Victoria Christine Årang Johnson

• Sanchez, Victor Evaristo Gonzalez; Martin, Charles Patrick; Zelechowska, Agata; Bjerkestrand, Kari Anne Vadstensvik; Johnson, Victoria Kristine Å & Jensenius, Alexander Refsum (2018). Bela-based augmented acoustic guitars for sonic microinteraction. In Dahl, Luke; Bowman, Doug & Martin, Tom (Ed.), Proceedings of the International Conference On New Interfaces For Musical Expression. Virginia Tech. p. 324–327. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  This article describes the design and construction of a collection of digitally-controlled augmented acoustic guitars, and the use of these guitars in the installation \textit\{Sverm-Resonans\}. The installation was built around the idea of exploring `inverse’ sonic microinteraction, that is, controlling sounds by the micromotion observed when attempting to stand still. It consisted of six acoustic guitars, each equipped with a Bela embedded computer for sound processing (in Pure Data), an infrared distance sensor to detect the presence of users, and an actuator attached to the guitar body to produce sound. With an attached battery pack, the result was a set of completely autonomous instruments that were easy to hang in a gallery space. The installation encouraged explorations on the boundary between the tactile and the kinesthetic, the body and the mind, and between motion and sound. The use of guitars, albeit with an untraditional `performance’ technique, made the experience both familiar and unfamiliar at the same time. Many users reported heightened sensations of stillness, sound, and vibration, and that the `inverse’ control of the instrument was both challenging and pleasant.

• Jensenius, Alexander Refsum; Bjerkestrand, Kari & Johnson, Victoria Kristine Å (2014). How still is still? Exploring human standstill for artistic applications. International Journal of Arts and Technology. ISSN 1754-8853. 7(2/3), p. 207–222. doi: 10.1504/IJART.2014.060943. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  We present the results of a series of observation studies of ourselves standing still on the floor for 10 minutes at a time. The aim has been to understand more about our own standstill, and to develop a heightened sensitivity for micromovements and how they can be used in music and dance performance. The quantity of motion, calculated from motion capture data of a head marker, reveals remarkably similar results for each person, and also between persons. The best results were obtained with the feet at the width of the shoulders, locked knees, and eyes open. No correlation was found between different types of mental strategies employed and the quantity of motion of the head marker, but we still believe that different mental strategies have an important subjective and communicative impact. The findings will be used in the development of a stage performance focused on micromovements.

• Jensenius, Alexander Refsum & Johnson, Victoria (2012). Performing the Electric Violin in a Sonic Space. Computer Music Journal. ISSN 0148-9267. 36(4), p. 28–39. doi: 10.1162/comj_a_00148. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  This article presents the development of the improvisation piece Transformation for electric violin and live electronics. The aim of the project was to develop an “invisible” technological setup that would allow the performer to move freely on stage while still being in full control of the electronics. The developed system consists of a video-based motion-tracking system, with a camera hanging in the ceiling above the stage. The performer's motion and position on stage is used to control the playback of sonic fragments from a database of violin sounds, using concatenative synthesis as the sound engine. The setup allows the performer to improvise freely together with the electronic sounds being played back as she moves around the “sonic space.” The system has been stable in rehearsal and performance, and the simplicity of the approach has been inspiring to both the performer and the audience.

• Jensenius, Alexander Refsum & Johnson, Victoria (2010). A video based analysis system for realtime control of concatenative sound synthesis and spatialisation. In Yildirim, Sule & Kofod-Petersen, Anders (Ed.), Proceedings of the second Norwegian Artificial Intelligence Symposium : November 22, 2010 Høgskolen i Gjøvik. Tapir Akademisk Forlag. ISSN 9788251927048. p. 85–88. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  We report on the development of a video based analysis system that controls concatenative sound synthesis and sound spatialisation in realtime in concert performances. The system has been used in several pieces, most recently Transformation for electric violin and live electronics, where the performer controls sound playback through motion on stage.

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• Johnson, Victoria (2026). Concert at First supper symposium at Kunstnernes hus, Oslo. doi: https:/kunstnerneshus.no/program/arrangementer/first-supper-symposium. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  100 % Human – Kunstneriske strategier i møte med kunstig intelligens

• Johnson, Victoria (2026). Concert at AI Mission Hub and BI Business School cohosting on Build What Matters. doi: https:/luma.com/cqszfq09. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  AI Mission Hub and BI Startup Village co-host the Build what matters event ​AI Mission Hub and BI Startup Village bring together organisations, AI professionals, researchers, founders, students and technology experts to transform real-world challenges into practical AI solutions. ​The event will feature expert talks, panel discussions, real-world AI case studies, networking opportunities and the official presentation of AI Mission Hub’s founding cohort.

