Jessica Ullevålseter (NO) was born in Norway but lived out of the country from 2003 – 2017 in the UK, Spain, and Mexico. She received her education from University of Barcelona and UNAM, Mexico- as well as the art tank La Colmena. She was influenced by situationism and performative art.

Her work is inspired by change and the possibility to change, and incorporates personal questions to her art, such as colonialism- being the mother of a young Mexican boy, imperialism, and whiteness.

Her work is often inspired by shamanism or alchemical questions, perennial philosophy and symbolic studies. She sees herself as an activist as well as an artist and tries to actively question the artist’s role, protagonism and concerning the authentic voice and message.

This event is a collaboration between the Insomnia Festival, the We Are Europe program and Small Projects.