CV 2010 - 2025
EDUCATION
Simon Torssell Lerin (1985. Sunnemo/Sverige)
2011-13 Master in Fine Arts at Konstfack, Art in the Public Realm, Stockholm/Sweden
2009 Exchange Student at Royal Institute of Art (Nordplus), Stockholm/Sweden
2007-10 Bachelor in Fine Arts at Bergen National Academy of Arts (KHiB), Bergen/Norway
Bettina Hvidevold Hystad (1985. Stord/Norway)
2011-13 Master in Fine Arts at Konstfack, Art in the Public Realm, Stockholm/Sweden
2008 Exchange Student at Glasgow School of Art, Environmental Art, Glasgow/Scotland
2006-09 Bachelor in Fine Arts at Bergen National Academy of Arts (KHiB), Bergen/Norway
SOLO EXHIBITION (SELECTED)
2023 Härke Konstcentrum, Östersund/Sweden
2022 Konstfrämjandet i Värmland, Karlstad/Sweden
2022 Galleri Lars Palm, Sandviken/Sweden
2022 Ájtte – Svenskt Fjäll- och Samemuseum, Fjällträdgården. Jokkmokk/Sweden
2021 Galleri Syster. Luleå/Sweden
2020 Sandgrund Lars Lerin Konsthall. Karlstad/Sweden
2020 University of South-Eastern Norway, Notodden/Norway
2018 Spriten Kunsthall. Skien/Norway
2017 Kristinehamns konstmuseum. Kristinehamn/Sweden
2017 Stord kunstlag. Stord/Norway
2017 Kunstmuseet Nord-Trøndelag. Namsos/Norway
2016 Studio 17. Stavanger/Norway
2015 Oseana. Bergen/Norway
2014 Värmlands Filmfestival 2014. Arvika/Sweden
2012 Conflictable Cube. Tokyo/Japan
2012 Premiss. Bergen/Norway
2010 Kyoto Art Center. Kyoto/Japan
2010 Green Lake Park. Kunming/China
2010 Organhaus Art Space. Chongqing/China
GROUP EXHIBITIONS (SELECTED)
2025 Vestlandsutstillingen. Rogaland Kunstsenter. Stavanger/Norway, Kunsthuset Kabuso. Øystese/Norway, Jugendstilsenteret and KUBE. Ålesund/Norway
2024 Atletika Gallery, Lithuanian Interdisciplinary Artists' Association. Vilnus/Lithuania
2024 Fylkingen c/o Konsthall C. Stockholm/Sweden
2023 Smålandstriennalen. Naturkulturreservatet Marhult, Sweden
2023 Møre og Romsdal Kunstsenter, Molde/Norway
2020 Sörmlands Museum. Nyköping/Sweden
2020 Rackstadmuseet. Arvika/Sweden
2019-20 NAIRS Center for Contemporary Art. Scuol/Switzerland
2019 Värmlands Museum. Karlstad/Sweden
2019 Alma Löv Museum. Östra Ämtervik/Sweden
2019 Residens Gunnerud. Sunne/Sweden
2019 Kristinehamns konstmuseum. Kristinehamn/Sweden
2019 Kunstmuseet Nord-Trøndelag. Namsos/Norway
2018 Telemark kunstsenter. Skien/Norway
2018 Värmlandskonstnärs förbund. Torsby/Sweden
2017 Galleri BoA. Oslo/Norway
2016 Konsthall K / Konstfrämjandet i Värmland. Karlstad/Sweden
2014-16 Artotek Värmland. Hagfors Bibliotek. Hagfors/Sweden, Forshaga Bibliotek. Forshaga/Sweden, Kronoparkens Bibliotek. Karlstad/Sweden, Arvika Bibliotek. Arvika/Sweden
2014 Konstfrämjandet i Värmland. Karlstad/Sweden
2014 Vestlandsutstillingen. Kunsthall Stavanger. Stavanger/Norway, Sogn & Fjordane Kunstmuseum. Førde/Norway, Kunstmuseum KUBE. Ålesund/Norway, Haugesund Kunstforening. Haugesund/Norway, Kunsthus KABUSO. Øystese/Norway
