A DRAGON RISES AGAINST THE WIND
ANNA WIESELGREN (CAN), BIRTE NIDERHAUS (SWE), ISMAIL HOSNY (EGY), JILL LINDSTRÖM (SWE), KHALED HARARA (GAZA), PATRICIA VANE (NLD), STEVEN CUZNER (SWE), STINA ÖSTBERG (SWE), SUMEI (CHN), VALENTINA PARASKEVAIDOU (GRE)
Last year the residency program at Konstepidemin started the forum Crisis–Populism–Art, where local and international artists have been working together since September 2014, approaching questions about politics, responsability, language, and participation. The artists will present works from the process in the exhibition A dragon rises against the wind showing from the 9th of May until the 31st of May at Galleri Konstepidemin.
Curater Anna Lamberg.
The difference between the rich and the poor has never been so large as it is today. Countries and economies seem to exist for those who are already priviliged, and not for the whole of society. In Sweden the segregation increases clearly as a result of ethnical and social economic factors. Populistic political parties become more attractive to voters in Europé, and similar tendencies are taking place in other parts of the world. At the same time political protests grow stronger, as for example the ”Arabian spring” with demands for governments to abdicate, change of regimes, and democratic reforms. Even in other countries voices are raised, people organize themselves in human rights movements and demand alternatives, social reforms, and justice.
Crisis-Populism-Art runs by the International Group at Konstepidemin, during the fall and spring they have also driven breakfast seminars during the same title.
to read more about Crisis–Populism–Art
http://konstepidemin.se/