Nature, Labour, Land:
A Forum for Collective Arctic Governance
Seminar accompanying the exhibition
In Residence, a part of
After Belonging, the Oslo Architecture Triennale 2016.
Oslo Architectur Triennale & The National Museum – Architecture
22 October 2016
Keynotes by Nabil Ahmed and Dámaso Randulfe (Nature, Labour, Land – OAT Kirkenes Intervention Strategy),
and Øystein Rø (Tansborder Studio / OAT Kirkenes Report). Followed by a round table discussion with contribution by
Ánde Somby (Sámi writer, yoiker and associate professor at the Faculty of Law, University of Tromsø),
Knut Åsdam (artist and filmmaker, Oslo), Luba Kuzovnikova (artistic director, Pikene på Broen, Kirkenes),
Øystein Rø (architect, Transborder Studio, Oslo), Nabil Ahmed (artist, researcher, CASS, London),
Dámaso Randulfe (architect, writer, CASS, London); introduction & moderation: Markus Richter.
Concept: Markus Richter, jointly with Nabil Ahmed and Dámaso Randulfe
The research project “Nature, Labour, Land” by Nabil Ahmed and Dámaso Randulfe examines Kirkenes as a site
of potential in the construction of alternative forms of governance in the Arctic. Developed in collaboration
with union leaders, Sámi representatives and environmental activists from across the border; the project is
structured as a series of forums aimed at the making of a public archive, with cases that range from legal
claims over land rights to future scenarios of climate change, organised labour and Sámi autonomy.
Coinciding with the first presentation of this archive at the In Residence exhibition, participants on the
forum will critically consider the spatial and legal implications of rethinking Kirkenes as a future model
for an Arctic eco-political citizenship.
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