Kirsten Hoving is a photographer and multimedia artist from Charleston, SC, whose art balances on the edge between fact and fiction. Using unusual processes, materials, unexpected viewpoints, three-dimensionality, and kinetic elements, she transforms photography’s decisive moments into visionary states of wonder.

For nearly twenty years, Hoving has shown her work in galleries around the world and has published several books of her work, including Svala’s Saga, a project done in collaboration with photographer Emma Powell. With a PhD in art history from Columbia University, Hoving had a long career as a professor and scholar of modern art, with books and articles on many topics, including Surrealist photography and the assemblages of Joseph Cornell. Those interests heavily influence her creative practice.