2014 Stavanger Kunstmuseum. Stavanger/Norway
2014 Borealis 2014. Litteraturhuset, Bergen Offentlige Bibliotek, Apollon. Bergen/Norway
2013 Rackstadmuseet. Arvika/Sweden
2013 Exam Exhibition, MA, Konstfack. Stockholm/Sweden
2013 Malmö Konsthall. Malmö/Sweden
2013 Tensta Konsthall. Stockholm/Sweden
2011 UKS. Oslo/Norway
2011 La Casa Encendida. Madrid/Spain
2010 Jin Ding Loft 1919. Kunming/China
PERFORMANCE AND CONCERTS
2025 Skövde Konstmuseum. Skövde/Sweden
2024 Soda 2123. Lithuanian Interdisciplinary Artists' Association. Vilnus/Lithuania
2024 Fasaden. Hagfors/Sweden
2024 WeAreHowWeAre. Fylkingen c/o Konsthall C. Stockholm/Sweden
2024 IASPIS Open Studio Spring 2024. IASPIS/Konstnärsnämnden. Stockholm/Sweden
2023 IASPIS Winter-get-together. IASPIS/Konstnärsnämnden. Stockholm/Sweden
2023 A Journey into Vegetal Minds. Residens Gunnerud/Alma Löv Museum. Östra Emtervik/Sweden
2023 KlimatHoppmöte. Nyköpings folkhögskola. Nyköping/Sweden
2023 Wastestock. Dödesjö Hembygdsgård. Växjö/Sweden
2023 Møre og Romsdal Kunstsenter. Molde/Norway
2023 Bohusläns museum. Uddevalla/Sweden
2022 Karlstad Konst. Karlstad/Sweden
2022 Galleri Lars Palm. Sandviken/Sweden
2022 Värmlands Museum. Torsby Finnskogscentrum. Torsby/Sweden
2022 Ájtte – Svenskt Fjäll- och Samemuseum, Fjällträdgården. Jokkmokk/Sweden
2022 Kolonin. Arvika/Sweden
2022 Supermarket Art Fair. Stockholm/Sweden
2021 Galleri Syster. Luleå/Sweden
2021 Skogen mellan oss. Konstfrämjandet. Värmland/Sweden
2021 Alsters Herrgård. Karlstad/Sweden
2021 Forest City Gallery. Ontario/Canada
2020 Sjösala Dansbana. Alma Löv Museum. Östra Ämtervik/Sweden
2020 Rackstadmuseet. Arvika/Sweden
2020 NAIRS Center for Contemporary Art. Scuol/Switzerland
2020 Sandgrund Lars Lerin Konsthall. Karlstad/Sweden
2019 1Shanthiroad Studio/Gallery. Bangalore/India
2019 Greenlight District. Skien/Norway
2019 Köttinspektionen, Uppsala/Sweden
2019 KUPPELKUPP. Stavanger Kunstmuseum. Stavanger/Norway
2019 Värmlands Museum. Karlstad/Sweden
2019 Kolonin, Arvika/Sweden
2018 Nylyd. Spriten Kunsthall, Skien/Norway
2018 Telemark Kunstsenter, Skien/Norway
2018 Nylyd, with the Damo Suzuki's Network. Spriten Kunsthall, Skien/Norway
2018 Seaside Picnic. Langøya/Norway
2018 Hildelund Konstfestival - Alltings Början. Västra Ämtervik/Sweden
2018 13 Festivalen. Gøteborg/Sweden
2017 Creatures Of The Deep Japan Tour. Live Freak/Tokyo, Club Edge/Tokyo, Meets/Tokyo, Merry Go Round/Tokyo, Gattaca/Kyoto, Hokage/Osaka, Helluva Lounge/Kobe, Brand New/Osaka, At Hall/Oita, Heaven´s Door/Tokyo, Kagurane/Tokyo, Waver/Tokyo
2017 Fjåge i Hillevåg. Stavanger/Norway
2017 Kristinehamns konstmuseum. Kristinehamn/Sweden
2016 Spaces Speak. Gallery RAM. Oslo/Norway
2016 Nonfigurativ music. Cafe M. Tønsberg/Norway
2016 Pizdets. Oslo/Norway
2016 Folken. Stavanger/Norway
2015 Bergen Center for Electronic Arts 15 years anniversary. Landmark. Bergen/Norway
