Final INSPIRE Conference and Exhibition
The INSPIRE project invites you to explore the role of art, artists and creative practice in and after violent conflict and war with us. Our work has focused on the role of artists, art and activism in and after wars in Sudan, Myanmar and amongst exiled artists in several countries.
We start from the belief that research that engages artists, art and audiences allows us to better comprehend human experiences – not least in situations that are difficult to put into words. INSPIRE’s collaborative approach has aimed to bridge social sciences with humanities, drawing on work at the boundaries of art and social science. Using collaborative and arts-based methods, we highlight the importance of situated and embodied ways of understanding the world.
Our final conference follows the same approach, aiming to create inspiring exchanges between artists, researchers and audiences. The conference is kicked-off by the INSPIRE Art Award Ceremony at Nitja Centre for Contemporary Art, our partner in the INSPIRE Art Award.
All welcome!
Please register for the conference or the individual sessions here.
Preliminary Program
Saturday 20 April – Nitja Centre for Contemporary Art, Lillestrøm
14:00 – 17:00 INSPIRE Art Award – Ceremony and opening of the INSPIRE group exhibition
Monday 22 April - PRIO
09:00 – 09:15 Welcome/introduction to project
09:15 - 10:30 Reflecting on creating and imagining together: Crossing methodological boundaries in research and art practice. With artists and researchers: Anna Konik, Luis Carlos Tovar, Pablo Gershanik, Chuu Wai, Anaïs Lellouche and Katarzyna Grabska
10:45 - 12:30 Myanmar Roundtable: artistic practices in and after the coup d’état. With Myanmar artists and researchers: Chuu Wai, Zun May Oo and Marte Nilsen
12:30 - 14:00 Open Gallery & Lunch
14:00 - 15:30 Creative expression in times of repression. With: Ibrahim Mursal, Shwan Qaradaki, Yanina Zaichanka and Cindy Horst
Tuesday 23 April - PRIO
09:00 – 10:30 (Re)searching through art residence. With: Ayman AlAzraq, Martin Bach, Daria Pugachova and Cindy Horst
10:30 – 12:15 Sudan Roundtable: artistic creativity and social transformations in times of political upheavals. With artists and researchers: Reem AlJeally, Mohammed Sonata, Khalid Shatta, Suzannah Mirghani, Alaa Sharif and Katarzyna Grabska
12:15 - 13:45 Open Gallery & Lunch
13:45 – 14:45 Research-creation – Flouvenirs: fluid memories and political violences. With artists and researchers: Luis Carlos Tovar, Pablo Gershanik and Katarzyna Grabska
14:45 - 16:00 Cross-cutting discussion