Hans Egede was born and raised in Hárstták/Harstad, Norway. In Norway, he is still recognized as both a fearless adventurer and a man of wisdom. One of the churches in Harstad's town center is dedicated to him, with a statue by Nic Schiøll installed outside the church. Another sculpture of Egede can be found outside the old Deichman Library in Oslo, and a third outside Kabelvåg Church.

Hanan Benammar (1989) is a French-Algerian artist currently living and working in Oslo. She pursued her education in France at Rueil-Malmaison school of fine-arts (BFA), Oslo National Academy of the Arts (MFA), the Dutch Art Institute (MFA), and the Royal Institute of Art in Stockholm (post-master). Hanan Benammar’s practice is characterised by a conceptual exploration of geopolitical, societal, and environmental issues. She employs a variety of mediums, including sound, music and video, as well as recording and archiving strategies. Her practice embraces sculpture, installation, performance and ephemeral situation in public space.

Benammar’s work has been exhibited and performed at National Museum of Norway (Oslo, Norway), Radikal Unsichtbar – Centre for Collective Learning and Radical Listening (Hamburg), Hordaland Art Center (Bergen, Norway), Bildmuseet (Umeå, Sweden), Kunsthalle Charlottenborg (Copenhagen, Denmark), Edge of Wrong Festival (Cape Town, South Africa) among more. Benammar’s work is also part of the Norwegian National Museum’s collection, KORO - Public Art Norway’s collection, The City of Oslo Art Collection and several private collections.