Visitors 2012

Jessica Lauren Elizabeth Taylor (b.1984, US) is a video artist, writer and researcher. Her roots are in the Southern United States, born in Mississippi and bred in Florida on former Timucan land. Taylor's practice manifests through text, dialogue and video, what she terms “memory work.” Her work centers on themes of ritual, social politics and identity mythology of Black and Indigenous folks. Taylor hosted and moderated the salon series, Black in Berlin until 2017. Her film, Muttererde (2017), a series that calls for femme forms of ancestral history, has been screened in over ten countries. Her latest film, laying fire (2023), is currently touring. Taylor is based in Oslo.

Bianca Hisse (b. 1994 in São Paulo) is a Brazilian artist living in Norway. Her practice traverses choreography, sculpture and installation, often addressing how societies are choreographed through borders and demarcations. She graduated from the Art Academy in Tromsø in 2019. In 2024, her work is exhibited at Nordnorsk kunstnersenter, Barents Spektakel and Festspillene i Nord-Norge. Her projects have been previously shown at Kunstnernes Hus, Tromsø Kunsforening, Kiasma (Finland), MAR Museo - Bienal Sur (Argentina), and Mediterranea Biennale 19 (San Marino).

Hanan Benammar (1989) is a French-Algerian artist currently living and working in Oslo. She pursued her education in France at Rueil-Malmaison school of fine-arts (BFA), Oslo National Academy of the Arts (MFA), the Dutch Art Institute (MFA), and the Royal Institute of Art in Stockholm (post-master).

Benammar’s practice is characterised by a conceptual exploration of geopolitical, societal, and environmental issues. She employs a variety of mediums, including sound, music and video, as well as recording and archiving strategies. The artist’s works embrace sculpture, installation, performance and ephemeral situation in public space.