Reparatørene kommer!

Year 2024

Participatory Art Project

Art Dissemination

Project management

Visual Identity

The Repairers are Coming! (Reparatørene kommer!) is a participatory art project that explores repair processes as a tool for fostering human interaction and engagement in urban environments. The project emerged from artistic research conducted in collaboration with an elementary school in Oslo and Oslo Metropolitan University, where discarded materials from the city were collected and transformed into new objects, primarily chairs.

As the project’s creator, I developed it into a participatory experience, allowing children to take part in the transformation process. Through creative workshops, I guided and communicated the project’s artistic concepts to participants. I also crafted visual narratives to promote these ideas and engage diverse audiences throughout the creative process, including developing the project’s visual identity, designing maps, and managing social media. Additionally, I led the project from concept to execution, overseeing participant coordination and workshop facilitation.

The final exhibition presented a selection of these chairs, each having undergone a repair process during workshops. Accompanying the chairs is a map that indicates when and where the materials were found. These found objects are called treasures in the project.

These chairs represent not only the children’s exploration of the city and their involvement in the repair process, but also a web of stories, experiences, and interactions connected to the chairs’ previous owners, and the new encounters they will inspire.

List of materials used in the reparation procesess:

The project focuses on the situations that arise during the act of repair, using the chairs as a platform to foster dialogue and encourage collaboration among participants. These situations challenge and expand our understanding of public space while also demonstrating how art can play an active role in transforming and enriching these shared environments.

Here are some of the chairs that were created during the planning phase of the project, before starting the workshops with the school class in Oslo.

Treasures used to create Tesla Magnus

«Rullende tronen» (The Rolling Throne) and «Konge stolen Bert» (The King Chair Bert) are some of the chairs created during the workshop period at the school.

How would you look like if you were a chair?

During the project, the relationship between people and objects, and how these connections influence one another, was explored as an artistic process.

Each participant created their own chair-portrait, enabling them to view themselves and each other from a new perspective. This allowed us to examine how participants perceived themselves and their peers, and how this influenced their interactions and level of involvement in the repair processes.

I’m a graphic designer specializing in the arts and cultural fields. I thrive on projects that allow me to combine my passion for art with my skills in communication and design, exploring the role and influence of art in today’s society.

Education

Instituto Europeo Di Design

2014 – 2018

Madrid, Spain

Bachelor’s in Graphic Design and Communication

Oslo Metropolitan University

2022 – 2024

Oslo, Norway

Master’s in Art and Society

Skills

Webdesign

UX Design + Website Design

Photography

Skills in composition + photo editing

Adobe Creative Suite

Photoshop + InDesign + Illustrator

 
 

Graphic Design                                 Concept development + branding + illustration + layoutdesign + bookbinding

Experience

Freelance designer

July 2019 – present

Brand + Website Design for small businesses
publication + layout design
Social media + communication strategies

Student Assistant, OsloMet

September 2023 – May 2024

Assisting art students with Adobe programs + use of camera and photography equipment + photography assistant for photo shoots

«Reparatørene kommer!»

November 2023 – December 2023

Participatory art project with a school class in Oslo + developing the art project as an artist + leading and managing workshops + execution of public installation

Bragernes ByLab

March 2023 – May 2023

Participatory art project in Drammen, Norway as part of EU-project CONTRA (CONflict in TRAnsformations). As an assistant in the project: recruitment of participants + handling set design and room setup + facilitating and executing the ByLabs experience

Art Gallery Cruz Más Cruz

April 2019 – June 2019

Webdesign + support in curating exhibition + recreation of Cruz Novillo’s artwork

Bow Tie fashion brand

November 2018 – March 2019

Community manager + social media strategist + panning and implementing strategies for social media

Next 3000 Design Studio

June 2018 – November 2018

Design intern. Brand identity + layout design + UX/Web design

Lina Ortas Communication

February 2016 – July 2016

Design + marketing intern + creation of content for social media for different brands + design of mailchimp e-newsletters

WE ARE FAIR!

February 2016

International art festival in Madrid, Spain. Exhibited a cooking book with illustrations + layout design + bookbinding

ARLES, Les Rencontres de la Photographie

June 2017

Photography portfolio review with Rafael Doctor (Director of the Andalusian Photography House)