2015 Mount Buzhou China Tour. Little Bar/Chengdu, Aperture Club/Xi`an, School Bar/Beijing
2015 Amaterasu Japan Tour. Merry Go Round/Tokyo/Japan, Environment 0g/Osaka, Art Space Tetra/Fukuoka, Figya/Osaka, Lasson/Tamba, Socrates/Kyoto, Hisomine/Saitama, Meets/Tokyo, Yellow Vision/Tokyo, Firebird/Tokyo, Wild Side/Tokyo
2015 Sandgrund Lars Lerin Konsthall. Karlstad/Sweden
2015 Innan luften går ur. Dragsjöberg/Sweden
2015 Magasin 4. Brussel/Belgium
2014 Pizdets. Oslo/Norway
2014 Mount Buzhou Europe Tour. Madame Claude. Berlin/Germany, Bandhaus Leipzig. Leipzig/Germany, Fsk 93.00 mzh / Radio Gagarin. Hamburg/Germany, Loophole. Berlin/Germany, Phonophon. Frankfurt/Germany, Tiefgrund. Berlin/Germany, Drone Bar. Copenhagen/Denmark
2014 Damo Suzuki´s Network at Jazz är farlig. Liseberg. Göteborg/Sweden. Damo Suzuki, Lerin / Hystad and Simon Ohlsson
2014 ++, Black Box Teater. Oslo/Norway
2014 Värmlands Filmfestival 2014. Arvika/Sweden
2014 Landet. Stockholm/ Sweden
2013 Damo Suzuki´s Network at Clouds Hill Festival. Hamburg/Germany. Damo Suzuki, Lerin / Hystad, Sebastian Nagel, Matthias "Tex" Strzoda, Johann Scheerer and Schneider TM
2013 Damo Suzuki´s Network at Fylkingen.Stockholm/Sweden. Damo Suzuki, Lerin/Hystad and Love Cult
2013 Mount Buzhuo tour of Japan. Club Urga/Tokyo, Yukotopia/Tokyo, Bar Buena/Tokyo, Studio 80/Tokyo, Wall/Tokyo, Namba Bears/Osaka
2013 Damo Suzuki´s Network, 7,5 hours improvisation concert. Red Bull Music Academy. Super Deluxe. Tokyo/ Japan. Damo Suzuki, Lerin/Hystad, Omar Rodríguez-López, Keiji Haino, Sam Worrad, MAD SAX, Quagero Imazawa, Rie Miyazaki, MANDOG, E-Da, UMEZ, Joe Anderson, Lo-shi, Takayuki Enomoto, CAL LYALL
2013 The gathering of the Damo Suzuki Network. Avantgarde Festival Schiphorst. Schiphorst/Germany. Damo Suzuki, Lerin / Hystad, Leon Muraglia and Morihide Sawada
2013 Simon Torssell Lerin/Bettina Hvidevold Hystad with Damo Suzuki. Fylkinge. Stockholm/Sweden. Damo Suzuki, Lerin /Hystad, Petter Falk and Tobias Nóren
PUBLICATIONS
2025 Electronic Flora. Book and webpage. Art&Theory
2018 Starmap. Extemporaneous Recordings
2016 Creatures Of The Deep. CD. Extemporaneous Recordings
2016 Bettina Hvidvold Hystad Simon Torssell Lerin. Casette. Nonfigurativ Musikk
2015 Amaterasu. Vinyl/CD. Extemporaneous Recordings
2014 Svartvatnet. Vinyl singel, handmade covers. Extemporaneous Recordings
2014 Mount Buzhou. Vinyl/CD. Extemporaneous Recordings
2013 Simon Torssell Lerin / Bettina Hvidevold Hystad with Damo Suzuki. Vinyl boxset. Clouds Hill Ltd
2013 No Fate. Collection of artist working with sound, CD and a book. ANIMALS
ARTIST IN RESIDENCY AND WORKSHOPS
2023- 24 IASPIS Residence in Stockholm. IASPIS/Konstnärsnämnden. Stockholm/Sweden
2021 Swedish Lapland AiR. Lappland/Sweden
2020 Kreativ Karantän. Region Värmland/Sweden
2019 1Shantiroad Studio/Gallery. Bangalore/India (IASPIS Residency)
2019 NAIRS Contemporary Art Center. Scuol/Switzerland
