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People

Marte Johnslien

Core Research Team

Marte Johnslien

Artist and researcher
Principal Investigator of TiO2: The Materiality of White and Co-PI of TiO2: How Norway Made the World Whiter

Tonje Haugland Sørensen

Core Research Team

Tonje Haugland Sørensen

Art Historian (PhD) Senior Researcher in TiO2: How Norway Made the World Whiter

Janne Werner Olsrud

Project Partners

Janne Werner Olsrud

Museologist (PhD) and Head of Collections and Exhibitions at The Norwegian Mining Museum

Gro Behrens

Project Partners

Gro Behrens

Archivist for the TiO2 Project at Østfoldmuseene

Gjertrud Steinsvåg

Project Partners

Gjertrud Steinsvåg

Director of ROM for kunst og arkitektur, co-curator of TiO2's research exhibitions

Hans Edward Hammonds

Collaborators

Hans Edward Hammonds

Artist,
Co-founder of Velferden with Maiken Stene

Kshitija Mruthyunjaya

Collaborators

Kshitija Mruthyunjaya

Architect/designer and affiliated researcher in TiO2: The Materiality of White

Ingrid Halland

Core Research Team

Ingrid Halland

Art and architecture historian, art critic
Principal Investigator TiO2: How Norway Made the World Whiter and Co-PI of TiO2: The Materiality of White

Julia K. Persson

Core Research Team

Julia K. Persson

Artist and Research assistant in TiO2: The Materiality of White

Marianne Løken

Project Partners

Marianne Løken

Science educator (PhD) and Director of Research and Development (R&D) at Østfoldmuseene

Olaug N. Økland

Project Partners

Olaug N. Økland

Curator at Dalane Folkemuseum and Jøssingfjord Science Museum

Enrique Roura

Project Partners

Enrique Roura

Architect and technician at ROM for kunst og arkitektur, Exhibition architecture for TiO2's research exhibitions

Maiken Stene

Collaborators

Maiken Stene

Artist,
Co-founder of Velferden with Hans Edward Hammonds

Maximilian Schob

Collaborators

Maximilian Schob

Landscape architect and transdisciplinary researcher

Helene Engnes Birkeli

Core Research Team

Helene Engnes Birkeli

Art Historian (PhD) and Postdoc Fellow Researcher in TiO2: How Norway Made the World Whiter

June Stuen

Project Partners

June Stuen

Director of Dalane Folkemuseum and Jøssingfjord Science Museum

Hege Steen Langvik

Project Partners

Hege Steen Langvik

Curator and archivist at Østfoldmuseene

Solveig Tjetland

Project Partners

Solveig Tjetland

Architect and Project Leader at ROM for kunst og arkitektur, Producer of TiO2's research exhibitions

Exutoire

Project Partners

Exutoire

Research-by-design: graphic design, exhibition design, visual identity 

MaryClaire Pappas

Collaborators

MaryClaire Pappas

Art Historian (PhD) and affiliated researcher in TiO2: How Norway Made the World Whiter

Scientific Committee

The research project 'TiO2: How Norway Made the World Whiter' has a scientific reference group which regularly meets throughout the project (2023 - 2028):

Prof. Kjetil Fallan (University of Oslo), Prof. Peder Anker (NYU), Jukka Savolainen (Director at the Design Museum in Helsinki), Associate Professor Lise Skytte Jakobsen (Aarhus University), and Prof. Mette Ramsgaard Thomsen (Royal Danish Academy).

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