Rethinking Nordic Colonialism: Act 5 venues

Nordic Colonialism – Scandinavian Amnesia?!

Major Launch Event of DVD & WEBSITE documenting the comprehensive exhibition project

Rethinking Nordic Colonialism: A Postcolonial Exhibition Project in Five Acts



Launch Venues:


Denmark, Copenhagen

Saturday, November 25, 2006, 5 – 8 pm
@ Overgaden – Institut for Samtidskunst
Overgaden neden Vandet 17, 1414 Copenhagen K

Presentations, discussions, food, drinks & music!

In Copenhagen, the launch takes place from 5 – 8 pm at Overgaden Institute of Contemporary Art. Here co-curator Tone Olaf Nielsen will introduce the exhibition project and its publications. Artist Jane Jin Kaisen and the organization VISION – den om lighed will then present their contributions to the project. Finally, theorist Rikke Andreassen will moderate an open discussion on the forgotten history of Nordic colonialism. The evening is concluded with music and refreshments.


Finland, Helsinki

Saturday, November 25, 2006, 5 – 10 pm
@ NIFCA, Nordic Institute for Contemporary Art
Suomenlinna B 28, 00190 Helsinki

Presentations, discussions, food, drinks & music!

In Helsinki, the launch takes place from 5 – 10 pm at NIFCA, Nordic Institute for Contemporary Art in Suomenlinna. Here project Coordinator Aura Seikkula will introduce the exhibition project and its publications. Artists Julie Edel Hardenberg and Marja Helander as well as the magazine Voima will then present their contributions to the project. Finally, Ritva Siikala, director of the multicultural art association Kassandra, will moderate an open discussion on the forgotten history of Nordic colonialism. The evening is concluded with music and refreshments.


Norway, Oslo

Saturday, November 25, 2006, 5 – 8 pm
@ Torpedo Kunstbokhandelen,
Hausmannsgate 42, 0182 Oslo

Presentations, discussions, food, drinks & music!

In Oslo, the launch takes place from 5 – 8 pm at Torpedo Kunstbokhandelen. Here curatorial assistant Ellen Wettmark will introduce the exhibition project and its publications. Artist Geir Tore Holm will then present his contribution to the project, while Hanin Al-Khamisi from New Meaning will talk about how the ‘foreigner’ has become dependent on kind helpers. Finally, Daniella Wennberg from Internasjonalt Kultursenter og Museum will make a short presentation and moderate an open discussion on the forgotten history of Nordic colonialism. The evening is concluded with music by DJ Daisy and refreshments from Indigo.


Sweden, Stockholm

Saturday, November 25, 2006, 5 – 8 pm
@ Konsthall C,
Cigarrvägen 14, 123 57 Hökarängen, Stockholm

Presentations, discussions, food, drinks & music!

In Stockholm, the launch takes place from 5 – 8 pm at Konsthall C. Here co-curator Frederikke Hansen will introduce the exhibition project and its publications. Artist Katarina Pirak Sikku and the magazine Slut will then present their contributions to the project. Finally, theorist Victoria Kawesa will moderate an open discussion on the forgotten history of Nordic colonialism. The evening is concluded with music and refreshments.


Greenland, Nuuk

Saturday, November 25, 2006, 1 – 3 pm @ CafeTuaq, Imaneq 21, 3900 Nuuk

Presentations, drinks & music!

In Nuuk, the launch takes place from 1 – 3 pm at CafeTuaq in Greenland’s Cultural Center Katuaq. Here theorist and activist Aviâja Egede Lynge, who participated in the project, will introduce the publications. The afternoon is concluded with music and refreshments.


Faroe Islands, Tórshavn

Lørdag d. 25. november 2006, kl. 14-16 @ Færøernes kunstmuseum, Gundadalsvegur 9, 110 Tórshavn

Vel mødt til præsentation, kaffe & kage!

In Tórshavn, the launch takes place from 2 – 4 pm in The Faroe Islands Art Museum. Here museum director Helgi Fossadal, who hosted act 3 of the project, will introduce the publications. The afternoon is concluded with music and refreshments.


Finland, Rovaniemi

Saturday, November 25, 2006, 4 – 6 pm
@ Arktikum’s Library,
Pohjoisranta 4, 96200 Rovaniemi

Presentations, drinks & music!

In Rovaniemi, the launch takes place from 4 – 6 pm at the Arktikum Library. Here theorist Scott Forrest, who participated in the project, will introduce the publications. The afternoon is concluded with music and refreshments.


Iceland, Reykjavik

Saturday, November 25, 2006, 4 – 6 pm
@ Dagsbrúnar Library, Reykjavik Academy,
JL-house, 4th floor, Hringbraut 121, 107 Reykjavik

Presentations, drinks & music!

In Reykjavik, the launch takes place from 4 – 6 pm at Dagsbrúnar Library in The Reykjavik Academy, JL-house, 4th floor, Hringbraut 121, 107 Reykjavik. Here theorist Ólöf Gerður Sigfúsdóttir, who participated in the project, will introduce the publications. The afternoon is concluded with music and refreshments.



Free DVDs are available at all the launches or can be purchased for € 10 by contacting Kuratorisk Aktion at info (at) kuratorisk.org. A preview of the website is available on www.rethinking-nordic-colonialism.org.

For additional information, please contact Press Coordinator Aura Seikkula, tel: +358 9 686 43 106, aura.seikkula (at) nifca.org, www.rethinking-nordic-colonialism.org

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