2019 Greenlight District, Skotfoss/Norway
2018 Can Serrat. El bruc, Barcelona/Spain
2012 Haisyakkei Art Center. Tokyo/Japan
2010 Kyoto Art Center. Kyoto/Japan
2010 Nine and Three Quarters Studio/ 934 studio. Kunming/China
2010 Organhaus Art Space. Chongqing/China
GRANTS
2024 Kunstfaglige publikasjoner og manusutvikling, Norwegian Art Council
2024 Project grant, Association of Norwegian Visual Artists
2024 Internationellt utbyte och resebidrag inom bild och form, Konstnärsnämnden
2022 Regionale prosjektmidler, Kunstsentrene i Norge
2022 Kulturstipendium, Hagfors kommun
2022 Krisstipendium 4, IASPIS Konstnärsnämnden (Simon Torssell Lerin)
2022 Miscellaneous grant, Norwegian Art Council (Bettina Hvidevold Hystad)
2021 Byggnads Kulturstipendium 2021
2021 Work Grant, Billedkunstnernes Vederlagsfond (Bettina Hvidevold Hystad)
2021 Krisstipendium 3, IASPIS Konstnärsnämnden (Simon Torssell Lerin)
2020 2-year Work Grant, IASPIS Konstnärsnämnden (Simon Torssell Lerin)
2020 Krisstipendium 2, IASPIS Konstnärsnämnden (Simon Torssell Lerin)
2020 Midlertidig stipendordning COVID-19, Norwegian Art Council (Bettina Hvidevold Hystad)
2020 Krisstipendium 1, IASPIS Konstnärsnämnden (Simon Torssell Lerin)
2018 Project grant, Association of Norwegian Visual Artists
2018 Skien Municipality artist work grant
2017 Music Norway, Travel grant
2017 Kristinehamns konstmuseums stipendium
2016 Exhibition Grant for Young Artists, Norwegian Art Council
2015 Exhibition Grant for Young Artists, Norwegian Art Council
2015 Hordaland County artist grant (Bettina Hvidevold Hystad)
2015 1-year Work Grant, IASPIS Konstnärsnämnden (Simon Torssell Lerin)
2015 Travel grant, Music Norway
2015 Project grant, IASPIS Konstnärsnämnden
2015 Travel grant, Music Norway
2014 Project grant, Association of Norwegian Visual Artists
2014 Travel grant, Music Norway
2013 Fond for lyd og bilde, Norwegian Art Council
2013 Project grant, Association of Norwegian Visual Artists
2012 Helga Ax:son Johnsons Stiftelsen
2012 Ulla Fröberg-Cramérs Stipendiestiftelse
2010 Kyoto Municipality
COLLECTIONS / PUBLIC SPACE
Värmlands Museum. Karlstad/Sweden
Kristinehamns Konstmuseums Vänförening. Kristinehamn/Sweden
Kunstmuseet Nord-Trøndelag. Namsos/Norway
Östersunds kommun. Östersund/Sweden
Region Jämtland Härjedalen. Östersund/Sweden
Konstenheten, Region Värmland. Karlstad/Sweden
Landstinget i Värmland. Värmland/Sweden
Folkets Hus och Parker. Sweden
Simon Torssell Lerin/Bettina Hvidevold Hystad with Damo Suzuki. Vinyl-Boxset
Bergen National Academy of Arts (library). Bergen/Norway
Konstfack / University College of Arts, Crafts and Design (library). Stockholm/Sweden
Bergen Public Library (library, music department). Bergen/Norway
Einar Granum Art School (library). Oslo/Norway
Konstfrämjandet i Värmland. Karlstad/Sweden
ARTIST PRESENTATIONS / Book Presentation/ SYMPOSIUM (Selected)
