Toril Johannessen

Gruppebilde Bergen 2020

‘Gruppebilde Bergen 2020’ is an image collection project inviting the residents of Bergen, Norway, to contribute their portrait to the creation of a large group image.

The final image will become two large tapestries for Bergen City Hall where people and their elected representatives meet.

Collection of images takes place Fall 2020. The submitted portraits will be processed by machine learning technology, in order to create new portraits of “Bergeners”.

Informasjon på norsk.
Informacja w języku polskim.
جروب بيلد برجن 2020. المعلومات باللغة العربية.

Illustration: Liv Ragnhild Kjellman

Spoiled Waters Spilled

Participating artists: Minia Biabiany, Marjolijn Dijkman, Marianne Fahmy, Toril Johannessen, Valentina Karga, Jessika Khazrik for The Society of False Witnesses, Anouk Kruithof, Rikke Luther, Elvia Teotski. Curated by Clelia Coussonnet and Inga Lāce. 

Beyond Measure

The group show ‘Beyond Measure’ includes works by Meriç Algün / Oddvar Daren / Luca Frei / Alexander Gutke / Toril Johannessen / Ragnar Kjartansson / Vida Lavén / Falke Pisano.

Sonic Acts Academy

Presentation of Reclaiming Vision in the conference ‘Magical Thinking: Towards a Future Worth Living’ at Sonic Acts Academy, Amsterdam.

This conference proposes the ​‘magical thinking’ – a belief that thoughts and actions can influence the world – as a provocation. In current dystopian scenarios of future life on Earth, from environment to democracy, imagining a future worth living might reduce anxiety that paralyses action, thereby creating an openness to more inclusive thinking. The questions that need answering are: What is a future worth living (and for whom)? Which tactics can get us there? How can one get from climate emergency and catastrophic populism, fuelled by extractive capitalism, to a world of social/​ecological justice and multispecies equality? With focus on artistic research and strategies of visibility and mobilisation through art, this forum wishes to open up critical discussions and propose routes towards a future worth living.

The Invention and Conclusion of the Eye

The manuscript for The Invention and Conclusion of the Eye is published as part of Supplement, an occasional pamphlet series by Filip. Produced in partnership with Plug In ICA, Winnipeg, The Invention and Conclusion of the Eye presents a possible future of human vision told through a narrative conversation between a sole protagonist and a computer. Interwoven with contemporary and historical diagrams plotting various aspects of sight, the work depicts vision as a historical construct evolving alongside technology. Published in English, Norwegian, and French.