Memories of the North

Memories of the North is an exhibition of ongoing investigations into the theme of Nordic cultural identity, souvenirs and nation branding.

How well do our existing national symbols and cultural icons, represent our diverse contemporary societies?  What does it mean to travel and what is a souvenir?  How can we craft alternatives to those currently offered by the travel and souvenir industries?  The project is a long term investigation of these questions, that continues as the exhibition travels to new venues in the Nordic countries.

The participating artists have chosen to explore these issues by inviting the public to workshops, participatory interventions, performances and an exhibition that displays the results of these engagements.

The Swedish artist group S-U-B is the initiator of the project that so far involves five artist groups and three individual artists. The project continues to grow as the participants engage other artists and local communities along the way.

Memories of the North: Rethinking Souvenirs and Cultural Identity -S-U-B: SissiWesterberg, Ulf Samuelsson og Benjamin Slotterøy (se)Temp: Anne Thomassen, Ruth Moen, Ann-Helen Mydland and Heidi Bjørgan (no) Eva Brownies: Karoliina Taipale and Eliza Karmasalo (fi)C.S.C.A.A: Eemil Karila and Kalle Lampela (fi)RACA: Pulsk Ravnog Johan Carlsson (dk), Nils Viga Hausken (no), Lotte of Norway -Lotte Slotterøy (no), Daniel Peltz (usa)