2025 B*stard Kunstbokmesse. Lillehammer/Norway
2025 Värmlands Museum. Karlstad/Sweden
2025 Färgfabriken. Book realease with Lerin/Hystad, Giovanni Aloi and Michael Marder. Stockholm/Sweden.
2023 A Journey Into Vegetal Minds. With Lerin/Hystad, Michael Marder and Sofia Roberg. Residens Gunnerud/Alma Löv Museum. Östra Emtervik/Sweden
2023 Naturculture workshop: Waste-in-progress. Marhult/Sweden
2023 Symposium: Co-creation with plants. Making new kinships from art and science. FeLT- Futures of Living Technologies.Oslo Metropolitan University. Oslo/Norway
2021 Samernas utbildningscentrum. Jokkmokk/Sweden
2020 NAIRS Center for Contemporary Art. Scuol/Switzerland
2019 1Shantiroad Studio/Gallery. Bangalore/India
2019 Värmlands Museum. Karlstad/Sweden
2018 Greenlight District Seminar. TKS, Skien/Norway
2018 Can Serrat. EL Bruc/Spain
2018 Skien Kunsthall. Skien/Norway
2014 Värmlands Filmfestival 2014. Arvika/Sweden
2014 Litteraturhuset Bergen/Norway
2012 Conflictable Cube Tokyo/Japan
2010 Kyoto Art Center Kyoto/Japan
2010 Kyoto Art Center Kyoto/Japan
2010 Kyoto Seika University Kyoto/Japan
2010 Sichuan Fine Arts Institute. Chongqing/China
Teaching / art mediation / OTHER (Selected)
2023 Naturkulturreservatet Marhult. Marhult/Sweden
2022 Plantene sine rytmer. Forbindelser - elvelangs fra Bø til Norsjø. Midt-Telemark kommune/Norway
2022 Sound workshop, part of the project Nybygge. Kolonin, Arvika/Sweden (Simon Lerin)
2021 - Associate Professor at the Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Department of Arts Education (Bettina Hystad)
2020 Presentation of the art mediation project Trylle på ekte at the web seminar Trylle på ekte - digitale kunstnermøter. Arranged by Kulturtanken (Bettina Hystad)
2019- 21 Assistant Professor at the Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Department of Arts Education (Bettina Hystad)
2018-19 Trylle på ekte. Art mediation project for youth. DKS Aust-Agder/Kulturtanken
2018 Curating the Nylyd fall program at Spriten Kunsthall
2018-2019 Assistant Professor at the The University of South-Eastern Norway (Bettina Hystad)
2018 Kunstnermøte, art mediation project for youth. Spriten Kunsthall/DKS Telemark and DKS Skien
2017-18 Assistant Professor at the Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Department of Arts Education (Bettina Hystad)
2017 Presentation of the project Kunsten å sjå noko som noko at the poster session on the conference The Arts and Education - integration or seperation at Western Norway University of Applied Sciences. HVL (Bettina Hystad)
2017 Å skapa, skapar, skapningar first part of the art mediation project for children Kunsten å sjå noko som noko together with Charlotte Tvedte (Lerin / Hystad)
2017 Kunstens mulighetsrom og kreative strategier, 1 week cours at Einar Granum Art School (BettinaHystad)
2016 Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Teacher and Cultural Education Art, Culture and Creativity. Stord/Haugesund University College (Bettina Hystad)
2014-15 Course in teaching and learning in higher education. Stord/Haugesund University College (Bettina Hystad)
2014-15 Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Teacher and Cultural Education Art, Culture and Creativity. Stord/Haugesund University College (Bettina Hystad)