• Johnson, Victoria & Tveit, Anders (2026). Concert European Platform for Artistic Research in Music (EPARM) 2027 at Norwegian Academy og Music 9.4 2026. doi: https:/aec-music.eu/event/european-platform-for-artistic-research-in-music-eparm-2026/programme. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  EPARM 2026: Alone Together: Exploring Dimensions of Interdependence and Cooperation. The EPARM Working Group is in charge of organising the AEC Annual EPARM meeting. The Working Group is formed by active individuals in the relevant field of specialization within AEC member institutions.

• Johnson, Victoria & Tveit, Anders (2026). Kunstig kreativitet? Mishmash åpningssermoni i Univerisitetets aula 8.4 2026. doi: https:/www.youtube.com/watch?v=rq8UnZlzYk4. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Trenger vi egentlig musikere, forfattere og filmprodusenter nå som KI kan gjøre jobben? Vi tar diskusjonen om hvordan KI påvirker kreativ næring og kunstneriske prosesser. Debatten raser rundt bruken av kunstig intelligens i Kultur-Norge. Forlaget Bonnier brukte nylig et KI-generert bilde som forside på en bok, og "KI-bandet" Vestavind er booket til flere norske musikkfestivaler. Flere kjente kunstnere og artister tar til orde for tydeligere regulering eller forbud av KI for å beskytte kunstnernes virke og opphavsrettigheter. Hva er egentlig kreativ KI? Hvordan påvirker kunsten KI? Hvordan kan vi beskytte kunst og kunstnere, samtidig som vi tar i bruk ny teknologi?

• Jensenius, Alexander Refsum; Göksülük, Bilge Serdar; Guo, Jinyue; Bjerkestrand, Kari Anne Vadstensvik; Johnson, Victoria & Shabari, Rao, (2026). Stillness 2025 (Deichman): a group standstill performance with wearable physiology (Equivital). doi: 10.5281/zenodo.21964815. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  A dataset captured at the Stillness 2025 performance at Deichman Bjørvika in Oslo. 27 people took part in a 2-hour public standstill/walking performance on 9 October 2025. 16 of them wore Equivital EQ02 LifeMonitor chest sensors and are included in this dataset. Each vest logged 2-lead ECG (256 Hz), tri-axial accelerometer (256 Hz), thoracic respiration (25.6 Hz), beat-to-beat RR intervals, and a 15-second device summary (heart rate, body position, motion state, skin temperature, quality flags). A processed 5-second quantity-of-motion table is provided for all 16 participants. Timestamps are UTC, and every file is trimmed to the 2025-10-09 performance window; the multi-day pre-performance setup recordings are not part of this deposit.

• Jensenius, Alexander Refsum; Bjerkestrand, Kari Anne Vadstensvik & Johnson, Victoria (2026). Sverm: Motion capture of human micromotion during standstill. doi: 10.5281/zenodo.22045791. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  This is an umbrella record for the artistic-research project Sverm (fourMs Lab, University of Oslo), in which musicians and dancers stood still on the floor for six to ten minutes at a time, and once for fifteen minutes, while their micromotion was tracked with a Qualisys infrared system.

• Malthe-Sørenssen, Anders; Harang, Fabian Andsem; Johnson, Victoria Christine Årang; Nyrup, Jacob; Lie, Knut-Andreas & Sandve, Geir Kjetil Ferkingstad [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2026). Hvordan endrer KI-agenter forskningsprosessen? Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Dette møtet vil ta for seg de forskningsetiske spørsmålene som reiser seg i møte med bruken av KI-agenter i forskning

• Johnson, Victoria Christine Årang; Tveit, Anders; Inderhaug, Eir & Snekkestad, Torben (2025). Klangen av framtida? doi: https:/nmh.no/arrangementer/klangen-av-framtida. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Prosjektet handlar om å utforske og forstå nokre av dei moglegheitene og utfordringane som kjem med å integrere kunstig intelligens (KI) og maskinlæring i musikalske skapingssprosessar. Med Eir Inderhaug, Torben Snekkestad og Victoria Johnson.

• Johnson, Victoria Christine Årang & Tveit, Anders (2025). Computer Music Concert. doi: https:/www.hf.uio.no/imv/english/research/news-and-events/events/Other/2025/computer-music-concert-h25.html. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Over the past few months, students in IMV's Computer Music course (MUS2850) have learned how to create their own instruments using the audio programming language Pure Data. At this event, the students will perform together in groups using their newly programmed instruments. The concert will also feature performances by guest artists Victoria Johnson and Vincenzo Madaghiele.

