Beskrivelse
In times of exotification of arctic imagery ’The Great Defrost’ is a one day symposium that converges voices of academics and artists, from the Far-North as well as from the south, in an attempt to redefine Arctic narratives. ’The Great Defrost’ bridges perspectives from the local to the global, fostering a dialogue that unveils unexpectedly parallel viewpoints and promises a future of enriched, decolonized discourse.The program is curated by Hulda Rós Guðnadóttir, an Icelandic artist based in Berlin, moderated by Julieta Aranda and organized in collaboration with Gallery Guðmundsdóttir in Berlin. All lectures feature newly conducted or specially commissioned research. With keynotes and inputs by Elisabeth Brun, Marina Fokidis, Anamaría Garzón Mantilla, Dehlia Hannah, Katla Kjartansdóttir, Camilla Skovbjerg Paldam and an arist talk with Inuuteq Storch; the photographer talks about the exhibition ’Rise of the Sunken Sun’ at the Venice Biennale, representing Kalaallit Nunaat (The peoples land, Greenland) within the Dnish Pavilion.
In early spring 2025, the symposium will be followed by a monograph publication by Distanz Verlag, focusing on Hulda Rós Guðnadóttir's artistic research project titled ’Keep Frozen’. A decade-long research project that delves into questions related to the Far-North from a local perspective through material, visual, performative and filmic explorations. The publication will also feature essays contributed by participants of the symposium.
Funded by: Nordic Culture Fund. In collaboration with: Gallery Gudmundsdottir and Distanz Verlag.
| Periode | 15 sep. 2024 |
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| Sted for afholdelse | Nordische Botschaften, Tyskland |
| Grad af anerkendelse | International |