SHE HUNT

In 2025, The Green Museum presents a fascinating photo exhibition that explores the many facets of hunting and the role of women as hunters. She Hunts opens on February 18, ten days after the museum opens its new season, and is created by Norwegian photojournalist Ingerid Jordal, who uses her lens to capture female hunters and their encounters with nature.

Through portraits and snapshots, the exhibition shows both the practical and the emotional aspects of hunting. It is about more than just prey and weapons. Jordal explores questions such as: What does it mean to be a hunter? How are our notions of gender challenged when women take part in the world of hunting? Can female hunters reconcile the roles of life giver and life taker? What does the world look like when women hunt on their own terms? And what do the rituals and results of hunting tell us about our relationship to nature and each other?

The exhibition is based on Jordal’s own fascination, which was sparked when she saw a photo of a heavily pregnant friend who had shot a large reindeer deep in the Norwegian wilderness. This image sparked an artistic journey to understand what it means to be a female hunter. The result is a photo exhibition that balances the raw and the moving, and focuses on both the universal and gender-specific aspects of hunting.

Experience She Hunts at Det Grønne Museum from February 8th and dive into a world where hunting, nature and identity merge into a strong visual narrative.

The exhibition is curated in collaboration with KØN – Gender Museum Denmark & Vefa Foto; and produced with support from SIGMA Nordic.

Ingerid Jordal is a freelance photojournalist based in western Norway. She holds an MA in Photographic Studies from the University of Westminster and has worked professionally as a photographer and journalist since 2005. Her passion for the Scandinavian wilderness and the Arctic regions shines through in her work, which often combines nature, culture and human stories.

With the exhibition She Hunts, Jordal has achieved international recognition for her ability to combine journalistic precision with artistic depth. The series has been exhibited in both Norway and abroad, and now our museum visitors have the opportunity to experience her work. The exhibition comes directly from KØN – Gender Museum Denmark, where it had its Danish premiere last year.