• Johnson, Victoria Christine Årang & Tveit, Anders (2025). Concert: Quantum Loops, Broken Symmetries. doi: https:/www.uio.no/ritmo/english/news-and-events/events/artistic-performances/2025/quantum-music/index.html. Full text in Research Archive
• Rao, Shabari; Bjerkestrand, Kari Anne Vadstensvik; Johnson, Victoria Christine Årang & Jensenius, Alexander Refsum (2025). Stillstanding at Deichman Bjørvika. doi: https:/www.uio.no/ritmo/english/news-and-events/events/artistic-performances/2025/deichman/index.html. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  We live in a noisy, and troubled world. Please join us for an artistic co-performance that explores human stillness and silence in the busy Deichman Bjørvika public library.

• Jensenius, Alexander Refsum; Bjerkestrand, Kari Anne Vadstensvik; Johnson, Victoria Christine Årang & Rao, Shabari (2025). Stillness – Silence. doi: https:/www.hf.uio.no/imv/english/research/news-and-events/events/Research-Forum/2025/research-forum-stillness-and-silence.html. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  What can be learned by standing still in silence? Dancers typically move, and musicians move to produce sound. In this research forum, we explore the opposite: musicians and dancers who stand still in silence.

• Johnson, Victoria Christine Årang (2022). Musikalsk framførelse på Earfest i Duisburg, Tyskland. Full text in Research Archive
• Jensenius, Alexander Refsum; Godøy, Rolf Inge; Johnson, Victoria Kristine Å & Grønli, Kristin Straumsheim (2013). Fremtidens musikere må bygge instrumentet og lage låta underveis. [Internet]. Teknisk ukeblad. Full text in Research Archive
• Jensenius, Alexander Refsum; Bjerkestrand, Kari Anne Vadstensvik; Johnson, Victoria; Dillan, Lisa; Roel, Maja & Nilsson, Elisabeth Kjeldahl (2012). Sverm - mikrobevegelser og mikrolyd. Full text in Research Archive
• Jensenius, Alexander Refsum; Bjerkestrand, Kari Anne Vadstensvik; Dillan, Lisa; Johnson, Victoria & Roel, Maja (2012). Sverm: Visning og felles utprøving av mikrolyd/mikrobevegelser. Full text in Research Archive
• Jensenius, Alexander Refsum; Bjerkestrand, Kari Anne Vadstensvik; Johnson, Victoria & Dillan, Lisa (2012). Sverm: foreløpige resultater. Full text in Research Archive
• Jensenius, Alexander Refsum; Bjerkestrand, Kari Anne Vadstensvik; Dillan, Lisa; Johnson, Victoria; Nilsson, Elisabeth Kjeldahl & Roel, Maja (2012). Sverm: et mikrounivers av dans og musikk. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Sverm-prosjektet avsluttes (i denne omgang) med en serie forestillinger i fourMs-lab’en ved Universitetet i Oslo. Her vil fokuset ligge på de fire elementene vi har jobbet med det siste året: stillstand, stillhet, mikrobevegelser og mikrolyd.

• Nordrum, Lavasir; Jensenius, Alexander Refsum; Bjerkestrand, Kari Anne Vadstensvik & Johnson, Victoria (2012). Microsounds. Full text in Research Archive
• Nordrum, Lavasir; Jensenius, Alexander Refsum; Bjerkestrand, Kari Anne Vadstensvik & Johnson, Victoria (2012). Micromovements. Full text in Research Archive
• Nordrum, Lavasir; Jensenius, Alexander Refsum; Bjerkestrand, Kari Anne Vadstensvik & Johnson, Victoria (2012). Resonance. Full text in Research Archive
• Nordrum, Lavasir; Jensenius, Alexander Refsum; Bjerkestrand, Kari Anne Vadstensvik & Johnson, Victoria (2012). Excitation. Full text in Research Archive
• Jensenius, Alexander Refsum & Johnson, Victoria (2011). Transformation. Full text in Research Archive
• Dahl, Thomas T. & Johnson, Victoria Kristine Å (2010). No Reason - Aftermath. Full text in Research Archive
• Jensenius, Alexander Refsum & Johnson, Victoria (2010). A video based analysis system for realtime control of concatenative sound synthesis and spatialisation. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  We report on the development of a video based analysis system that controls concatenative sound synthesis and sound spatialisation in realtime in concert performances. The system has been used in several pieces, most recently Transformation for electric violin and live electronics, where the performer controls sound playback through motion on stage.

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