Öffentliche Führung mit Deutscher Gebärdensprache

In the organizer's words:

In German with simultaneous translation into German Sign Language (DGS).
Meeting point: KW Institute for Contemporary Art, meeting point at the counter
Registration via: mediation@kw-berlin.de
Free of charge as part of Museumssonntag Berlin.
Limited number of participants.

About the exhibition by Pia Arke

KW presents the first solo exhibition of the artist Pia Arke outside of Kalaallit Nunaat (Greenland) and the Nordic countries. The exhibition is presented in collaboration with John Hansard Gallery, Southampton (UK).

Pia Arke lived from 1958 to 2007 and is the daughter of a Greenlandic mother and a Danish father. Her works deal with memories, time and places and her identity. She says herself: 'Her work is about the silence that exists between Greenland and Denmark. In 1721, Denmark declared Greenland to be part of their country. Greenland has had its own government since 2009, but is still not independent from Denmark. The imbalance of power continues to hamper talks between the two countries to this day. Pia Arke says she was born into the silence between Greenland and Denmark.

Pia Arke takes on different roles in her art. She is an artist, researcher and ethnographer. She deals with the history of Greenland as well as her own family history. Pia Arke always brings the conversation back to the power imbalance and colonial history between the two countries. She looks at the discussions from a feminist perspective.

The title of the exhibition is Arctic Hysteria. Translated, this means: Arctic Hysteria. Pia Arke has given this name to an important series of her works. Arctic Hysteria explores how Pia Arke uses her body in her art to make people think. The Arctic is the area around the North Pole. The exhibition shows a wide range of works by Pia Arke: sculptures, photographs, performances, texts and works on paper.

In her works, Pia Arke reassembles things or places them in a new context. In this way, she attempts to write her own story, in which she both feels a sense of belonging and can question herself.

The exhibition is complemented by a new book.

Price information:

Registration via: mediation@kw-berlin.de Free of charge as part of Museumssonntag Berlin. Limited number of participants.