Annika Hagen is a multidisciplinary artist working across poetry, screenwriting, filmmaking, printmaking, alternative process photography, and video. Before moving to Salt Spring Island in 2016, she spent 17 years in the film industry. The moving image anchors Salty Pear.her practice, which explores motion, memory, and perception. Her work traces fleeting moments and glimpsed reflections, inviting viewers into a subtle tension between transformation and nostalgia.

Annika’s side gigs include: L A M P, an International Lighting Design Competition that she co-founded in 2013 with Nicole Fox which together they still run. And ongoing events and operations at the Salty Pear on Salt Spring Island.