Item Archive: Safe Haven
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Helsinki – the First Safe Haven City in Finland? Symposium in Ateneum-Hall on the 3rd of November
The Safe Haven Helsinki? Symposium is a forum to address the growing importance of Safe Havens, that is, residencies for art professionals at high risk. In the context of an increasing number of serious conflicts and crises afflicting the world, … Continue reading
Hospitality, creativity, solidarity: Mobile Talk by Helge Lunde director of ICORN
PM MOBILE TALK at the School of the Displaced The School of Kyiv – Kyiv Biennale 2015 Lecture by Helge Lunde director of ICORN, the International Cities of Refuge Network at October 10, 19:00, Visual Culture Research Center, 44 Hlybochytska … Continue reading
Posted in Artists at Risk (AR), MOBILE TALKS, News, Press, School of the Displaced / Kyiv Biennial
Tagged activism, artists at risk, city, Kiev, Kyiv, MOBILE TALKS, perpetuum mobile, residency, Safe Haven, Ukraine
On The Move / Safe Haven Resident: El Haqed
Mouad Belrhouate (b. 1987) is a Moroccan rapper and human rights activist who goes by the name El Haqed (Arabic: الحاقد, “The Enraged”). El Haqed rose to prominence when he was imprisoned for critisising the king of Morocco, Mohammed VI. In 2011, … Continue reading
Posted in Artists at Risk (AR)
Tagged activism, artists at risk, El Haqed, hiap, MOROCCO, Mouad Belrhouate, Safe Haven, SafeMUSE
ON THE MOVE Programme 2013-2016
On the Move: Political Strategies in Art addresses the ongoing global political and economical shifts reflecting into the works of artists and their chosen working strategies in the real world. The Western (art)world often romanticises the waves of activist art, … Continue reading
Posted in Artists at Risk (AR), Map, News, Press
Tagged #TSQ2, artist, artists at risk, Checkpoint Helsinki, MENA, perpetuum mobile, re-aligned, Safe Haven, To The Square 2
On The Move / Safe Haven Resident: Vasyl Cherepanyn
Vasyl Cherepanyn (b.1988) is the Head of Visual Culture Research Center and an editor of the Political Critique magazine (Ukrainian edition). He works as a senior lecturer at the Cultural Studies Department of the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy and holds … Continue reading
Posted in Artists at Risk (AR)
Tagged artists at risk, hiap, Safe Haven, Ukraine, Vasyl Cherepanyn, Visual Culture Research Center
On The Move / Safe Haven Resident: Issa Touma
Issa Touma is a photographer and curator from Aleppo (Syria). His photographic work can be found in international collections, including at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London. Finding himself isolated from the international art community in his own country, … Continue reading
Posted in Artists at Risk (AR)
Tagged Aleppo, artists at risk, Gävle, hiap, Issa Touma, Le Pont Organisation, Safe Haven, Syria