Per Heimly

{{Short description|Norwegian photographer}}

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|2|4}}

| birth_place = Narvik, Norway

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| nationality = Norwegian

| occupation = Photographer

| television = Ari og Per

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Per Arne Heimly (born February 4, 1972) is a Norwegian contemporary and commercial art photographer."[http://e24.no/lov-og-rett/per-heimly-begjaeres-konkurs/3355244 Per Heimly begjæres konkurs]", E24, 3 November 2009, retrieved 2011-07-24Schuster, Dana (2010) "[https://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/09/fashion/09Boite.html A Toyland for Grown-Ups]", The New York Times, 7 May 2010, retrieved 2011-07-24 Well known for his celebrity portraits,{{Cite web|url=https://e24.no/i/1kaP5Q|title=Heimly betalte mobilregningen – unngår konkurs|website=e24.no|language=nb|access-date=2020-01-09}} Heimly's art practice includes video and installation artwork,{{Cite web|url=https://www.dagbladet.no/a/63544580|title=Per Heimly galleridebuterer med å vise seg selv på fylla|last=Grønskar|first=Lise|date=2011-06-24|website=Dagbladet.no|language=no|access-date=2020-01-05}} in addition to a long-standing exploration of unflinching self-portrait photography.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ostlendingen.no/hamar-dagblad/bildene-er-heimlys-dagbok-1.5590186?ns_campaign=article&ns_mchannel=recommend_button&ns_source=facebook&ns_linkname=facebook&ns_fee=0|title=Bildene er Heimlys dagbok|date=2010-09-02|website=www.ostlendingen.no|language=no|access-date=2020-01-05}}

Heimly was a member of Den Nye Vinen (‘The New Wine’){{Cite book|title=Afro-Nordic Landscapes: Equality and Race in Northern Europe|publisher=Routledge|year=2014|isbn=9781317685241|editor-last=McEachrane|editor-first=Michael}} an anarchist artist collective announced at the Theater Cafe in Oslo in 1993 that included Ari Behn, Bertrand Bisigye, and Henning Braathen.

In 1999, Heimly co-founded Fjords Magazine with designer Pauline Nærholm.{{Cite book|url=https://www.100norwegianphotographers.no/per-heimly|title=100 Norwegian Photographers|year=2020|editor-last=Otzko|editor-first=Ina|website=100 Norwegian Photographers|publisher=Hatje Cantz|isbn=978-3775746106|access-date=January 5, 2020}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.nettavisen.no/na24/propaganda/heimly-unngar-konkurs/2750903.html|title=Heimly unngår konkurs|date=November 6, 2009|work=Nettavisen|access-date=January 9, 2020}} He also served as a creative director and editor for Fjords, a Norwegian fashion and design magazine with international distribution.{{Cite web|url=https://m.imdb.com/name/nm2088421/bio|title=Biography Per Heimly|website=IMDb|access-date=December 29, 2019}} From 2001 to 2006, he directed several projects as a videographer for the musician Morten Abel.{{Cite web|url=https://imvdb.com/n/per-heimly/videography-by-position/dir|title=Per Heimly|website=IMVDb|access-date=December 29, 2019}} Heimly appeared in the comedy TV series Uti vår hage ("Outside in Our Garden") in 2008.

Heimly held a solo exhibition in 2010 titled Between Angels and Demons that featured his portrait, self-portrait, and landscape photography from the preceding twenty years.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nrk.no/kultur/heimlys-forste-separatustilling-1.7084252|title=Heimlys første separatustilling|last=Grytten|first=Stian|date=2010-04-16|website=NRK|language=nb-NO|access-date=2020-01-05}}

In 2011, Heimly co-hosted the award-winning{{Cite web|url=http://www.seher.no/a/67676161|title=-Vennskapet har ikke alltid vært like enkelt|last=Ferkingstad|first=Ole Johannes|date=2017-06-12|website=seher.no|language=no|access-date=2020-01-05}} Norwegian TV series on NRK Ari og Per (”Ari and Per”) with the late author and visual artist Ari Behn.{{Cite web|url=https://kampanje.com/medier/2019/12/tv-produsenten-bak-ari-og-per---i-sorg-og-i-sjokk/|title=Tv-produsenten bak "Ari og Per": - Stor sorg og sjokk|last=Hauger|first=Knut Kristian|website=kampanje.com|language=nb-no|access-date=2019-12-29}}{{Cite book|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ga1vDwAAQBAJ&q=per+heimly&pg=PT6|title=Conversations on Embodiment Across Higher Education: Teaching, Practice and Research|last=Poltorak|first=Mike|publisher=Routledge|year=2019|isbn=9781351970778|editor-last=Leigh|editor-first=Jennifer|chapter=13: Embodied reflexivity}} The appeal of one episode of the show was attributed, in part, to the willingness of Heimly and Behn to be authentic and vulnerable participants on camera at an Ängsbacka festival. He appeared paired with Behn on a later TV program, "Ari and Per Solve World Problems" on TVNorge in 2013. Heimly also appeared in 2013 in the TV series Hjerterått.