{"id":335,"date":"2024-08-02T11:51:19","date_gmt":"2024-08-02T11:51:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/?page_id=335"},"modified":"2025-08-07T15:07:16","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T15:07:16","slug":"sunniva-innstrand","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/artists\/artists-pg\/sunniva-innstrand\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunniva Innstrand"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"top\">How dare I want more from this life?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-93362fa0 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-small-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"#statement\">Artist Statement<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-small-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"#biography\"> Biography<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-small-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"#connect\">Follow &amp; Contact<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-small-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"#enquire\">Enquire or Purchase<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-small-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"#listofworks\">List of Works<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-small-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"#artwork\">View Artwork<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"statement\">Artist Statement<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"848\" src=\"https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Innstrand-Sunniva-0924-Life-In-The-Shadowlands-poster.jpg\" alt=\"Sunniva Innstrand, Life In The Shadowlands\" class=\"wp-image-913\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Innstrand-Sunniva-0924-Life-In-The-Shadowlands-poster.jpg 600w, https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Innstrand-Sunniva-0924-Life-In-The-Shadowlands-poster-212x300.jpg 212w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sunniva Innstrand, Life In The Shadowlands, 2023, audiovisual video essay, 15 minutes (film poster)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Life In The Shadowlands<\/em> tells the story of how Sunniva Innstrand got sick with the neuroimmune disease ME\/CFS at the age of 25. It&#8217;s a 15-minute video essay about life with a disabling chronic illness from the perspective of a young Norwegian artist living in Berlin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Innstrand-Sunniva-Film-still_LITS_3.jpg\" alt=\"Sunniva Innstrand, Life In The Shadowlands\" class=\"wp-image-777\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Innstrand-Sunniva-Film-still_LITS_3.jpg 960w, https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Innstrand-Sunniva-Film-still_LITS_3-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Innstrand-Sunniva-Film-still_LITS_3-768x480.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sunniva Innstrand, Life In The Shadowlands , 2023, audiovisual video essay, 15 minutes (film still)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Innstrand-SunnivaFilm-still_LITS_1.jpg\" alt=\"Sunniva Innstrand, Life In The Shadowlands\" class=\"wp-image-775\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Innstrand-SunnivaFilm-still_LITS_1.jpg 960w, https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Innstrand-SunnivaFilm-still_LITS_1-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Innstrand-SunnivaFilm-still_LITS_1-768x480.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sunniva Innstrand, Life In The Shadowlands , 2023, audiovisual video essay, 15 minutes (film still)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">At the time of producing this piece, Sunniva&#8217;s health has declined to a stage where she spends most of her time in bed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Life In The Shadowlands<\/em> was written, mixed and produced on Sunniva&#8217;s laptop from bed. Her story is about finding sanctuary in art and seeking purpose in life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Innstrand-Sunniva-Film-still_LITS_2.jpg\" alt=\"Sunniva Innstrand, Life In The Shadowlands\" class=\"wp-image-776\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Innstrand-Sunniva-Film-still_LITS_2.jpg 960w, https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Innstrand-Sunniva-Film-still_LITS_2-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Innstrand-Sunniva-Film-still_LITS_2-768x480.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sunniva Innstrand, Life In The Shadowlands , 2023, audiovisual video essay, 15 minutes (film still)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"#top\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#top\">^ top<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"biography\">Biography <\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sunniva Innstrand (she\/her) is a Norwegian artist with an MA of Fine Arts from 2019 at the Wei\u00dfensee Academy of Art Berlin, Germany. Berlin has been her home for the past decade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sunniva has previously worked conceptually with text, photography, video, performance, sculpture, illustration, collage, edible items, sound and installation. Her works often center on love, poetry, nature and sexuality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition to a handful of other conditions, Sunniva has been living with post-viral ME\/CFS since 2018. As someone living with several chronic conditions and disabilities, the artistic process has become her sanctuary. From the sickbed, she continues to create, to process, to endure and to heal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"#top\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#top\">^ top<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"connect\">Follow &amp; Contact<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Website: <a href=\"http:\/\/sunnivainnstrand.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sunnivainnstrand.com<\/a><br>Instagram: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/sunnivainnstrand\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">@sunnivainnstrand<\/a> <br>Youtube: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@sunnivainnstrand\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">@sunnivainnstrand<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"#top\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#top\">^ top<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"enquire\">Enquire or Purchase<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-ab1a28b4846cb6eb46047ad3685c1811 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Invest in original art.<\/strong> Reach out to the artist directly through their website or social channels to enquire about available works, screening opportunities or future commissions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"#top\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#top\">^ top<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"listofworks\">list of works <\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sunniva Innstrand <br><strong><em>Life In The Shadowlands<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp; <br>2023 <br>Audiovisual video essay <br>15 minutes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"#top\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#top\">^ top<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"artwork\">Artwork<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Life In The Shadowlands | An art film about my life with ME\/CFS\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fVnyb4A-XHQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sunniva Innstrand, Life In The Shadowlands, 2023, audiovisual video essay, 15 minutes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"848\" src=\"https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Innstrand-Sunniva-0924-Life-In-The-Shadowlands-poster.jpg\" alt=\"Sunniva Innstrand, Life In The Shadowlands\" class=\"wp-image-913\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Innstrand-Sunniva-0924-Life-In-The-Shadowlands-poster.jpg 600w, https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Innstrand-Sunniva-0924-Life-In-The-Shadowlands-poster-212x300.jpg 212w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sunniva Innstrand, Life In The Shadowlands, 2023, audiovisual video essay, 15 minutes (film poster)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Innstrand-Sunniva-Film-still_LITS_2.jpg\" alt=\"Sunniva Innstrand, Life In The Shadowlands\" class=\"wp-image-776\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Innstrand-Sunniva-Film-still_LITS_2.jpg 960w, https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Innstrand-Sunniva-Film-still_LITS_2-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Innstrand-Sunniva-Film-still_LITS_2-768x480.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sunniva Innstrand, Life In The Shadowlands , 2023, audiovisual video essay, 15 minutes (film still)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Innstrand-Sunniva-Film-still_LITS_3.jpg\" alt=\"Sunniva Innstrand, Life In The Shadowlands\" class=\"wp-image-777\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Innstrand-Sunniva-Film-still_LITS_3.jpg 960w, https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Innstrand-Sunniva-Film-still_LITS_3-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Innstrand-Sunniva-Film-still_LITS_3-768x480.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sunniva Innstrand, Life In The Shadowlands , 2023, audiovisual video essay, 15 minutes (film still)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Innstrand-SunnivaFilm-still_LITS_1.jpg\" alt=\"Sunniva Innstrand, Life In The Shadowlands\" class=\"wp-image-775\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Innstrand-SunnivaFilm-still_LITS_1.jpg 960w, https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Innstrand-SunnivaFilm-still_LITS_1-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Innstrand-SunnivaFilm-still_LITS_1-768x480.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sunniva Innstrand, Life In The Shadowlands , 2023, audiovisual video essay, 15 minutes (film still)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"#top\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#top\">^ top<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Artist Statement Life In The Shadowlands tells the story of how Sunniva Innstrand got sick with the neuroimmune disease ME\/CFS at the age of 25. It&#8217;s a 15-minute video essay about life with a disabling chronic illness from the perspective of a young Norwegian artist living in Berlin. At the time of producing this piece, &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/artists\/artists-pg\/sunniva-innstrand\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Sunniva Innstrand&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":70,"menu_order":14,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-335","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/335","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=335"}],"version-history":[{"count":21,"href":"https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/335\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1849,"href":"https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/335\/revisions\/1849"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/70"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=335"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}