Toril Johannessen

Toril Johannessen (1978) is based in Bergen, Norway. The impact of historical conditions and technological developments on perception and representation are recurring themes in Johannessen’s artistic practice. Combining historical records with her own investigations and collection of data, and with an attention to how science coexists with other systems of knowledge and belief, Johannessen’s works often have elements of storytelling in visual or written form.
Johannessen’s recent exhibitions include MAAT Museum, Lisbon (2021), Malmö Kunstmuseum (2021), Narva Art Museum, Estonia (2020), HIAP and Helsinki Festival (2019), OSL Contemporary, Oslo (2019), Entrée and Trykeriet, Bergen (2019), Munch Museet, Oslo (2018) and Liquid Architecture, Melbourne (2018).
In 2018, Toril Johannessen participated in the2018 Biennial of Contemporary Art Dak’Art in Dakar, Senegal at the invitation of Marianne Hultman, artistic director of Oslo Kunstforening, who was one of five guest curators. Johannessen’s work was shown along with the work of Martin Gustavsson (SE), Gavin Jantjes (ZA/NO), and Tori Wrånes (NO) in collaboration with Ayodeji Adewale Oluwatunmise (NG), Sanusi Taofik Ayomide (NG) and Tone Kittelsen (NO).
Toril Johannessen’s participation in Dak’Art 2018, in the exhibition ‘The Blue Hour’.
Toril Johannessen’s 2009 exhibition ‘Variable Stars & In Search of Iceland Spar’.