Else Hagen. Between People

For Kunstsilo’s presentation of Else Hagen. Mellom mennesker (“Between People”), Nonspace developed an exhibition identity and graphic profile for the space. The exhibition, produced in collaboration with the National Museum, Stavanger Art Museum and Trondheim Art Museum, highlights Hagen’s role as one of the first women in Norway to build an extensive career as a visual artist while also starting a family and becoming a mother.

The brief called for a visual expression that respected the established design framework while giving the exhibition its own atmosphere. The challenge lay in translating Hagen’s tactile, humanist works into a contemporary museum context without overshadowing them.

We created a minimal, colour-coordinated design system based on the exhibition’s three wall colours: soft peach, muted lilac and warm brown. The colours echo the materiality and warmth of Hagen’s art. The identity included bilingual wall texts, title walls, room texts and extended labels printed on painted foils and cardboard, ensuring both clarity and cohesion.

Else Hagen. Mellom mennesker opened at Kunstsilo in February 2025 as a harmonious meeting of art, space, and story.

The new identity elevated the visitor experience through clarity, colour and cohesion.

By balancing institutional structure with curatorial warmth, Nonspace helped bring renewed visibility to one of Norway's most important female modernists.