CV
Artist, curator and writer based in Oslo, Norway.
My practice explores orientation: how bodies, attention and a sense of self are shaped through encounters with images, light, objects and places.
Selected curatorial projects
2025 — Sea Sámi Permanent Exhibition (Commission Development)
Berlevåg Havnemuseum, Finnmark, Norway
Initiated an open-call commission for a contemporary Sámi artist to contribute new work to the museum's permanent exhibition on Sea Sámi culture. Secured project funding from Finnmark fylkeskommune.
2024 — Hyper Borealis
Kjølnes Lighthouse, Finnmark, Norway
Initiator, project lead and co-curator with Elly S. Vadseth. Developed a six-week site-responsive artist residency, exhibition and public programme involving five European artists. Supported by Culture Moves Europe, with partners including Kystverket, NTNU, Museene for kystkultur og gjenreisning i Finnmark IKS and Kvitbrakka Atelier.
2024 — Steinegal
Kjølnes, Finnmark, Norway
Curator and exhibition producer. Developed an exhibition of photographs by Bernt Johan Ottem, overseeing their production as exhibition prints. Commissioned Maria Ariskina to create original silver jewellery inspired by the coastal flora, pebbles and stones of Finnmark.
2024 — When Boys Cry (Home Edition)
Kjølnes, Finnmark, Norway
Invited Thomas Voll (Thomas of Norway) to present an adaptation of his autobiographical dance performance in the former lighthouse keeper’s home. Developed the conditions of audience encounter and care, including platters of ice introduced as tactile anchors during the performance.
2024 — Pomor Handel
Berlevåg Havnemuseum, Finnmark, Norway
Curator and commissioning producer. Commissioned a textile artwork by Mustafa Boğa for the museum’s permanent exhibition on Pomor trade.
2023–2024 — Nora Always Loved Ursa Major
Berlevåg Havnemuseum, Finnmark, Norway
Commissioned and produced a four-part, site-specific 3D sound walk by Daria Panteleeva. Served as editor, producer and voice performer. Sound design by Jun Mizumachi; illustrations by Anna Ivantsova.
2023 — Hyperborea
Lokstallen Gallery, Finnmark, Norway
Loaned exhibition of hand-printed photographs by Evgenia Arbugaeva, originally produced for Perspektivet Museum, Tromsø.
2023 — Sensate Drifters
Blåbruket, Berlevåg, Norway
Curated a site-responsive presentation of Elly S. Vadseth’s video installation in an old king-crab factory, incorporating the industrial site and its material conditions into the exhibition encounter.
Selected exhibitions, artistic commissions and collaborations
2026 — Oslo Open, Oslo, Norway.
Open studio presenting Fargerommet, photographic light studies and participatory self-portrait encounters.
2024–2025 — Catching the Wind, Croatia. Artistic collaboration with Ivana Tkalčić; photography and spatial direction of the performance. Photographic contributions exhibited at PROSTOR, Split (2024), and Galleri VN, Zagreb (2025).
2023 — Kickstart, Alta Museum, Norway. Filmed interview contribution to the exhibition.
2022 — Hvem er du når verden brenner?, The Arctic University Museum of Norway, Tromsø, Norway. Contributed photographs to the exhibition.
2022 — Avtrykk, Nordkappmuseet, Honningsvåg, Norway. Group exhibition with Hilde Skancke Pedersen, Sofi Hagman and Emma Gunnarsson; participating artist and author of the accompanying curatorial text.
2017 — Keep the Seat Warm, Kuldīga Art House, Latvia. Video and installation in a group exhibition.
2014 — State of Mind, Danish School of Media and Journalism, Aarhus, Denmark. Group exhibition.
Selected writing and publications
2026 — A Mouthful of Light, Paragone, Påfyll. Critical writing on Tine Surel Lange’s Let Us All Sense performance at Ultima festival.
2021 — “True-Crime Porn”: Why Pop Culture Turns Serial Killers into Media Stars, Knife Magazine. Long-form cultural criticism examining the construction of serial killers as media celebrities and the relationship between crime, representation and popular culture.
2021 — Therapeutic Self-Portraiture: Finding a Sense of Self During the Pandemic, Art Therapy Online. Published a reflection on my art practice in an international peer-reviewed academic journal hosted by Goldsmiths, University of London.
2021 — Stories in Sound: What Journalist-Podcasters Listen To, International Journalists’ Network (IJNet).
2020 — Face to Face with COVID-19: Safety Guidelines for Photojournalists, International Journalists’ Network (IJNet).
2019 — Running Water, Zapovednik. Documentary reporting and photography in collaboration with Andrea Provenzano. English-language publication as Precious Water, Russian Life Magazine.
2016 — Embrace, LensCulture. Photographs and text.
Talks and presentations
2026 — Conditions of Encounter: What Makes Something Real Enough to Matter?
Conference presentation at Gå inn i din tid, Norwegian Museum of Science and Technology, Oslo, Norway.
2021 — The Danish School of Journalism in the Context of the Professional Transformation of the Photographer and Journalist. Conference presentation, Faculty of Journalism, Lomonosov Moscow State University.
Residencies and selected professional programmes
2019 — Fiskars AiR, Fiskars, Finland. Artist residency and presentation.
2019 — Kvitbrakka AiR, Berlevåg, Norway. Artist residency and presentation.
2019 — 7th New York Times Portfolio Review, USA. Selected participant.
2016 — 4th New York Times Portfolio Review, USA. Selected participant.
Selected press and interviews
2017 — Interview on documentary photography and personal storytelling, Журналист / Journalist
2016 — Interview on Embrace by Bronwen Latimer, The Washington Post.
Professional appointments and affiliations
2026–present — Contributing writer, Paragone.
2022–2025 — Museum educator and curator, Museene for kystkultur og gjenreisning i Finnmark IKS, Norway.
2022–2024 — Curator and coordinator, Kvitbrakka AiR, Berlevåg, Norway.
2017 — present — Women Photograph, international photography network, USA.
Selected project funding and institutional support
2025 — Tilskudd til samiske formål i Finnmark, Finnmark fylkeskommune, Norway. Secured institutional funding for an open-call contemporary Sámi art commission for Berlevåg Havnemuseum's permanent Sea Sámi exhibition.
2023 — Culture Moves Europe (European Union). Project funding for Hyper Borealis, an international artist residency and public programme co-initiated and co-led with artist Elly S. Vadseth.
Education
2026–2027 — Cultural Management (Kulturledelse), OsloMet, Norway.
2025–2026 — Art History and Museum Studies, University of Oslo, Norway.
2016–2017 — International Masterclass, ISSP, Latvia. Mentorship with Philip Toledano.
2015 — Specialist Diploma in Journalism, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia. Specialisation in photojournalism.
2014 — Advanced Visual Storytelling, Danish School of Media and Journalism (DMJX), Denmark.