In residence: August - September 2026

Working collaboratively across installation and publication, Jun Zhang and Yindi Chen explore intersections between science and mythology, with a particular focus on more-than-human narratives. Rooted in ecofeminism, queer ecology, folk medicine, and critical fabulation, their practice draws from multiple knowledge systems to question the construction of a homogeneous worldview.

In residence: August - October 2026

Since 2022, Annike Flo and Lexie Owen have worked together as a duo, alongside their individual artistic practices. Lexie’s work centres on social practice and the development of structures that support collaboration and collective action, while Annike’s focuses on material explorations that unfold relationships between the human and non-human.

In residence: August - October 2026

Apichaya (Piya) Wanthiang is an artist based in Oslo. She holds a BA from Sint-Lukas, Brussels, and an MA in Fine Arts from Bergen Academy of Art and Design (KHiB). Working primarily with painting and installations that incorporate light, sound, and text, Piya constructs environments to explore how spaces influence perception, behaviour, and interaction.

In residence: September - October 2026

Marit Beate Kasin is a Norwegian journalist and non-fiction writer focusing on environmental issues, land use, and nature conservation. Since 2008 she has worked as a political reporter and led the investigative project Hytteparadokset, which examined the environmental consequences of Norway’s rapid cabin development.

In residence: October - November 2026

Tanya Park is a heritage specialist, academic, and photographer whose work bridges architecture, cultural heritage, and climate change. She holds a PhD from Japan, with a thesis on “Architectural Preservation Process in Japan: Theoretical discourse and its application.” During her residency at Artica Svalbard, Tanya will combine photography and text to explore the cultural heritage of Svalbard through its buildings

In Residence: November 2026 - January 2027

Lina Machida is an artist based in Tokyo working with moving images, animation, drawing, and spatial installation. Her practice explores subtle bodily responses that arise through contact with environment, time, and others—particularly moments of hesitation, delay, or loss of control. She is interested in situations where the body does not respond as intended, such as illness, or hands numbed by cold, and how these states emerge through relationships rather than as purely personal conditions.

In Residence: January - March 2027

Marieke ten Berge is an artist and children's book illustrator based in the Netherlands, though she is often found further north. Working across a range of graphic techniques including etching, linocut, woodcut, and monoprint, her practice explores the relationship between landscape, storytelling, and place.

In Residence: January - March 2027

Eva Fretheim is a journalist and author based in Moss, Norway. She holds a master's degree in journalism from OsloMet and made her literary debut with the novel Pink Cotton Candy. In 2022, she entered the crime fiction genre with Queenland, which earned her the Maurits Hansen Award – New Blood. During her residency at Artica Svalbard, Fretheim will begin work on a new crime novel set in Svalbard, exploring themes of climate change and rapid societal transformation.