Marin Shamov

Marin Shamov, based in Vienna, is a visual, performance and dance artist; teacher and trans queer activist. They work with performative and somatic approaches, developing their artistic practice through experience in activism in public spaces, psychoanalysis, street outreach awareness work and pedagogy. Their recent work engages with topics such as queer migrant community living and the knowledge that emerges from shared experience and cohabitation; access to motherhood for trans and non-binary people; personal and political crises experienced on an intimate level; and performative practices in spaces we share with others: modes of awareness and risk.

Asmaa Barakat

Asmaa Barakat (b. 1990) is a visual artist who lives and works in Oslo. She holds a BFA from the Faculty of Fine Arts in Alexandria (2012) and an MFA from the Oslo National Academy of the Arts (2019). She is currently pursuing an MA in Art Praxis at the Dutch Art Institute (DAI) / Roaming Academy in the Netherlands. Barakat has participated in several exhibitions, including Kunsthall Dikemark, Asker (2025), Høstutstillingen, Oslo (2024), Kunstverein Hamburg, Hamburg (2022), Galleri Memphis, Oslo (2021), Ibrida Film Festival, Forlì (2018), Dak'Art Biennale, Dakar (2018), Manifesta 12 – 5x5x5 program, Palermo (2018), and PhotoCairo 6, Cairo (2017). One of her artworks have been acquired by Asker kommune for Hvalstad skole.

Shiva Sherveh

Shiva Sherveh is an Oslo-based artist specializing in light design, scenography, and costume design for theater, dance, and performance, she is dedicated to exploring themes of in-betweenness and uncertainty that arise from polarization across various disciplines and domains. Recently, her work has centered primarily on light design, investigating the delicate boundary between darkness and light. She uses light not only as an aesthetic tool but also as a dramaturgic and performative element, creating immersive experiences that challenge perceptions and invite audiences to navigate the tension and fluidity of contrasting states. Shiva holds a graduate degree in fine art from Kunstakademiet i Trondheim and an undergraduate degree in scenography from Norwegian Theater Academy.

Alejandra Aguilar

Alejandra Aguilar Caballero is a Mexican visual artist based in Oslo, Norway. In her practice she moves freely between drawing, traditional printmaking, installation, artist publications and graphic narrative. Through her work she creates unique storytelling approaches that explore personal and collective memory, identity, unexpected encounters with nature, and the stories of her everyday life. Alejandra holds a BA in Visual Arts from Facultad de Artes y Diseño, UNAM (2010-2014) in Mexico, and a MFA in Medium and Material Based Art from Kunsthøgskolen i Oslo (2019-2021) in Norway. She has been recipient of multiple grants and stipends in Norway and Mexico. Her work has been selected in international competitions and biennials. She has presented her work in collective and solo exhibitions in Mexico, Norway, and Canada, amongst others.

Joanna Chia-yu Lin

Through tactile narratives, Joanna Chia-yu Lin (b. 1995, Chiayi, Taiwan, based in Oslo, Norway) works to materialize and archive time and memory. Her practice moves between photography, painting, textiles, installations, as well as the hybrid crossings between them. Her most recent project, "As the Crow Flies", is about shifting identities between places, reflecting on themes of belonging, home, place, and identity. She holds an MFA in Medium and Materials-Based Art from the Oslo National Academy of the Arts and a BFA in Fine Arts from National Taiwan Normal University. In 2025, she was nominated by Fotogalleriet as a FUTURES artist, a Europe-based photography platform. Her work has been exhibited across Norway including Fotografiens Hus, Kunstplass, Tenthaus, Fotofestivalen Oslo Negativ, Drammens Museum, and at Yao’s Alternative Space and Glitch in Taichung, Taiwan. Her works are held in the collections of Västra Götalandsregionen, Sweden, and the Art Bank Taiwan at the National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts. She is currently working on "Stedsveven" together with Tenthaus Art Collective, a public art project commissioned by the Oslo Municipality Art Collection.

Rodrigo Ghattas-Peréz

Rodri Ghattas is a creative entrepreneur, artist and curator working at the intersection of art, systems, and desirable futures. He is a founding member of Verdensrommet, a mutual support network for immigrant artists based in Norway. He is also Head Art Curator at Norrsken House Barcelona, Europe's largest hub for impact and tech, where he also serves as lead for Futures Lab, an interdisciplinary lab exploring how artistic excellence can rewire business innovation. Rodri is deeply engaged in systems thinking, community design and cultural strategy to activate high-frequency futures, where quantum creativity becomes a tool for real-world transformation.

Steffen Håndlykken

Steffen Håndlykken is curator at Haugar Art Museum in Tønsberg. His education is in visual art from the National Academy of the Arts, Oslo, where he graduated as part of the final group of students in the Institute for Colour. From 2020 to 2024 he was chair of the board for the artist union UKS. In 2010 he established the project space 1857 with Stian Eide Kluge, which they ran until 2019. Håndlykken was curator of the 9th Norwegian Sculpture Biennial at the Vigeland Museum in 2017. He has previously served as editor of UKS-forum and written for Kunstkritikk.no and Billedkunst, and is currently a member of the expert committee for visual art organisers under the Arts Council Norway.

Patricia Carolina

Patricia Carolina (MX) is an artist and organizer based in Oslo. She works primarily with video, text and textile. Intricately weaving together ideas on language, progress and loss, her practice follows the relation between water, underground structures and the domestic landscapes. Nets of support, power and kinship are also important structures. As a migrant artist, she is invested in creating cultural infrastructure with and for others. In 2022 she became an active member of the mutual support network Verdensrommet for migrant artists in Norway. Carolina graduated from the Iceland University of the Arts (BA 2019) and Kunsthøgskolen i Oslo (MFA 2022). Her works have been shown in Norway, Finland, Mexico, Estonia, Brazil and Iceland.

Luis Fernando Amaya

Born in Aguascalientes, México, Luis Fernando Amaya is a composer and percussionist based in Oslo. Topics such as collective memory and the relationship between humans and non-humans (such as plants, animals, or environments) are commonly present in his work. He studied composition and music theory at the Centro de Investigación y Estudios Musicales (CIEM) and holds a Ph.D. in composition and music technology from Northwestern University. His second monographic record will be released by Aurora Records within the V Festival in November of 2025.

Javon Bennett

Javon Bennett (b.1989) lives and works in Oslo as artist and baker to create deliciously edible installations. Playfully exploring ingredients and their bounds, stretching and extracting essences, textures and colours while applicating with a somewhat painterly eye and approach. His creations attempt to recollect dwindling memories of past generational tastes and serve to hold a purposeful presence: to be convivially shared and gorged; to bring fleeting bliss with fantastical beauty. All the way down.

DJ ASDFGHJKL

(ENG) ASDFGHJKL Oslo-based DJ and father of no kids. Certified “loker”, inspired by many influences and not limited by time, style or place.

(NOR) ASDFGHJKL Oslo-basert DJ og far til ingen kids. Sertifisert «loker», inspirert av mange påvirkninger og ikke begrenset av tid, stil eller sted. @sjokohassel

Ana María Bermúdez

Ana María Bermúdez is a Puerto Rican artist and designer based in Oslo. Working mainly with installation, sensory experience, participatory action, and public intervention, Ana's creative practice creates community through collective making. Drawing on a Latin American worldview in which the fantastic is enmeshed with the everyday, her work amplifies the magic in what appears to be a mundane and rational world. As a designer, she researches and develops waste and biological materials to provide solutions for social and environmental problems. She received her BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, a master's in Material Design from ELISAVA (ES), and a master's in Interior Architecture and Furniture Design from Kunsthøgskolen i Oslo.