Public space performance in Tehran, Bergen, and Trondheim
Duration: 30 minutes
Fotogalleriet


“Fire burns, but never gets burned. Fire purifies but never becomes impure. Fire is always fire, and stays fire as long as it’s burning. Fire has been with us from the primitive beginning of human life, and it always will be.”

The performance-project At the Door With No Knocker raises important questions about the realities of patriarchal hegemony and examines the tools used to break down or escape these structures.

Gharibi will rethink and reconstruct the piece, performed in Bergen, Trondheim and Tehran, working on a translation of cultures beyond the linguistic frame. By sharing stories of injustice and bringing participants’ accounts from previous performances, Gharibi creates a radical metaphysical space where stories of injustice are shared across borders and movements.

About Claiming Space:
Four temporary art works across Norway/Sápmi on the autonomy of being in public spaces. Ta Plass: Norge/Sápmi explores public space and its role in creating norms for social expectations. The temporary art works will occur in six cities in Norway/ Sápmi, accessible to broad audiences. Participating artists are Mohamed Mohamed, Madihe Gharibi, Kátja Rávdná and Zirenia Esquivel.

Fotogalleriet produces the program with curator Bassel Anis Hatoum and Miki Gebrelul, Fotogalleriet Curator and Head of Exhibitions.


Read the article written by Joachim Aagaard Friis here.


Photo Credit: Julie Hrnčířová, fotogalleriet