so so brafield is an artist based in Bergen, graduated from MA Fine Arts at Bergen Academy of Art in 2014. Gathering is the overarching theme in her practice. From the physicality of making gathering spaces to the ephemeral nature of gathering people. Gathering is so important in today's world, a primal force that nurtures a sense of belonging and community, of togetherness and unity. so s´s practice bends the conventional notion of art production and places emphasis on the nurturing of culture and community. The departure point is the locality and challenging established norms. Her work provides a space for the overlooked to be seen and responds to the environment in alternative schools, living sculptures and community installations. so so often works performatively with voice and text. Encouraging the audience through participation to reflect upon society, the interactions and processes through which the individual and the whole are shaping and being shaped. so so is the co-founder of aerial, an artist-run space in Bergen.

Adania Shibli is one of the conveners of Bergen Assembly 2025. She has written novels, plays, short stories and narrative essays. Her novel Tafsil Thanawi (Minor Detail) was published by Al-Adab in 2017. Its English translation, published by Fitzcarraldo Editions (UK) and New Directions (US). Alongside her fiction writing, Adania is engaged in academic research, teaching and lecturing. She has collaborated as a curator of artistic projects with institutions such as the A. M. Qattan Foundation in Palestine and Haus der Kulturen der Welt in Germany.

Sina Najafi is editor-in-chief of Cabinet magazine and executive editor of Cabinet Books. Sina has curated or co-curated a number of exhibitions and projects, including “And Warren Niesluchowski was there: Guest, Host, Ghost”, “School of Death” (Pompidou Center, 2016; Family Business, 2013), “A Collector’s Album of Traitors, Traders, Translators and Experientialists” (Sharjah Biennial, 2011), “The Museum of Projective Personality Testing” (Manifesta 7, Trento, 2008), “Sivan vs. Finkielkraut,” (Documenta, 2007)