2014-15 Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Teacher and Cultural Education Art, Culture and Creativity. Stord/Haugesund University College (Simon Torssell Lerin)
2014- Founders of the record company Extemporaneous Recordings
2014 Artistic Collaboration og Creative Strategies, 1 week cours at Einar Granum Art School
2014 Artistic Collaboration, 1 week cours at Nordland Vocational College of Art and Film
BIBLIOGRAPHY (SELECTED)
ARTpodden #34 Elektronisk flora https://www.ekologigruppen.se/blogg/artpodden/34-elektronisk-flora/
P4 Kronoberg, Simon skapar musik av växterna på Marhults sopberg. 27.07.23 https://sverigesradio.se/artikel/simon-skapar-musik-av-vaxterna-pa-marhults-sopberg
Eftermiddag i P4 med Henric Bingström, Simon Lerin, sopväxtmusikmakare, 27.07.23 https://sverigesradio.se/avsnitt/eftermiddag-i-p4-med-henric-bingstrom--9#2708
Sopberget blir unikt konstprojekt: ”Det handlar om att förstå och kanske på sikt förändra”, Smålandsposten, 26.07.23 https://www.smp.se/uppvidinge/sopberget-blir-unikt-konstprojekt-det-handlar-om-att-forsta-och-kanske-pa-sikt-forandra/
“Hör växterna komponera musik – med sina elektriska impulser”, ÖP, 14.01.23 https://www.op.se/2023-01-14/hor-vaxterna-komponera-musik--med-sina-elektriska-impulser
“Konstnärsparet Hystad-Lerin fångar växternas signaler: ”Björkar är musikaliska”, NWT, 20.10.22 https://www.nwt.se/2022/10/20/konstnarsparet-hystad-lerin-tolkar-vaxterna-pa-utstallningen-elektronisk-flora/
“Spännande konsertkoncept – de spelar på växter i helgen”, Gefle Dagblad, 15.10.22 https://www.gd.se/2022-10-15/spannande-konsertkoncept--de-spelar-pa-vaxter-i-helgen
“De improviserar musik tillsammans med krukväxter”, Arbetarbladet, 14.10.22 https://www.arbetarbladet.se/2022-10-14/de-improviserar-musik-tillsammans-med-krukvaxter
”Vad som helst kan hända” - Lerin/Hystad i Finnskogen, NWT, 27.10.22 https://www.nwt.se/2022/07/26/vad-som-helst-kan-handa-lerin-hystad-i-finnskogen/
Skogens björkar är extremt musikaliska träd. Norbottens Kuriren, 29.10.21
Utställning med naturfokus. NWT, 01.07.21 https://www.nwt.se/2021/07/01/utstallning-med-naturfokus/
DKS: Fungerer digitale kunstnarmøte? Periskop, 26.10.20 http://www.periskop.no/dks-fungerer-digitale-kunstnarmote/
Konst speglar alltid samhallet. Tidningen Maia, 08.08.20 https://tidningenmaia.se/konst-speglar-alltid-samhallet/
11 tips til digitale kunstnermøter. Kulturtanken, 11.06.20 https://www.kulturtanken.no/aktuelt/2020/11-tips-til-digitale-kunstnermoter/
Att följa växternas elektroniska puls. VF, 29.11.19 https://www.vf.se/2019/11/29/att-folja-vaxternas-elektroniska-puls/
Många kända ansikten när Värmlands museum invigs. NWT, 25.04.19
Kända namn på plats när museet nyinvigs. VF, 25.04.19
Musik i samarbete med naturen”. NWT, 11.01.19 https://www.nwt.se/2019/01/10/lerin-hystad-vaxterna-har-som-sma-melodier-i-sig/
“Plantekviskrarane”. Bjella Tidene, 21.11.18 https://bjellatidende.no/2018/11/21/plantekviskrarane/
“Ville fange lyden av Telemark” TA, 20.10.18 https://www.ta.no/kultur/skien/spriten-kunsthall/ville-fange-lyden-av-telemark-na-kan-du-oppleve-resultatet/s/5-50-636685
Lerin/Hystad tells about their exhibition Electronic Flora - Telemark on the radio. 17.10.18 https://radio.nrk.no/serie/distriktsprogram-telemark/DKTE02020718/17-10-2018?fbclid=IwAR1BMpVJjTwL8Xo7j5ms7G17jE3TTYcjDEKSEcAU4dGnwInLq8Jap3aK4cA#t=1h33m27.72s
