Southbond

Leipziger Strasse 54, Berlin

The Southbond Project brings attention to the unprecedented presence of Nordic artists in the city of Berlin. Over the last couple of years Berlin has attracted artists from the Nordic countries in large numbers. They have chosen the German capital, partly because of the relative ease by which they can find accommodations and studios there, but mostly because of Berlin's growing reputation as a dynamic city for contemporary art.

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case study of an imaginary community

THE SOUTHBOUND PROJECT brings attention to the unprecedented presence of Nordic artists in the city of Berlin. Over the last couple of years Berlin has attracted artists from the Nordic countries in large numbers. They have chosen the German capital, partly because of the relative ease by which they can find accommodations and studios there, but mostly because of Berlin's growing reputation as a dynamic city for contemporary art.

The Southbound project is divided into two main events: an art exhibition presenting 16 Nordic artists who lives and works in Berlin, and a seminar reflecting the themes as decribed above.

THE SOUTHBOUND EXHIBITION
We warmly welcome you to the opening of the Southbound exhibition
Opening: Friday March 14, 18.00-21.00

The exhibition continues until April 13, 2003.
Opening hours Wednesday-Sunday 12.00-18.00.
Participating artists: Jon Brunberg (S), Jan Christensen (N), Markus Copper (FIN), Charlotte EnstrÃ¶m (S), Ulrika Ferm (FIN), Lise Harlev (DK), Gustav Hellberg (S), Mattias HÃ¤renstam (N), Lasse Lau (DK), Lise Nelleman (DK), Kristofer Paetau (FIN), Karin Persson (S), Lars Ramberg (N), Kirstine Roepstorff (DK), Egill SÃ¦bjÃ¶rnsson (ISL), Per Teljer (S).

Find detailed info on the project and the artists at: http://www.soc.nu/southbound. A catalogue with essays and artist presentations will be available.

Location: Leipziger Strasse 54, Berlin, U-Bahn (U2) Spittelmarkt

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THE SEMINAR
will be held at Hamburger Bahnhof, Museum fÃ¼r Gegenwart - Berlin, InvalidenstraÃŸe 50-51.
Saturday March 15 between 12.00 18.00.

With the realisation of a seminar in relation to the exhibition, the original idea was to create room for a discussion about certain problems, which arose during the planning stages of Southbound. First of all, it is somewhat problematic to arrange a show that is fundamentally based on geographical boundaries. On the one hand, an exhibition based on the nationalities of the participating artists necessarily implies that there exists a certain common ground or x{2018}national spirit.' On the other hand, it also contributes to a certain national branding of each artist. One runs the risk of getting caught in a clichÃ©, which does not reflect the dynamics of migration and which seems to do more harm than good for the production and presentation of contemporary art. That said, it should also be pointed out that the show reflects a network that exists between a group of artists and art theoreticians living outside the Nordic countries.

Considering these problems, we decided to focus on the ideological structures of funding policies. As the show is geographically connected to Germany and to the Nordic regions, we invited representatives from institutions, who are supporting artists and projects in these countries, as well as artists and theoreticians, who are working with issues of migration politics and nationalism. Our aim is to gain further insight into the ideologies behind the funding structures and, with this knowledge, to discuss whether it makes sense to think in terms of national borders today. The seminar is not only an opportunity for the institutions to get together and to discuss constructively their daily pragmatic work at a more abstract level. It also provides a possibility to create a dialogue between the institutions and a social context a dialogue that reaches beyond the limited communities of art scenes and national constructions.

Principles of Funding
Adrienne Goehler, Hauptstadtkulturfonds, Berlin
Marita Muukkonen, nifca - Nordic Institute for Contemporary Art, Helsinki
Dr. Fokke Peters, Bundeskulturstiftung, Halle
Jan Kenneth Weckman, artist, Helsinki
Dr.Ursula Zeller, IFA - Institut fÃ¼r Auslandsbeziehungen, Stuttgart

Portable Identity/Imaginary Communities
Dr. BÃ¼lent Diken, Lancaster University, Dept. of Sociology, Lancaster
Gavin Jantjes, Director Heine-Onstad Kunstsenter, HÃ¶viksudden, Oslo
Prof. Sarat Maharaj, Goldsmiths College, Dept. of Art History, London
Hanna StyrmisdÃ³ttir, Reykjavik Municipal Art Museum, Reykjavik

In the image: Jon Brunberg, Disjunction (and nowhere to turn to), 2000. Overview.

CONTACT
For information about the project in general and the exhibition:
Gustav Hellberg: +49(0)30-44036064 / +49(0)179-5548563
gustavhellberg@12move.de or
Jon Brunberg: +49(0)175-323 42 79, jon@soc.nu.
For detailed info about the seminars :
Lotte MÃ¸ller: +49(0)30-44731686 / +49(0)163-4716528, lottemoeller@hotmail.com.

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