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Arild Skarsfjord Berg

Arild Skarsfjord Berg

Job title
  • Professor
Visiting address
  • Kunnskapsveien 55, 2007 Kjeller
  • Office number: KB327
Phone
  • Mobile: +47 975 13 361
  • Office: +47 672 38 593
E-mail
  • arild.berg@oslomet.no
Affiliation

About

Arild Skarsfjord Berg is Professor in Artistic Research in the field design, applied art and art. His expertise is in product design, architectural ceramics, methods for participation and communication through the aesthetics of materiality. He has a Doctor of Art in Artistic research in Public Space, and he has a MA in Ceramic Art. He is a member of several research groups and is leader for the research group Product Design and Cultural Sustainability. He focuses on research collaboration between professional practitioners for cross disciplinary innovation. He has been Head of studies for the Bachelor Program in Product Design. He has been Vice Dean for Research and Development at the Faculty of Technology, Art and Design. He was project leader in establishing the interdisciplinary PhD Program 'Engineering Science'. He was the Norwegian coordinator for the Creative Europe EU project Craft Hub, led by Irish Carlow Craft Council. Arild Berg is also Professor II at Dpt. of Art, Faculty of Education, Arts and Sports, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences. He is a member of the fellowship of merited teachers at OsloMet.

Field of study

Action research   Collaboration across the curriculum   User participation   Contemporary art   Pedagogy   Art in public space   Art   Salutogenesis   Artistic research   Architectural ceramics   Technology of health

Research groups

Publications and research

Scientific publications

Holm, Henrik ; Alexeeva, Anastasiya ; Berg, Lise-Kari ; Berg, Arild Skarsfjord ; Bernhardt, Emil; Blålid, Kersti Fosse ; Dahlsveen, Mimesis Heidi ; Evang, Hanne Kihlman ; Gjernes, Liv Mildrid; Haakonsen, Peter ; Halvorsen, Line ; Kristiansen, Ida ; Kunnikoff, June Oline ; Mathiesen, Ilmi Gutzeit ; Ringvold, Tore Andre ; Skjelbred, Bente Helen; Stenersen, Arnhild Liene; Stjernø, Lisa Bonnár; Strand, Ingri ; Strand, Kari Saasen ; Sunde, Dag Johannes ; Thelle, Notto Johannes Windju ; Vanebo, Guro ; Varkøy, Øivind; Vida, Lena ; Øyan, Petter (2025). Estetiske fag i samfunnet. ISBN: 9788202868673. 284 p. Cappelen Damm Akademisk.
https://doi.org/10.23865/cdf.261

Rolfsen, Christian Nordahl ; Berg, Arild Skarsfjord (2025). En dypere innsikt i Okkupasjonsfrisen av Alf Rolfsen i Oslo rådhus. Kunst og Kultur. Vol. 107.
https://doi.org/10.18261/kk.107.3-4.4

Berg, Arild Skarsfjord ; Gjernes, Liv Mildrid (2025). Å skape et formsvar. Holm, Henrik; Alexeeva, Anastasiya; Berg, Lise-Kari; Berg, Arild Skarsfjord; Bernhardt, Emil; Blålid, Kersti Fosse (Ed.). Estetiske fag i samfunnet. p. 199-220. Cappelen Damm Akademisk.
https://doi.org/https://cdforskning.no/cdf/catalog

Risnes, Martha; Mellema, Mirjam; Gjøvaag, Terje ; Mirtaheri, Peyman ; Berg, Arild (2024). The Influence of User-Oriented Design Research on Framing A Case Study of Including Patient Perspectives in Biomedical Engineering. FormAkademisk - Forskningstidsskriftet for design og designdidaktikk. Vol. 17.
https://doi.org/10.7577/formakademisk.5351

Risnes, Martha; Thorstensen, Erik; Mirtaheri, Peyman ; Berg, Arild Skarsfjord (2024). Exploring value dilemmas of brain monitoring technology through speculative design scenarios. Journal of Responsible Technology. Vol. 17.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrt.2023.100074

Berg, Arild Skarsfjord ; Johansen, Safora ; Lund, Anne ; Riegler, Michael ; Andersen, Jorunn Marie (2023). A Salutogenic Approach for Collaboration in Health and Technology. Garg, Bishan Swarup (Ed.). Health Promotion - Principles and Approaches. IntechOpen.
https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.111866

Risnes, Martha; Korostynska, Olga ; Mirtaheri, Peyman ; Berg, Arild (2023). The role of human experience when making sense of brain monitoring: an interdisciplinary case study to assess wearable, non-invasive, brain-monitoring devices for rehabilitation. Journal of Responsible Innovation. Vol. 10.
https://doi.org/10.1080/23299460.2023.2175476

