Norway
Museologist and art historian. Interested in environmental humanities, alchemy and the occult, and contemporary crafts. I am also passionate about the representation of perspectives from the Asian diaspora and projects that address class perspectives.
Currently holding the position as adviser and producer at Norwegian Crafts.
Interview with the Norwegian ceramic artist Nina Malterud about her five decades-long commitment to ceramics and crafts. The conversation took place on the occasion of Malterud having curated an anniversary exhibition for the Norwegian Association for Craft Artists fiftieth anniversary in 2025.
Exhibition text for Madelen Isa Lindgren's solo exhibition with the artist run exhibition platform Spjeld in Oslo. The text draws connections between Lindgren's artistic practice and Ursula K. Le Guin's carrier bag theory and Clarice Lispector's novel Água Viva.
Impulse Magazine's monthly studio visits series (November 2025 edition). Wrote about artist Olof Marsja. The article also features Claire Hentschker, Maya Man, Minku Kim, Frank Wang Yefeng, Christopher Gambino, and Tonye Ekine.
Franko creates works that render speculative approaches to time and belonging through the lens of science fiction, afro-futurism, and archeology.
The Helsinki-based artist discusses materials as modes of expression and a collective experience of "being on display and under pressure."
Linda Morell bringer fortellinger om havene, koblinger til utdøende økosystemer og nye organismers inntreden inn i Vestfold Kunstsenters nye lokaler... [Exhibition review in Norwegian]
Introduction essay for the catalogue for Abundance – The 45th edition of Tendencies Biennial for Nordic Contemporary Crafts. Co-edited with exhibition curator Ki Nurmenniemi. The exhibition was on view at Galleri F 15 in Moss, Norway, 4 February–29 May 2023.
An article on artist Jae-Eun Choi’s 'The Nature Rules: Dreaming of Earth Project', exploring how artistic initiatives aim to reach beyond aesthetic contemplation, and how they can contribute to create awareness and work towards solutions to environmental and political issues using interdisciplinary collaboration.