Audun Aagre

In residence: May - June 2026

Audun Aagre is a journalist, documentary filmmaker, and author with extensive experience across Norwegian media, including Aftenposten, VG, NRK, and SVT. He has published several books combining text and photography and has worked across the fields of politics, culture, and technology. Currently a senior advisor at the Norwegian Media Authority, Aagre also brings a long-standing interest in Arctic history.

During his residency at Artica Svalbard, Aagre will research and begin writing a nonfiction book on the 1906 scientific expedition to North-West Spitsbergen led by Prince Albert of Monaco and Norwegian polar scientist Gunnar Isachsen. The project explores how this expedition contributed to laying the groundwork for Norwegian sovereignty over Svalbard. Aagre plans to retrace parts of the original route, visiting the same remote areas around Ny-Ålesund and Magdalenefjorden.