CURRENT RESIDENTS
Ashley Middleton
In residence: August 2025 – April 2026
Ashley Middleton is an artist and researcher whose work explores the evolving relationship between the body, technology, and the environment. Working across installation, sound, video, and photography, she creates immersive experiences that integrate scientific inquiry with sensory perception. Guided by rhizomatic methodologies, embodiment practices, and a feminist phenomenological perspective, her projects investigate how attention, ritual, and intuitive knowledge shape ecological awareness.
Kamil Kak
In Residence: January - February 2026
Kamil Kak returns to Artica Svalbard following their 2024 residency, which was supported through a nomination by the Office for Contemporary Art Norway (OCA). Kak is a multidisciplinary artist working across printmaking, textile, video, and glass. Their practice explores queer liberation, migration, and the fragility of recent historical narratives through object- and prop-making, exaggeration, and bitter-sweet humour. Rooted in questions of collective futures, Kak’s work reflects on identity, belonging, and survival within today’s eco-political landscape.
Michelle Calcatelli
In residence: January - February 2026
Michelle Calcatelli is an international cooperation professional with over 20 years of experience working across agriculture, innovation, and policy. Specialised in resource mobilisation, proposal development, and strategic programme design, Calcatelli has helped organisations secure funding, shape impactful portfolios, and influence international policy agendas. With expertise in cross-cultural collaboration and global partnerships, their work is driven by a strong interest in climate resilience and the challenges of remote regions.