FOLIO Oliver Hansen Photographer - Graphic Designer Bachelor of Design Arts Australian Academy of Design
HI! My name is Oliver Hansen I am a Photographer and Graphic Designer who studied at the Australian Academy of Design for 3 years, I have a Bachelor of Design Arts as my qualifications and Ive spent the last 2 years of my life traveling the globe and honing my skills as an artist. I work under the name Suite20Seven Designs, which is a registered Australian Business that I founded in 2014, this document will give you an insight into my work.
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DENMARK
DENMARK City - Copenhagen Trip Duration - 4 Days Project Duration - 6 weeks Projects Completed: - Set of Portraits “Copenhagen Portraits” - Book “Viking Blood”
Viking Blood Design is the fuel that runs society. Creativity needs to be nurtured not shunned. “Viking Blood” is a project shot in Copenhagen, Denmark and looks at the mistreatment of creative people within society. Outcomes: “Viking Blood“ was made into an online format for viewing purposes, hard copies of the book were then purchased for 15 pounds. Artworks from the book were sold as individual prints. https://issuu.com/oliverhansenartist27/docs/viking_blood
“Copenhagen Portraits” were displayed on Suite20Seven’s online gallery, as well as used for content on Suite20Seven’s various social media channels.
FRANCE
FRANCE City - Paris Trip Duration - 4 Days Project Duration - 4 weeks Projects Completed: - Set of Portraits “Paris Portraits” - Book “#PORTEOUVERTE”
#PORTEOUVERTE A photo documentary shot in Paris, France looking at the lasting effects on the Parisian community in the wake of the Bataclan shootings. Outcomes: “#PORTEOUVERTE“ was made into an online format for viewing purposes, hard copies of the book were then purchased for 15 pounds. Artworks from the book were sold as individual prints. https://issuu.com/oliverhansenartist27/docs/parisbook
“Paris Portraits” were displayed on Suite20Seven’s online gallery, as well as used for content on Suite20Seven’s various social media channels.
IRELAND
IRELAND City - Dublin Trip Duration - 2 Days Project Duration - 3 weeks Projects Completed - Set of Portraits “Dublin Portraits” - Book “Warriors - The Introvert Entertainer”
Warriors - The Introvert Entertainer Is a two part book, that aims to answer questions posed by theorist Susan Sontag in her essay “On Photography”. The book brings together two different view points on Sontag’s theories and is designed to be one flowing narrative. Outcomes: “Warriors - The Introvert Entertainer“ was made into an online format for viewing purposes, hard copies of the book were then purchased for 15 pounds. Artworks from the book were sold as individual prints. https://issuu.com/oliverhansenartist27/docs/warriors
“Dublin Portraits” were displayed on Suite20Seven’s online gallery, as well as used for content on Suite20Seven’s various social media channels.
SWEDEN
SWEDEN Cities- Malmö & Lund Trip Duration - 2 Days Project Duration - 1 week Projects Completed - Set of Portraits “Malmö & Lund Portraits” “Malmö & Lund Portraits” were displayed on Suite20Seven’s online gallery, as well as used for content on Suite20Seven’s various social media channels.
GERMANY
GERMANY City - Berlin Trip Duration - 4 Days Project Duration - 3 weeks Projects/ Jobs Completed - Set of Portraits “Berlin Portraits” (Used as content on Social Media channels) - Book “Pseudoscientific Heartbeat” (Books were sold for 15 pounds each) - Promotional Photos “INFIDELIX” (Completed for 50 Euros)
PSEUDOSCIENTIFIC HEARTBEAT A publication inspired by the nurturing, creative environment that is Berlin, Germany. Outcomes: “Pseudoscientific Heartbeat“ was made into an online format for viewing purposes, hard copies of the book were then purchased for 15 pounds. Artworks from the book were sold as individual prints. https://issuu.com/oliverhansenartist27/docs/berlinbook
INFIDELIX
HUNGARY
HUNGARY Cities - Budapest & Szeged Trip Duration - 6 Days Project Duration - 3 weeks Projects Completed - 2 Set of Portraits “Budapest Portraits” & “Szeged Portraits” - 2 Books “Lemon” & “Ghost Town”
LEMON A collection of portraits and landscapes, that comment on the socio economic landscape in Budapest, Hungary. Outcomes: “Lemon“ was made into an online format for viewing purposes, hard copies of the book were then purchased for 15 pounds. Artworks from the book were sold as individual prints. https://issuu.com/oliverhansenartist27/docs/lemon_a35c92c471d7b1
“Budapest Portraits” were displayed on Suite20Seven’s online gallery, as well as used for content on Suite20Seven’s various social media channels.
