about a smith
a smith
a smith is the working name of Andy Smith, a UK born artist based in Oslo.
His work combines his interests in theatre and performance art with contemporary writing and conceptual art practices. It is a social and political work that considers and engages its audience and looks at our environment, our circumstances and our spaces. It is interested in the everyday, in our sense of location, our use of language and our notions of nationality and identity.
Since 2005 he has collaborated as a co-director (along with with Karl James) on witer and performer Tim Crouch's award winning plays An Oak Tree (2005) and ENGLAND (2007). These plays are currently touring world-wide. More information about where you can see them can be found on the future perfomances page.
He has also recently collaborated with Rasmus Jørgensen on the performance work ME NO YOU, and with Amund Sjølie Sveen on a performance for young people in Norway called HVOR ER DU? His solo performance on the act of migration to Norway, innvandrer, will continue to perform through 2008, and development will begin in the second half of the year on a new project with the working title end time. If you are interested in booking innvandrer or finding out more about the new work please do not hesitate to get in touch. Contact details can be found on the home page.