"Konst ur ett självklart "vi" " Värmländsk Kultur, 01.04.18
"Gjør opptak av planter: Ektepar med øre for naturen" TA, 19.02.18 https://www.ta.no/kultur/skien/lerin-hystad/gjor-opptak-av-planter-ektepar-med-ore-for-naturen/s/5-50-485510
"Stordabu får kunstnarstipend av Skien kommune" Sunnhordland, 06.11.17 http://www.sunnhordland.no/kultur/stordabu-far-kunstnarstipend-av-skien-kommune-1.2188202
"Stord-kunstnar fekk stort kunstnarstipend" Stord24, 06.11.17 http://www.stord24.no/stord-kunstnar-fekk-stort-kunstnarstipend/
"Stipendvinner ville finne byens unike lyd" TA, 03.11.17 https://www.ta.no/spriten-kunsthall/skien-kommune/skien-kunstnerstipend/stipendvinner-ville-finne-byens-unike-lyd/s/5-50-435661
"Dette ekteparet flytter inn i Ibsengården - konkurrerte med 36 andre" Varden, 04.11.17 http://www.varden.no/kjop-tilgang?aId=1.2186850
"Blandar konst och musik" NWT, 12.05.17
"Stipendiater ställer ut i Kristinehamn" VF, 12.05.17
"Går nye vegar for å nå ut med kunsten" Sunnhordland, 10.04.17 http://www.sunnhordland.no/kjop-tilgang?aId=1.1806074
"Slår sammen musikk, akvarell, animasjon og fotografi" Namdalsavisa, 20.01.17 http://namdalsavisa.alda.no
Interview with Lerin / Hystad by Sanjin Đumišić http://sanjindumisic.com/lerin-hystad-release-creatures-of-the-deep/
Interview with Lerin / Hystad in Experimental Rooms http://www.experimentalrooms.com/features/069.html
Skapar musikk og kunst over alle grenser, Sunnhordland, 29.09.14 http://www.sunnhordland.no/article/20140929/KULTUR/140929780
Platsens ljud blir grunden för verket, Värmlands Folkblad, 09.08.14 http://www.vf.se/hela-livet/platsens-ljud-blir-grunden-verket
Interview with Lerin / Hystad in AlltFörMusik.se https://sanjindumisic.com/intervju-med-lerin-hystad/
Lerin / Hystad shares their 10 favorite tracks at Warmer Climes - Music Blog http://warmer-climes.blogspot.ro/2014/04/warmer-mixtapes-1131-by-simon-torssell.html
“Skivsläpp på filmfestivalen” NWT, 14.04.14
“Sunnemo Duo släpper debutskiva” Värmlands Folkblad, 12.04.14
“Lager kunst frå opplevingar” Sunnhordland, 23.01.14 http://www.sunnhordland.no/article/20140123/KULTUR/140129888
"Konstfacksrokoko och yster kreativitet" Svenska Dagbladet, 23.05.13 http://www.svd.se/konstfacksrokoko-och-yster-kreativitet
"Uppfriskande uppvisnig av oväntade lösningar" Dagens Nyheter, 19.05.13
"Damo Suzuki höll kontakten med Gittan" Dagens Nyheter, 08.02.13 http://www.dn.se/arkiv/kultur/damo-suzuki-holl-kontakten-med-gittan/
"Kenji tillbaka i Värmland" Värmlands Folkblad, 10.04.12 http://www.vf.se/nyheter/sunne/kenji-tillbaka-i-varmland
"Når krautrockar-Kenji besökte "Gittan", Värmlands Folkblad, 09.01.12 http://www.vf.se/nyheter/sunne/nar-krautrockar-kenji-besokte-”gittan”
"Efterlyses: uppgifter om japansk rockmusikers Gräsmarkstid" Värmlands Folkblad,16.12.11 http://www.vf.se/nyheter/sunne/efterlyses-uppgifter-om-japansk-rockmusikers-grasmarkstid
Music Rewiews (SELECTED)
Review of Starmap in Where the Music Meets http://www.wherethemusicmeets.com/2019/01/08/lerin-hystad-only-kindness/?fbclid=IwAR0Crr2DhneIy3EEuiaxktFSudfnzM7p693wWS12CgZ5jjcIxp7TG250chg
Review of Starmap in IndiePulse Music https://indiepulsemusic.com/2019/01/05/lerin-hystad-release-starmap/?fbclid=IwAR0ZxodSmJioxu3hmb1hbgGJw4e4Nx9PHPOxOnfM0J5khTV59SXLt8TRc5s