GHOST TOWN A collection of photographs taken whilst travelling through a small town, in the south of Hungary. Outcomes: “Ghost Town“ was made into an online format for viewing purposes, hard copies of the book were then purchased for 15 pounds. Artworks from the book were sold as individual prints. https://issuu.com/oliverhansenartist27/docs/ghost_town
“Szeged Portraits” were displayed on Suite20Seven’s online gallery, as well as used for content on Suite20Seven’s various social media channels.
HOLLAND
HOLLAND City - Amsterdam Trip Duration - 3 Days Project Duration - 2 weeks Projects Completed - Set of Portraits “Amsterdam Portraits” - Book “Window Shopping”
WINDOW SHOPPING A publication that explores the Red Light District in Amsterdam, Holland. Outcomes: “Window Shopping“ was made into an online format for viewing purposes, hard copies of the book were then purchased for 15 pounds. Artworks from the book were sold as individual prints. https://issuu.com/oliverhansenartist27/docs/amsterdambook
“Amsterdam Portraits” were displayed on Suite20Seven’s online gallery, as well as used for content on Suite20Seven’s various social media channels.
SPAIN
SPAIN Cities - Barcelona, Catalunya and Baga Trip Duration - 9 Days Project Duration - 5 weeks Projects Completed - 2 Books “Daredevils of Barcelona” & “Alpine Faces” - Barcelona Beach Kite Surfing shots - MACBA Skate shots - EL Maresme Forum Skate shots - Ronda Verda BMX shots
DAREDEVILS OF BARCELONA A publication that explores the question “Does the act of bravery define the person, or does the person define the act of bravery? Outcomes: “Daredevils of Barcelona“ was made into an online format for viewing purposes, hard copies of the book were then purchased for 15 pounds. Artworks from the book were sold as individual prints. https://issuu.com/oliverhansenartist27/docs/daredevilsofbarcelonabook
All skate, kite surfing and BMX action photos were displayed on Suite20Seven’s online gallery, as well as used for content on Suite20Seven’s various social media channels.
ALPINE FACES A collection of portraits and landscape taken whilst travelling through the Spanish and French Alps. Outcomes: “Alpine Faces“ was made into an online format for viewing purposes, hard copies of the book were then purchased for 15 pounds. Artworks from the book were sold as individual prints. https://issuu.com/oliverhansenartist27/docs/alpinefaces2
SCOTLAND
SCOTLAND Cities - Edinburgh & Glasgow Trip Duration - 4 Days Project Duration - 2 weeks Projects Completed - Rueben Stone Live Shots (Edinburgh Fringe Festival) - Kelvingrove BMX and Skate shots All skate and BMX action photos were displayed on Suite20Seven’s online gallery, as well as used for content on Suite20Seven’s various social media channels.
ENGLAND
ENGLAND City - London Working Professionally - 14 months Projects/ Jobs Completed -Album Art “Cocaine” [Watching Elephants] (Commissioned 50 pounds for the artwork) - Books “East London After Dark” & “Omissions of Clarity the 5th Dimension” (Books were sold for 15 pounds each) - BMX “Mile End Skatepark Shots” Rytis Ant & Martynas Sasnauskas (Used as content on Social Media channels)
- Clothing Design “London Junkie Series” & “Shot by Suite20Seven London” (T-shirts were sold for 20 pounds each) - Head Shots “Beatrice Vecchiettini (Film Maker)” “Ellie Weston (Actor)” “Jose Barrientos” (Actor)”, “Nick Holmes (Motivational Speaker)” “Victor Nascimento (Actor)”, (Completed for 120 pounds a shoot) , - Guy Fawkes Night Portraits (Used as content on Social Media channels) - Portraits “London Portraits” & “London Winter Portraits” (Used as content on Social Media channels)
- Promotional Photos (Music) “Band of King”, “Lucy May Walker”, “The Tailormade”, “Watching Elephants”. (Completed for 100 pounds a shoot) - Live Music “RASH L.A EP Launch” & “Tailormade EP Launch” (Completed for 50 pounds a shoot) - Skate Ben V.S (Woolich Arsenal), Crabman (Shoreditch), Shajee Fam (Kidbrooke), Shot by Suite20Seven London. (Used as content on Social Media channels)
The Tailormade EP Launch
Watching Elephants
RASH L.A EP Launch
London Junkie Series T-Shirts
London Winter Portraits
London Portraits
Shot by Suite20Seven London, T-Shirt Series A T-shirt series inspired by skate and bmx photography. A monthly poll was conducted on social media, to decide who got the best photo for that month. The athlete who was in the best photo recieved a t-shirt as well as a fan who voted for the winning photo. This was done to create traffic for my social media.
