NORWAY: What kind of editorial photography do news editors choose? Can art change an opinion based on photographs storytelling and interactions with the public?

1. Audio recordings from interviews with the public & the newspaper editing process. 08:40 min. 6.6 MB

2. Audio recordings from others talking about the chosen photographs. 14:00 min. 10.6 MB

THESE WERE NOT CHOSEN (2011) was an art in public space project produced during Trondheim Open 2011* (NO). A collaboration between artist Brynhild Bye-Tiller and the local newspaper Adresseavisen. Bye-Tiller got an assignment as a photographer in a typical news story. One image was selected by the photo editor and the journalist in Adresseavisen and printed October 8th. The other images which was not selected and the one who were selected, was presented to and discussed with the public at different locations in Trondheim. The public could vote for the image they thought was best suited for the story. The story presented two local immigrant women from Liberia who were proud of their President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, who received the Nobel Peace Prize (2011). The news about the Nobel laureate breaked that day. The title of the story was: "We are very proud".

The majority of the public selected picture labeled G with 21 votes. The newspaper chose picture labeled A with 17 votes.

PHOTOGRAPHIC WORK BRYNHILD BYE-TILLER

ART INTERVENTIONS		Partners
Event period October 8 th - 9 th 2011.		The local newspaper Adresseavisen.
Venue: Adressahuset Nordre gate, McDonalds, Trondheim torg and by the entrance at City Syd.		Venue: THESE WERE NOT CHOSEN was part of the art festival Trondheim Open* which focused on the professional Art Scene in Trondheim, Norway. In 36 hours institutions, various organizations and artists from the local Art Scene provided the city's population a variety of exhibitions, shows, art productions, open studios, lectures, seminars and debates. Documents: Newspaper spread Adresseavisen Ocotber 8th 2011 The poll SMS voting The survey (PDF)
Saturday October 8 th Nordre gate, 11:00 - 12:00 am & 02:00 - 03:00 pm. City Syd, 04:00-05:00 pm. Sunday October 9 th. McDonalds, Trondheim torg, Torget i Trondheim, kl. 01:00-02:00 pm. Art work: A photo assignment, a spread in Adresseavisen, a public poll, a mobile presentation of the news spread, photographs and audio recording. Intervention, media coverage, storytelling in photography, the relationship between text and image and participatory methodologies was part of the project