Mariella Otto

Mariella Otto (SE) is a visual artist based in Malmö. She received her BFA from The Bergen Academy of Art & Design (2016) and her MFA from Malmö Art Academy (2019). The shuffling of images, objects and narratives make out an important part of Ottos practice, where visual culture, archive practice, historic events and literary references recompose in bindings with own material; often using video, sound, printed matter, or sculptural elements in formats of installation. Her work has been shown at Malmö Konsthall, Gothenburg International Biennial, Hangar Cia (Lisbon), Skissernas Museum (Lund), Bloc Projects (Sheffield), amongst others.

Gabriele de Seta (ITA/NO) is a researcher at the University of Bergen, where he leads the ALGOFOLK project (“Algorithmic folklore: The mutual shaping of vernacular creativity and automation”), he holds a PhD in Sociology from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University and was a postdoctoral fellow at the Institute of Ethnology, Academia Sinica in Taipei, Taiwan. His research work, grounded on ethnographic engagement across multiple sites, focuses on digital media practices and vernacular creativity in Chinese-speaking areas. He is also interested in experimental music, Internet art, and collaborative intersections between anthropology and art practice.