Analytical and creative work
A central theme in my research is the relationship between the human and the non-human. This includes how landscapes, environments, and non-human animals are represented and related to humans and human practices. I have primarily studied these questions within tourism contexts and popular culture, where visual expressions play a central role in how ideas are formed, communicated, and understood. While this is a recurring focus, my research is not confined to a single theme. Instead, it engages with a variety of questions and subject areas examined through visual and cultural analytical perspectives.
More recently, I have been involved in studies focusing on educational sciences and technology, where my contribution involves analyzing how information, ideas, and complex concepts are visually represented and how this affects the understanding of different phenomena. My empirical material is multifaceted and includes everything from popular science films, archival material, photographs, websites, and social media to museum exhibitions, art, marketing material, informational material, and pedagogical signage, with examples ranging from the late nineteenth century to the present day.
At the Visualization Center C, I have developed my role from primarily working with analytical research to also engaging in creative practice. In this context, I collaborate with interdisciplinary teams of colleagues with diverse expertise to develop concepts that integrate learning, research, and visitor experiences. This work focuses on how scientific knowledge can be visually and spatially articulated in ways that engage, spark curiosity, and foster understanding among different target groups. In these processes, I contribute humanistic perspectives and experience in visual analysis through a close interplay between content, form, and pedagogy. At the same time, I explore how knowledge can be co-created between different professional perspectives within research and development projects and in dialogue with visitors, where audiences are understood as active co-creators rather than passive recipients.
The analytical and creative dimensions of my work are closely intertwined and function in a reciprocal exchange. Empirical analyses inform design decisions, visualizations, and content priorities in creative processes, while practical and conceptual work generates new research questions and analytical perspectives. By moving between analysis and design, I can test theories in practice, make tensions visible, and explore alternative ways of communicating scientific knowledge. This approach enables the integration of critical reflection with experimental and co-creative methods, contributing to the development of both research and the public expressions through which it takes form.
Research projects
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Project leader for TellUs – The Talking Planet
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Participating researcher in the Future STEM Identity – Local Collaboration for Sustainable Skills Supply
Teaching
- Teaches in the bachelor’s programme in Graphic Design and Communication and serves as Director of Studies for the programme’s courses at the Department of Science and Technology
