JANUARY 2025
Åsne Eldøy – Visual Artist (Norway)
https://www.aeldoy.com/
Visual artist Åsne Eldøy (b. 1987, NO) works within the medium of photography, publications and installation. Åsne expresses herself through photography, publications and installations, and is constantly experimenting with the photographic medium. She works with transfers of photography, both in two- and three-dimensional installations.
Åsne is interested in marginal zones, questions of value and the distinction between nature and man-made landscapes. Her interest is captured by phenomena or history associated with a location or landscape. By looking at the relationship between nature and culture, post-industrial non-places and “untouched nature”, her projects express an attitude towards the environment and the climate challenge we face, both as a society and as individuals.
Åsne is also funder and co/owner of Topos Bokforlag.
Since 2017 Topos Bokforlag has served as a platform for investigating artistic practices through the book format.
Lars Johnsson – Visual Artist (Sweden)
https://larsoskarjonsson.wordpress.com
Lars is a Swedish artist based in Bergen/Umeå. He is educated at the Art Academy in Umeå, Escola Massana in Barcelona and holds an MFA from the Art Academy in Bergen. He is interested in structures related to identity, relationships and memories. Based on an investigation of various phenomena, his practice is materialized through performance, installation, video, text and objects. And in that process, humor often emerges as a tool for consideration and sensitivity.
Recent exhibitions include Pragiedrek, Panevėžys; OTTE, Copenhagen; Gallery PADA, Lisboa; Brande Biennalen, Brande; Iovermorgen, Copenhagen and Bergen Kunsthall, among others.
Sarah Damai Hoogman – Visual Artist (the Netherlands)
https://sarahhoogman.com/
Sarah is an interdisciplinary artist who translates the observations of her human perception into new media art. Fascinated by ecological changes, she tries to understand natures systems by reducing the enormity of the universe and natural phenomena to the human scale. In this way she explores what is beyond our realities while researching the interfaces between technology, science, nature and art. Hoogman works at the intersection of ecological research and sound art, resulting in experience based installations. Her work invites viewers to connect with the unseen forces of nature and reconsider their place within a vast and interconnected world.
Jurel is an artist working at the intersection of ecology, art, and technology. She transforms the natural into a digital framework to explore ecological issues within an artistic field. For her, creating art in a time of planetary crisis begins with careful observation of the world around her, driven by a deep curiosity and love for a more-than-human world.
By working with bio-indicators such as lichens and plants, Jurel reveals invisible forms of environmental pollution. Through installations, video art, and data visualization, she uncovers the complex relationships between agricultural and capitalistic practices and their impact on the environment, while reflecting on the role of technology in these processes.
Her video installations evoke curiosity and reflection, encouraging viewers to engage with the more-than-human world critically. Her thoughtful and theoretical approach offers a framework for analyzing and visualizing the complex dynamics of pollution’s influence on ecological systems.
