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A touring exhibition in collaboration with the National Museum
With works by Rafiki, Christian Blandhoel, Márjá Karlsen, Harald Beharie, Lin Wang and Håvard Kranstad
Skakke folkedrakter - ikkje ei draktutstilling is a touring exhibition that is currently situated at Hordaland Kunstsenter. Developed by the National Museum through dialogue across institutions and professional communities throughout the country, it represents an in-depth exploration of the craftsmanship and history connected to bunad, kofte and folk costumes.
In the exhibition, you'll find works by Rafiki, Christian Blandhoel, Márjá Karlsen, Harald Beharie, Lin Wang and Håvard Kranstad. These six contemporary artists were invited to explore and challenge folk costume customs, identity and craft traditions. In their process, they have examined contradictions and engaged in dialogue with craftspeople and knowledge bearers, creating their own expressions through photography, weaving, beadwork, porcelain, installations, instruments and dance. The result is both a tribute and a rebellion - an exhibition about folk costumes that is far from a folk costume exhibition. Above all, the works we encounter in it are symbols and ideas that shape the time we live in, how we see ourselves, our relationships and our history.
Traditional garments like bunads, koftes and folk costumes can create strong feelings of belonging and pride, but also of exclusion, shame and anger. At the core of the Skakke folkedrakter project lies the question: How should we relate to our traditional costumes when they no longer accommodate all the people who make up Norway? Through this exhibition, we hope to convey under-communicated stories about art, craftsmanship and norm-breaking lives, but also inspire increased support for professional communities linked to folk costumes and traditional crafts, and recognize the knowledge that already exists there.
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
Watch videos about the artists and their works here!
MEDIATION PROGRAM
A mediation program has been developed for the exhibition. Two workshops will be held, one by Margaret Abeshu (April 5-6) and one by Nina Eriksson (April 26-27). A Kitchen Dinner will be arranged (May 2), where Lars Korff Lofthus and Justine Nguyen, who were both part of the artistic leadership group for Skakke folkedrakter, will join. In addition, HKS invites you to an alternative 17 May breakfast!
TOUR
Skakke folkedrakter has been touring across Norway and Sápmi since 2023. The exhibition has previously been shown at Valdres Folkemuseum, Guovdageainnu gilišillju - Kautokeino bygdetun, Sunnfjord Museum, Stiklestad Nasjonale Kultursenter, Bymuseet Bodø - Nordlandsmuseet and Bomuldsfabriken Kunsthall.
After it has been at Hordaland Kunstsenter, it will go on to Hadeland Folkemuseum, Interkulturelt Museum in Oslo and Alta Museum.
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