9TH NORDIC BIENNIAL OF CONTEMPORARY ART
17 JUNE – 11 OCTOBER 2017

Press Preview: 15 June 2017

The ninth edition of the Momentum Biennial (M9) takes the notion of alienation as its starting point. In the term alienation the curators refer to a contemporary world where alien processes and entities are becoming an integrated part of our lives through technological, ecological and social transformations.

The creative practices featured in M9 reflect an expanded transdisciplinary exploration. The practices will address alienation, focusing on the following three areas: 1) Bodies, Objects and Technologies, 2) Ecology and 3) Structures and Societies.

The three areas are conceived as overlapping and interconnected and manifest through the individual works and through the multiple connections these works create. The Biennial addresses topical concerns of cultural and geographical borders, biopolitics and social inequality. The works featured in the Biennial resonate with the local context of Moss and furthermore branch out to instigate and participate in broader discussions.

Contributors:
Abigail deVille (US), Atelier Cyberspace (DK), Búi Aðalsteinsson (IS), H.R. Giger (CH), Johannes Heldén (SE), John Duncan (US), Jone Kvie (NO), Jussi Kivi (FI), Jenna Sutela (FI), Kapwani Kiwanga (CA), Kjersti Vetterstad (NO), Levi van Veluw (NL), Linda Persson (SE), Mediated Matter (US), Museum of Nonhumanity (FI), Olga Bergmann & Anna Hallin (IS), Patricia Piccinini (AU), Patrick Jackson (US), Pinar Yoldas (TR), Public Dreaming (NZ), Ragnar Þórisson (IS), Rana Hamadeh (LB), Rolf Nowotny (DK), Serina Erfjord (NO), Sonja Bäumel (AT), Stathis Tsemberlidis (GR), Third Ear (DK/US), Trollkrem (NO), Tuomas Kortteinen & Heikki Lotvonen (FI), Wael Shawky (EG), Ylva Westerlund (SE)

Curators:
Ulrika Flink (SE), Ilari Laamanen (FI), Jacob Lillemose (DK), Gunhild Moe (NO), Jón B.K. Ransu (IS)

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