{"id":678,"date":"2017-07-03T11:43:05","date_gmt":"2017-07-03T09:43:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sisume.com\/?post_type=portfolio&p=678"},"modified":"2024-12-06T10:38:08","modified_gmt":"2024-12-06T09:38:08","slug":"hors-pistes-project-residency-in-nuuk-greenland","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/sisume.com\/index.php\/portfolio\/hors-pistes-project-residency-in-nuuk-greenland\/","title":{"rendered":"Hors Pistes project, residency in Nuuk, Greenland"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Hors Pistes project, residency in Nuuk, Greenland<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t[vc_column_text]\n
Participants<\/strong><\/span>
\nSim\u00f3n Ballen Botero
\nThomas Lauge Berthelsen Boassen
\nFrederik Brummerstedt
\nPauline Clocher
\nClelia Coussonnet
\nAmandine David
\nCl\u00e9ment Faydit
\n<\/strong><\/span>Karl Gabrielson
\nCoralie Gourguechon
\nClaudi Jensen
\nJeanna Ka\u00ebs
\nKim Kleist Eriksen
\nPeter Kristiansen
\nAllan Larsen
\nLevisarha
\nSara Marie Lyberth
\n<\/strong><\/span>Johanne Markussen
\nLena Augusta Olsen
\nHanseenaaraq Petersen \u201cNukannguaq\u201d
\nLisbeth Karline Poulsen
\nRagna Ragnarsdottir
\nSiun\u00eessok Rask
\nAlexandros Simopoulos
\nKristine Spore Kreutzmann<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″ el_class=”text-center” offset=”vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs”]\t
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Hors Pistes project, residency in Nuuk, Greenland<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t[vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_column_text]\n
Participants<\/strong><\/span>
\nSim\u00f3n Ballen Botero
\nThomas Lauge Berthelsen Boassen
\nFrederik Brummerstedt
\nPauline Clocher
\nClelia Coussonnet
\nAmandine David
\nCl\u00e9ment Faydit<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_column_text]\n
Karl Gabrielson
\nCoralie Gourguechon
\nClaudi Jensen
\nJeanna Ka\u00ebs
\nKim Kleist Eriksen
\nPeter Kristiansen
\nAllan Larsen
\nLevisarha
\nSara Marie Lyberth<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_column_text]\n
Johanne Markussen
\nLena Augusta Olsen
\nHanseenaaraq Petersen \u201cNukannguaq\u201d
\nLisbeth Karline Poulsen
\nRagna Ragnarsdottir
\nSiun\u00eessok Rask
\nAlexandros Simopoulos
\nKristine Spore Kreutzmann<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1578633641296{padding-top: 4vh !important;}”][vc_column offset=”vc_hidden-lg vc_hidden-md”][vc_column_text]During the summer 2017, I participated in a design residency project in Nuuk, the capital of Greenland. In addition to my curiosity, another incentive to join was my fascination with knowledge production and sharing, and with heritage and transmission \u2013the aim of the residency being to spur collaborations between international designers and Greenlandic craftsmen, based on local techniques and available materials.<\/p>\n

Since an experience in (tangible and intangible) heritage protection and in preservation of the Uzbek architectural heritage at the UNESCO\u2019s Tashkent office, I am particularly interested in the way know-how and cultural traditions proceeding from isolated and forgotten geographical and social contexts can be revived, or even reinvented, and thrive. The back and forth movements that culminates in a meeting point where something innovative and unique is born nourishes me.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″ offset=”vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs”][vc_column_text]During the summer 2017, I participated in a design residency project in Nuuk, the capital of Greenland. In addition to my curiosity, another incentive to join was my fascination with knowledge production and sharing, and with heritage and transmission \u2013the aim of the residency being to spur collaborations between international designers and Greenlandic craftsmen, based on local techniques and available materials.<\/p>\n

Since an experience in (tangible and intangible) heritage protection and in preservation of the Uzbek architectural heritage at the UNESCO\u2019s Tashkent office, I am particularly interested in the way know-how and cultural traditions proceeding from isolated and forgotten geographical and social contexts can be revived, or even reinvented, and thrive. The back and forth movements that culminates in a meeting point where something innovative and unique is born nourishes me.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1578633758245{padding-top: 4vh !important;}”][vc_column offset=”vc_hidden-lg vc_hidden-md”]\t

