Publications 2006

Rethinking Nordic Colonialism DVD

Edited by Kuratorisk Aktion
(Frederikke Hansen & Tone Olaf Nielsen)

Rethinking Nordic Colonialism DVD

Edited by Kuratorisk Aktion (Frederikke Hansen & Tone Olaf Nielsen)


This DVD marks a first attempt at writing a comprehensive history of Nordic colonialism. It documents the rich body of aesthetic and theoretical reflections generated during the exhibition project Rethinking Nordic Colonialism: A Postcolonial Exhibition Project in Five Acts through video, sound, and texts. Curated by Kuratorisk Aktion for NIFCA, Nordic Institute for Contemporary Art, the project combined exhibitions with workshops, conferences, hearings, and happenings in the locations of Reykjavik (Iceland), Nuuk (Greenland), Tórshavn (The Faroe Islands), Rovaniemi (Finnish Sápmi), Copenhagen (Denmark), Helsinki (Finland), Oslo (Norway), and Stockholm (Sweden) from March 24 ­– November 25, 2006. Fifty-six internationally recognized artists, theorists, politicians, and grassroots activists from all over the world participated in the project and exchanged colonial and postcolonial experiences and strategies during its course. Together, they examined why this past has been forgotten and how it continues to reproduce itself as waves of intolerance, xenophobia, and nationalism.

DVD Contents

• Introduction & Afterword by Curators
• Participant Bios & Project Descriptions
• Exhibition Video Tours
• Film Program Video Tours
• Public Events Video Summaries
• Behind the Scenes Photos
• Printable Essays & Papers
• Reports from the Act Locations
• Press Releases & Press Coverage

ISBN: 951-8955-81-6
Publisher: NIFCA, Nordic Institute for Contemporary Art (NIFCA Publication 31)
Co-produced by Kuratorisk Aktion and NIFCA.
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