Projects 2003

Southbound

THE SEMINAR

Saturday 15 March 2003
between 12.00 - 18.00.
Hamburger Bahnhof,
Museum für Gegenwart - Berlin,
Invalidenstraße 50-51


THE EXHIBITION

14 March - 13 April 2003
Opening: Friday March 14 from 18.00-21.00
Place: Leipziger Strasse 54, Berlin, DE
U-Bahn (U2) Spittelmarkt

THE SOUTHBOUND PROJECT brings attention to the unprecedented presence of Nordic artists in the city of Berlin. Over the last couple of years Berlin has attracted artists from the Nordic countries in large numbers. They have chosen the German capital, partly because of the relative ease by which they can find accommodations and studios there, but mostly because of Berlin's growing reputation as the most dynamic city for contemporary art in Europe today. The existence of this network is partly a product of the creative scene in Berlin. With its immense number of cultural events and its relatively open social hierarchies, Berlin provides a boundless urban space for networking.

With this project, we are not trying to define "the Nordic" or promote a specific Nordic line of art. We intend instead to emphasize the diversity of individual artistic expression within it, and put a spotlight on the existence of this network of artists and curators living in Berlin and to discuss issues that deals with problems and potentials of living abroad, including the complex relation between nation and individual.

The Southbound project is divided into two main events: an art exhibition presenting 16 Nordic artists who lives and works in Berlin and a seminar reflecting the themes as described above

THE SEMINAR
will be held at Hamburger Bahnhof, Museum für Gegenwart - Berlin,
Invalidenstraße 50-51.
Saturday March 15 between 12.00 - 18.00.

The panel is composed of prominent culture politicians, theorists, curators and representatives for funding institutions to hold a discussion. The themes will revolve around the concept of Nationality and how it affects individuals and cultural institutions in a world of mobility. NIFCA participates the seminar.


THE SOUTHBOUND EXHIBITION
will open on March 14, 2003 and run until April 13, 2003.
Opening hours Wednesday-Sunday 12.00-18.00.
Opening: Friday March 14 from 18.00-21.00
Place: Leipziger Strasse 54, U-Bahn (U2) Spittelmarkt

The participating artists come from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. The artists have been chosen not only because of their nationality and current residency in Berlin but also because their work reflects the variety of practices in contemporary Nordic art, albeit in a foreign setting.

Participating artists are:

Jon Brunberg (S)
Jan Christensen (N)
Markus Copper (FIN)
Charlotte Enström (S)
Ulrika Ferm (FIN)
Lise Harlev (DK)
Gustav Hellberg (S)
Mattias Härenstam (N)
Lasse Lau (DK)
Lise Nelleman (DK)
Kristofer Paetau (FIN)
Karin Persson (S)
Lars Ramberg (N)
Kirstine Roepstorff (DK)
Egill Sæbjörnsson (ISL)
Per Teljer (S)

For more information visit: www.soc.nu/southbound/