2017 EDITION — NUUK

17/07/2017 – 13/08/2017

 

Greenland is an island with limited natural resources and a harsh climate. The local artisanal techniques take the surrounding geographical constraints into account and the Inuit culture is deeply connected to its land. The craftsmen find their inspiration in nature and work with materials such as stone, wood, soil, wool, skin, and bones of hunted animals.

Altered during the last century by the various exchanges with the Western regions, Inuit traditions are being transformed with globalisation. If they were essential for survival, fishing and hunting practices are less and less used. This gradual disappearance endangers the related craft techniques, such as animal skin transformation or traditional kayak making. In the meantime, new techniques are being introduced and absorbed, such as embroidery, beadwork, or ceramic.

With its third residency “Nuuk 2017”, Hors Pistes aims to initiate encounters with Greenlandic culture, replace human exchanges at the heart of the creative processes, and propose new applications to traditional craft techniques.

While the experimentations, prototypes and objects – all resulting from the researches conducted during the residency – embody the spirit of each encounters, the editorial team shares stories that emerged from the rich creative contexts in which the participants evolved.

The exhibition unveiling the results of the third residency at Lokalmuseum started on Sunday 13th August, and the projects are to be seen soon on our website!

For any information, please contact us contact@horspistesproject.com


TEAM

SIMÓN BALLEN BOTERO designer

SIMÓN BALLEN BOTERO
designer

CLELIA COUSSONNET curator, art editor, writer

CLELIA COUSSONNET
curator, art editor, writer

CORALIE GOURGUECHON designer

CORALIE GOURGUECHON
designer

PETER KRISTIANSEN “KUJOOQ“ artist, sculptor, painter

PETER KRISTIANSEN “KUJOOQ“
artist, sculptor, painter

JOHANNE MARKUSSEN tanner

JOHANNE MARKUSSEN
tanner

RAGNA RAGNARSDOTTIR designer

RAGNA RAGNARSDOTTIR
designer

THOMAS LAUGE BERTHELSEN BOASSEN knot tyer

THOMAS LAUGE BERTHELSEN BOASSEN
knot tyer

AMANDINE DAVID designer

AMANDINE DAVID
designer

CLAUDI JENSEN netmaker

CLAUDI JENSEN
netmaker

ALLAN LARSEN boatmaker

ALLAN LARSEN
boatmaker


LENA AUGUSTA OLSEN ceramicist

LENA AUGUSTA OLSEN
ceramicist

SIUNÎSSOK RASK netmaker

SIUNÎSSOK RASK
netmaker

FREDERIK BRUMMERSTEDT netmaker

FREDERIK BRUMMERSTEDT
netmaker

CLÉMENT FAYDIT graphic designer

CLÉMENT FAYDIT
graphic designer

JENNA KAËS designer

JENNA KAËS
designer

LEVISARHA designers

LEVISARHA
designers

HANSEENAARAQ PETERSEN “NUKANNGUAQ“ skin seamstress

HANSEENAARAQ PETERSEN “NUKANNGUAQ“
skin seamstress

ALEXANDROS SIMOPOULOS artist, illustrator

ALEXANDROS SIMOPOULOS
artist, illustrator

PAULINE CLOCHER designer

PAULINE CLOCHER
designer


KARL GABRIELSON carver

KARL GABRIELSON
carver

KIM KLEIST ERIKSEN artist, sculptor, musician

KIM KLEIST ERIKSEN
artist, sculptor, musician

SARA MARIE LYBERTH tailor, manager of the Economusée Kittat

SARA MARIE LYBERTH
tailor, manager of the Economusée Kittat

LISBETH KARLINE POULSEN artist

LISBETH KARLINE POULSEN
artist


KRISTINE SPORE KREUTZMANN ceramicist, artist

KRISTINE SPORE KREUTZMANN
ceramicist, artist


PROJECTS


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