She has a particular interest in socially engaged, collaborative practices, sound, listening, and who through long term place specific research, develop projects and collaborate with the aim of learning, sharing and mediating; to make artists work, research and perspectives available to publics in often so called non central regions.
Since 2004 she has regularly contributed to the “forever lasting” art project Sørfinnset Skole/the nord land, and together with Åse Løvgren the ongoing collaboration Rakett was initiated in 2003. Her most recent writing appears in the British Council-commissioned publication Where Strangers Meet, on the work of Futurefarmes and the co-edited publication One cup gives then in return, with the artists Geir Tore Holm and Søssa Jørgensen. Tampere is since 2011 part of Ensayos – an collective feminist research practice enacted by artists, scientists, activists, policymakers, and local community members. Sustaining focus on the ecopolitics of archipelagos for the past decade, Ensayos have developed distinct inquiries into extinction, human geography, and coastal health. In 2022 Ensayos founder Camila Marambio, curated Turba Tol Hol-Hol Tol where the peatlands of Patagonia represented Chile at the 59th Venice Biennale. Three international Ensayos “pods” conjured gifts of scent from their local peatlands to contribute to the multisensory experience of the pavillion. Between 2017 – 2022 Tampere had the position as curator at the North Norwegian Art Centre in Svolvær, Lofoten archipelago. Together with Hilde Mehti, Neal Cahoon and Torill Østby Haaland she co-curated LIAF2019. Karolin graduated in visual arts from The Academy of Arts in Bergen, and later completed De Appel Curatorial Program. Currently she is a PhD research fellow in Curatorial practice at the Art Academy in Tromsø – Arctic University in Norway and Department for Art, Music Design, University of Bergen.