The Tailormade
Victor Nascimento
Shajee Fam
Martynas Sasnauskas
Ellie Weston
Band of King
Ben V.S
Josh Barrientos
Lucy May Walker
Guy Fawkes Night
Nick Holmes
Omissions of Clarity - The 5th Perspective
EAST LONDON AFTER DARK A photo documentary that looks at the break dance scene in East London, in particular the group “KY-Zen”. Outcomes: “East London After Dark“ was made into an online format for viewing purposes, designed to educate and help create a social media following for “KY-Zen”. (KY-Zen was branded by suite20seven)
Crabman
OMISSIONS OF CLARITY - THE 5TH PERSPECTIVE A experimental photo documentary with 5 authors, all from different parts of the world Outcomes: “Omissions of Clarity - The 5th Perspective“ was made into an online format for viewing purposes, hard copies of the book were then purchased for 15 pounds. Artworks from the book were sold as individual prints. https://issuu.com/oliverhansenartist27/docs/omissions_of_clarity
Album Cover Art - Watching Elephants
Beatrice Vecchiettini
AUSTRALIA
AUSTRALIA City - Melbourne Working Professionally - 10 months
Projects/ Jobs Completed - Art Series “Date Night” [Exhibited at All Press Gallery, Collingwood] (Prints were sold for 250 dollars each) - Books “Flowers for Enola Gay”, “Maid Marian”, “Twenty54 AD” & “1hundred and 7teen” (Books were sold for 20 dollars each) - Break Dancing “Footscray Abandoned Saw Mill” (Used as content for Social Media channels) - Clothing Design “Bring The Angst Series” (T-shirts were sold for 20 pounds each)
- Head shots “Mathew Lynn” (Photojournalist) & Paul Westbrook (Model) (Completed for 50 dollars a shoot) - Promotional Photos (Fashion) “Monochromatic Dream” & “Chrysalis” (Completed for 150 dollars a shoot) - Promotional Photos (Music) “Dylan Raath”, “Gilligan Smiles” & “Venomartyr”, (Completed for 200 dollars a shoot)
Date Night Exhibition Peice
Gilligan Smiles
FLOWERS FOR ENOLA GAY A short story by Suite20Seven Designs, that combines gritty imagery with poetry. Outcomes: “Flowers for Enola Gay“ was made into an online format for viewing purposes, hard copies of the book were then purchased for 20 dollars. Artworks from the book were sold as individual prints. https://issuu.com/oliverhansenartist27/docs/flowersforenolagay
Spread The Angst T-Shirt Series
TWENTY54 AD A perception of the future, where the worlds populous has become over run by consumerism and other first world commodities. Humans now seek subterranean refuge Outcomes: “Twenty54 AD“ was made into an online format for viewing purposes, hard copies of the book were then purchased for 20 dollars. Artworks from the book were sold as individual prints. https://issuu.com/oliverhansenartist27/docs/finallayoutweb
Chrysalis Fashion Collection
Paul Westbrook
1HUNDRED AND 7TEEN A short story written to commemorate the life of a close friend. Outcomes: “1hundred and 7teen“ was made into an online format for viewing purposes, hard copies of the book were then purchased for 20 dollars. Artworks from the book were sold as individual prints. https://issuu.com/oliverhansenartist27/docs/117_438539f07d0ed9
Mathew Lynn
Monochromatic Dream Fashion Collection
Footscray Abandoned Saw Mill Break Dance Shoot
MAID MARIAN A visual response to journalist David Allagretti’s poetry. Outcomes: “Maid Marian“ was made into an online format for viewing purposes, hard copies of the book were then purchased for 20 dollars. Artworks from the book were sold as individual prints. https://issuu.com/oliverhansenartist27/docs/maidmarianproper
Dylan Raath
Venomartyr
INDONESIA
INDONESIA Cities - Jakarta, Sumatra & Seminyak Trip Duration - 10 Days Project Duration - 6 weeks Projects Completed - Set of Portraits “Java Portriats” & “Sumatra Portriats” - Book “West Java”
WEST JAVA A photo documentary that looks at life in a 3rd world country, photos accompanied by written thoughts from a man on his first trip outside of his home country. Outcomes: “West Java“ was made into an online format for viewing purposes, hard copies of the book were then purchased for 20 dollars. Artworks from the book were sold as individual prints. https://issuu.com/oliverhansenartist27/docs/westjavaoliverhansen
“Sumartra” & “West Java Portraits” were displayed on Suite20Seven’s online gallery, as well as used for content on Suite20Seven’s various social media channels.