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11/2/2005

In 2052 Malmo will no longer be 'Swedish'

Rooseum, Malmo

Two art projects about Malmö by Esra Ersen and Laura Horelli

In order to investigate questions related to multi-cultural society, since the end of 2002 Rooseum has in collaboration with NIFCA (Nordic Institute for Contemporary Art) been working on the programme ”In 2052 Malmö will no longer be ‘Swedish’”. For this programme Rooseum has invited artists to come to Malmö to create site-specific projects focusing on issues of cultural diversity and co-existence. During a three month residency at Rooseum the participating artists initiated their research in Malmö and started an exchange with the local context. The projects involved working in particular locations around the city and meeting with people working or living in Malmö. From these encounters, projects have evolved and developed their own shape.

On Saturday 12 February at 2pm two of these projects will be presented at Rooseum by Esra Ersen (Turkey) and Laura Horelli (Finland). The two artists will be talking about the ideas behind their respective projects and the work process involved. Everyone who might be interested is welcome to take part in the discussion about the specific works or the more general changes that the city of Malmö is undergoing.

ESRA ERSEN will show a new video work developed in the Malmö suburb Holma where a number of different projects have been carried out to improve the well-being of the inhabitants. One of the initiatives involved creating wall paintings in residential blocks. Ersen has now invited the tenants and a painter to create new motifs, next to the pre-existing romantic depictions of nature. The new paintings show the residents’ expectations and dreams for the future, which they also talk about in a video shown at Rooseum. The paintings will be shown permanently in Holma.

LAURA HORELLI has focused on Malmö’s transition from a city of heavy industry to a ‘city of knowledge’. At the centre of this change is, among others, Malmö University where Horelli has decided to look at research from the Department of International Migration and Ethnic Relations (IMER). For a period Horelli interviewed students and gathered their views and experiences in a video-based work. In the work, ”712 interviews”, subjects are discussed such as the role of their education in relation to immigration in Malmö, and what are the specific problems relating to immigration in Sweden.

Presentation on Saturday the 12th of February at 2pm

For further information, please contact Rooseum +46 40 12 17 16

”In 2052 Malmö will no longer be ‘Swedish’” is supported by NIFCA, Nordic Institute for Contemporary Art, The Foundation Culture of the Future, Nordic Culture Fund and British Council. The projects are carried out in collaboration with MKB Fastighets AB and IMER (Department of International Migration and Ethnic Relations).

Rooseum is supported by Malmö Kulturnämnd, the Ministry of Culture, and Kultur Skane.

Rooseum
Gasverksgatan 22 Malmo

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