Fabian Heffermehl

Fabian Heffermehl is a Researcher at the University of Oslo's Department of Russian, Central Europe, and Balkan Studies. His work focuses on cultural techniques in Russian modernism, particularly the intersection of tactility, memory, and violence. He holds a PhD from Uppsala University (2015) and a Master's from Humboldt University of Berlin, with research experience in Armenia and Azerbaijan.

His current project, Imprint and Tactility as Cultural Techniques in Russian Modernism, explores tactile strategies in Russian modernist art and literature, emphasizing the shift from visual to somatic perception in contexts of Stalinist terror. Funded by the Research Council of Norway and Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, this collaborative project with Humboldt University Berlin bridges literary and visual studies.

Teaching includes courses like Taktilität und Gewalt in der Russischen Moderne at Humboldt University. His publications analyze Russian literature (e.g., Shalamov, Solzhenitsyn), iconography, and the theoretical legacy of Pavel Florenskii. Key themes include reverse perspective in Russian art, Gulag literature, and digital transformations of religious imagery.

He is affiliated with the ILLREP research group (University of Oslo) on illness and disability in cultural texts, and contributes to an art blog on tactile cultural techniques.