24. May to 2. June, 2024

Small Projects is proud to present in Tromsø the photographic series "What the fuck do they know about love?" by THE HAYS, a duo composed of Dagny and Charlie Hay.

Dagny Hay is a Norwegian visual artist whose individual work centers around an elusive relationship with electricity. Examining the impact of rapid technological change the work echo society’s problem with patience, restlessness and other human behaviour. Dagny Hay has a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Photography from the University of Hertfordshire.

Charlie Hay is a Swedish artist/photographer. His works are often political and his images have a dark sense of humour. From Suicide to countryside politics and philosophical views on life, he uses his camera to focus on (what he thinks) important subjects in our society. He has shown his work both nationally and internationally with solo shows in Kiel, Germany at Kunstraum B, House of photography in Oslo Norway, Anexet in Sveg, Sweden. Bergen Kjøtt, Bergen and Vasli Souza Oslo. In 2013, Charlie received his BA from The Sir John Cass School of Art, Architecture and Design (The Cass).

Now based in Sweden after getting married in 2022 Dagny Hay and Charlie Hay joined forces and began photographing together. Now as newly weds they investigate the experience of love and are willingly sharing their artistic gaze with each other to create new work. Charlie is a man of the darkroom, Dagny is the proclaimed empress of light. Combine the two and you get The Hays. Together as the artistic duo they began their project 'What the fuck do they know about love?'.

This exhibition is a result of the Nordic-Baltic Residency Program at Small Projects which is funded by the Nordic Culture Point. The funding for artist residencies is part of the Nordic-Baltic Mobility Programme for Culture, which aim to strengthen artistic and cultural cooperation in the Nordic region and the Baltic countries. The programme focuses on increasing the exchange of knowledge, contacts and interest in Nordic and Baltic art and culture. The Nordic-Baltic Mobility Programme comprises three forms of funding: Mobility funding, Network funding and Funding for artist residencies.