Outi Pieski and Jenni Laiti, Collaborative Research in the Borderlands
Pikene på Broen was pleased to host Outi Pieski and Jenni Laiti as part of our BAR International artist in residency program while they undertook…
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#ErrorSpa Pops Up in Kirkenes’ Pedestrian Mall
Ernie and JTT worked late into the night transforming an empty store on Kirkenes’ pedestrian mall into their pop-up hair salon, #ErrorSpa. For two days, the salon operated with impunity from the authorities offering art school haircuts which are more than the law allows.
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Tanya Busse and Emilija Škarnulytė Tour Kirkenes’ Industrial Landscapes
Tanya Busse and Emilija Skarnulyte visited Pikene på Broen to scout locations and conduct research for their upcoming project that will be unveiled at the Barents Spektakel 2017.
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The Road Trip Residency – Ina Otzko and Kjetil Berg
Ina Otzko and Kjetil Berg hit the road for a tour of central Finnmark and the Kola Peninsula with Pikene på Broen and BAR International. The study trip took the artists from Karasjok via Karigasniemi, Kaamanen, Sevettijärvi, Neiden, Kirkenes, Nikel, Zapolyarny, Titovka, Kirovsk, Kandalaksha, Monchegorsk and Murmansk.
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Ice Station Zebra – Emily Newman
Emily Newman continues her research into the cold war history of the north during her socond artist in residecny journey with Pikene på Broen and…
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Pikene på Broen on the Road to the Sami Center for Contemporary Art and OCA’s ‘Thinking at the Edge of the World. Perspectives from the North’
Pikene på Broen took to the road to Karasjok last week with Russian and Norwegian artists to attend the Sami Center for Contemporary Art and the Office for Contemporary Art Norway’s event ‘Thinking at the Edge of the World. Perspectives from the North’.
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Industrial Soundscapes with Alexis Destoop
This is Alexis’ second trip to the north and he has been drawn back to further understand the economy and industry of this place.
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Marius Moldvær at BAR International – Woven Artwork and Northern Climates
Norwegian visual artist Marius Moldvær travelled with BAR International through the Norwegian borderlands and into north-west Russia as he conducts research and field experiments for his upcoming project for the Barents Spektakel 2017.
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Tracing the Border with Shwan Dler Qaradaki and Sigfrid Hernes
Norwegian artists Shwan Dler Qaradaki and Sigfrid Hernes have been exploring the border; from the rushing waters of the hydro-power station at Skogfoss in the south to where the border meets the Barents Sea at Grense Jokobselv in the north.
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The Nomadic Library of Tanya Busse and Joar Nango
The nomadic library of Joar Nango and Tanya Busse brings together the informal publications and texts created in the Barents Region. Through books, dissertations, zines, pamphlets and other publications the artists explore underground publishing initiatives that exist outside mainstream culture and institutions.