Starmap in Mystic Sons https://www.mysticsons.com/article/new-music-discovery-191118?fbclid=IwAR0TeLKmOMwqCY_GH6fjHALxupU69BzphvZQAuPLPmuu9vZVO_uOuCVehZU#.XAka3a2DrXT
Review of Creatures Of The Deep in Something For The Weekend http://weekendprog.blogspot.no/2017/04/weekend-136-golden-caves-carptree.html
Review of Amaterasu in Ung Tro http://ungtro.com/recensioner/sareget-och-spannande/
Review of Mount Buzhou in Ung Tro http://ungtro.com/recensioner/omvaxlande-monotoni/
Creatures Of The Deep is nominated to win the Gyllene Skivan 2016 for best jazz album http://orkesterjournalen.com/wordpress/?p=13552
Review of Creatures Of The Deep in Aristocrazia Webzine https://www.aristocraziawebzine.com/recensioni/lerin-hystad-creatures-of-the-deep/
Review of Creatures Of The Deep in Ung Tro http://ungtro.com/recensioner/synth-och-rytmer-spannande-forening/
Creatures Of The Deep is review by Dereck Higgins https://youtu.be/OCjPCEQFud0
Review of Creatures Of The Deep in De Subjectivisten http://subjectivisten.nl/?p=5929
Review of Creatures Of The Deep in Beach Sloth http://www.beachsloth.com/lerinhystad-creatures-of-the-deep.html
Review of Moon Jelly in Yeah I Know It Sucks https://yeahiknowitsucks.wordpress.com/2016/11/03/lerin-hystad-moon-jelly/
Review of Mount Buzhou in Aristocrazia Webzine https://www.aristocraziawebzine.com/recensioni/lerin-hystad-mount-buzhou-amaterasu/
Photos from the Lerin/Hystad concert at Magasin 4, at the blog Shoot Me Again http://www.shootmeagain.com/photos/4972_lerinhystad_bruxelles_19-05-2015
Review of Amaterasu in De Subjectivisten http://subjectivisten.nl/?p=3349
Review of Amaterasu in Astounded by sound http://astoundedbysound.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/lerinhystad-amaterasu.html
Review of Amaterasu in Arctic Drones http://arcticdrones.com/reviews/lerin-hystad-amaterasu/
Review of Amaterasu in Just can´t get enough http://hotmag.me/enough/lerin-hystad-amaterasu/
Review of Amaterasu in Meadow Music http://meadowmusic.se/en/2015/03/lerinhystad-ametarasu/
Review of Amaterasu in Yeah I Know it Sucks https://yeahiknowitsucks.wordpress.com/2015/03/06/lerin-hystad-amaterasu/
Review of Amaterasu in Cast the Dice http://castthedice.org/?p=8812
Review of concert with Lerin/Hystad and Damo Suzuki at ‘Jazz är farligt’ https://sanjindumisic.com/damo-suzuki-with-lerin-hystad/
Lerin / Hystad review by Dereck Higgins https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSVQyCaWTKM&list=UUl0fZTZ8qx9_ihWvD0fsYbg
Lerin / Hystad featured in Jazz är farlig Fanzine #2
Review of Mount Buzhou in A Closer Listen http://acloserlisten.com/2014/04/26/lerin-hystad-mount-buzhou/
Review of Mount Buzhou in Caleidoscoop http://subjectivisten.typepad.com/caleidoscoop/2014/04/lerin-hystad-mount-buzhou.html
Review of Mount Buzhou on "Just can´t get enough" music blog http://hotmag.me/enough/music-experimental-ambient-electronic-lerin-hystad/
Review of Mount Buzhou in Faeton Music http://faetonmusic.wordpress.com/2014/03/15/lerin-hystad-mount-buzhou-2013/
The Vinyl Factory writes about “Simon Torssell Lerin / Bettina Hvidevold Hystad with Damo Suzuki” http://www.thevinylfactory.com/vinyl-factory-news/former-can-members-holger-czukay-and-damo-suzuki-set-for-new-vinyl-releases/