Berg, Arild (2023). The University as a Vitrine. Turpeinen, Outi (Ed.). Unfolding the Public Art at Aalto University. p. 124-135. Helsinki: Aalto University.
https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=-FfBEAAAQB

Berg, Arild ; Hoel, Mona Johanne; Kielland, Elise; Lothe, Linda Jansson; Swang, Mimi (2022). Dogma Film and Ceramic art: The Case of ‘Blue Collar – White Collar’. Nordic Journal of Art & Research (A & R). Vol. 11.
https://doi.org/10.7577/information.5074

Berg, Arild ; Carella, Alfredo Raúl; Lysebo, Marius ; Nielsen, Liv Merete (2021). Bærekraft i profesjonsutdanninger. Gap mellom strategi og programplaner?. FormAkademisk - Forskningstidsskriftet for design og designdidaktikk. Vol. 14.
https://doi.org/10.7577/formakademisk.3955



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Textbooks

Berg, Arild Skarsfjord ; Heimer, Astrid Maria ; Hofsvang, Siv ; Lyche, Wenche (2023). CONFERENCE: TRANSFORMATION: EFFECT AND AFFECT OF CRAFT IN SOCIETY. EXHIBITION: TRANSFORM. 22 p. Craft Hub, Creative Europe EU project.

Berg, Arild (2023). Introduction. CHAPTER 5 The Craft Hub final Conference ‘Transformation Effect and Affect of Craft in Society’ and final Exhibition ‘Transform’. 516 p. Co-funded by the Creative Europe Programme of the European Union.
https://www.crafthub.eu/activity/crafthub-catalogu



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Research reports

Dyb, Elisabeth; Fossland, Trine; Østergaard, Edvin; Hjelsvold, Rune; Ersvær, Elisabeth; Kubberød, Elin; Berg, Arild Skarsfjord ; Sørlie, Morten (2025). Meritteringsordningen i høyere utdanning. Erfaringer fra det første nasjonale symposiet for meritterte undervisere. ISBN: 9788257523183. 20 p. Norges miljø- og biovitenskapelige universitet (NMBU).
https://hdl.handle.net/10037/37317

Berg, Arild (2014). Artistic Research in Public Space: Participation in Material-based Art. ISBN: 9789526056029. 256 p. School of Arts, Design and Architecture. Aalto ARTS books.



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Dissemination

Fossland, Trine; Ersvær, Elisabeth; Hjelsvold, Rune; Østergaard, Edvin; Berg, Arild Skarsfjord ; Kubberød, Elin; Dyb, Elisabeth; Sørlie, Morten (2025). Hvordan kan meritterings­ordningen bli en drivkraft for kvalitets­utvikling?.
https://doi.org/https://www.khrono.no/hvordan-kan-

Berg, Arild ; Hovda, Kristine (2024). Kunsten å tenke kreativt.

Berg, Arild Skarsfjord ; Reintz, Eivind (2024). Ivaretar historie og skaper kunst.
https://journalen.oslomet.no/nb/innenriks-nytt-fra

Kubberød, Elin; Østergaard, Edvin; Berg, Arild ; Sørlie, Morten; Hjelsvold, Rune; Ersvær, Elisabeth; Fossland, Trine; Dyb, Elisabeth (2024). Akademisk staffasje eller pådrivere for pedagogisk utvikling?.
https://www.khrono.no/akademisk-staffasje-eller-pa

Berg, Arild Skarsfjord ; Ängeby, Olle (2024). Kristine och Joel utvinner lera i Arvika – från grop till bord.
https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/varmland/kristin

Berg, Arild ; Herö, Kerstin (2024). Lokala keramiker möter den norska konstnärsgruppen AvArt i ny utställning.

Berg, Arild ; Fosshaug, Tonje (2024). Fullt hus og god stemning da Håndverksfestivalen åpnet på Hadeland Glassverk sist lørdag.

Berg, Arild Skarsfjord ; Christodoulou, Christodoulos (2024). Designing Democracy: The Role of Graphic Design in Immigrants’ Electoral Engagement. OsloMet - storbyuniversitetet.

Berg, Arild Skarsfjord (2024). Dialog mellom meritterte undervisere: inspirasjon på tvers av fag. Innledere i Del 2, Merittert underviser, hva så?: Arild Berg, professor ved fakultet for teknologi, kunst og design, OsloMet Storbyuniversitetet og Morten Sørlie, professor ved fakultet for kjemi, bioteknologi og matvitenskap, Norges miljø- og biovitenskapelige universitet. Nasjonalt symposium for meritterte undervisere. Norges miljø- og biovitenskapelige universitet.

Berg, Arild Skarsfjord (2024). "24 timer" Kolteckning på vägg, 24 verktyg.



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