as stills photographer on the Swedish director Jan Troel's film "Hamsun".
1996 Granted Culture Stipend from the city of Oslo.
1997 Exhibition "Handscapes" in Torino, Italy.
1998 Exhibition "Manité 1962 – 1967." National Museum of Contemporary Art, Oslo. July 4 through October 18, 1998.
1999 "Tomales Bay" and "Butts" exhibition at the Henie-Onstad Art Center from November 14 , 1998 through January 17, 1999.
1999 Guest "Under the Open Sky", Oslo June 1999.
2000 Gallery NK, Lillehammer – Feb. 200. 7 images.
2000 Guest: "Den Gyldne", Charlottenborg, Copenhagen Denmark. April 29 – May 21, 2000.
2000 2000 "Rearview Mirror", California Museum of Photography, U.C. Riverside, California. April – August 2000. Two images.
2000 Reise eller studiestipend, 2000. Travel/study grant.
2000 Workshop in Photoshop. Santa Fe; New Mexico.
2000 "The Lost Negatives" Gallery NK, Lillehammer. Webb gallery only. www.Galleri-nk.no
2001 Donate 32 b/w Native American images to the Heard Museum, Phoenix Arizona.
2002 Retrospective exhibit, Amore Mills Gallery, Scottsdale Arizona. Sept. 26 through Nov. 9, 2002
2002 Article published in American photography magazine "Black and White". September 2002 issue.
2004 Exhibit color work from Pietrasanta, Italy at the Mälarsjukhuset in Eskilstuna Sweden, Jan 21. through Feb. 28. 2004.
2004 The Stenersen Museum, Oslo. 27 August – 24 October
2004. “Passing Time. Time Past. The Photography of Dan Young 1962 – 2004. Including “The Lost Negatives Oslo 1962 – 1964” and “Three Days In a Place Called Coolidge 1972 – 1973.”
2004-2005 2004-2005 “Nordic Triangle”. Museum for Fotokunst, Odense, Denmark 13 November 2004 to 15 Febuary 2005.
2004 Opmålt. Group photography exhibit at Hennie-Onstad
Art center, Høvik. December 2004.
2005 Tromsø Kunstforening. 7 October to 13 November
“Dan Young: Walking in Color”
2005-2006 In The Shadow of The Shadow – a greeting from Hans Christian Andersen
Museet for Fotokunst, Odense Denmark. 3 images
From the museums permanent collection. Celebrating H.C. Andersens 200th years celebration. April 30 2005 through May 14 2006.
2005 1001 Handes. Art exhibition at the Rikshospitalet in Oslo. April/July 2005
Tromsø Art Association. 7 October to 13 November
“Dan Young: Walking in Color”
2007 Documentary “Chopping The King” about the Norwegian artist Knut Steen and his struggle with sculpturing a 8 meter high figure over the late King Olav V of Norway, is shown twice on Norwegian TV. Directed and filmed by Dan Young
See it on TV
2007 Book “An American in Oslo – photographs 1962 – 1964 published. (Original title “The Lost Negatives – Oslo 1962 – 1964”) Pictures and text by Dan Young. Buy the book
2009 Book “Precious Times” – Text and Photography by Dan Young published by Press Publishers, Oslo.
2010 Exhibit 19 images at Bærum Kulturhus, Sandvika. August 27 – September 27.
2010 Exhibt “3 ½” at Café Celsius, Oslo. Sept. 9 through March 2011. Images form Coolidge, Arizona 1971 – 1973 (plus a half day in 2002).
Dan Young i Risør i 2009
Frank Hesjedal
Dan Young
Dan Young
Dan Young