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\u2018They dwell in the interstices of the city and its environment, appearing and fading, interacting with or missing each other. They built their language with rocks.<\/span><\/p>\n

Day dawns.<\/span><\/p>\n

In this space, multiple characters \u2013 living and inanimate, elements or materials \u2013 perform. Light, voices, hands, stones, peoples, smells. We meld with their everyday, and night, stories and the memories they hold and shared.\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u2018They dwell in the interstices of the city and its environment, appearing and fading, interacting with or missing each other. They built their language with rocks.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Day dawns.<\/span><\/p>\n

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In this space, multiple characters \u2013 living and inanimate, elements or materials \u2013 perform. Light, voices, hands, stones, peoples, smells. We meld with their everyday, and night, stories and the memories they hold and shared.\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p><\/blockquote>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1733477782155{padding-right: 5% !important;padding-left: 5% !important;}” offset=”vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs”]\t

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\n\t\t\t\"\"\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t[vc_empty_space height=”120px”]\t
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\n\t\t\t\"\"\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t[vc_empty_space height=”50px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1578633790490{padding-top: 4vh !important;}”][vc_column offset=”vc_hidden-lg vc_hidden-md”][vc_column_text]Together with my colleagues, Cl\u00e9ment Faydit and Alexandros Simopoulos, we developed an editorial set over the course of our stay and beyond. A sort of diary of our time there, of cabinet of wonders, fragmented, scattered, and synaesthesic, digging into language, communication patterns and collaboration.<\/p>\n

The results of the residency, be it the objects created by the designers and craftsmen and our work-in-progress, were presented in an exhibition at the Lokalmuseum in Nuuk.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1578633818198{padding-bottom: 4vh !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″ offset=”vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs”][vc_column_text]Together with my colleagues, Cl\u00e9ment Faydit and Alexandros Simopoulos, we developed an editorial set over the course of our stay and beyond. A sort of diary of our time there, of cabinet of wonders, fragmented, scattered, and synaesthesic, digging into language, communication patterns and collaboration.<\/p>\n

The results of the residency, be it the objects created by the designers and craftsmen and our work-in-progress, were presented in an exhibition at the Lokalmuseum in Nuuk.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row thb_full_width=”true” thb_row_padding=”true” thb_column_padding=”true” css=”.vc_custom_1578633849749{padding-top: 4vh !important;}”][vc_column offset=”vc_hidden-lg vc_hidden-md”]\t

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Exhibition view, Lokal Museum \u00a9 EmileBarret, Hors Pistes, Nuuk 2017<\/strong><\/h6>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1578633774325{padding-top: 4vh !important;}”][vc_column offset=”vc_hidden-lg vc_hidden-md”][vc_column_text]About<\/span><\/strong> \u2018Greenland is an island with limited natural resources and a harsh climate. The local artisanal techniques take the surrounding geographical constraints into account and the Inuit culture is deeply connected to its land. The craftsmen find their inspiration in nature and work with materials such as stone, wood, soil, wool, skin, and bones of hunted animals.<\/p>\n

Altered during the last century by the various exchanges with the Western regions, Inuit traditions are being transformed with globalisation. If they were essential for survival, fishing and hunting practices are less and less used. This gradual disappearance endangers the related craft techniques, such as animal skin transformation or traditional kayak making. In the meantime, new techniques are being introduced and absorbed, such as embroidery, beadwork, or ceramic.<\/p>\n

With its third residency, Hors Pistes aimed to initiate encounters with Greenlandic culture, replace human exchanges at the heart of the creative processes, and propose new applications to traditional craft techniques.\u2019[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1578633884926{padding-top: 4vh !important;padding-bottom: 4vh !important;}”][vc_column offset=”vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]About<\/span><\/strong> \u2018Greenland is an island with limited natural resources and a harsh climate. The local artisanal techniques take the surrounding geographical constraints into account and the Inuit culture is deeply connected to its land. The craftsmen find their inspiration in nature and work with materials such as stone, wood, soil, wool, skin, and bones of hunted animals.<\/p>\n

Altered during the last century by the various exchanges with the Western regions, Inuit traditions are being transformed with globalisation. If they were essential for survival, fishing and hunting practices are less and less used. This gradual disappearance endangers the related craft techniques, such as animal skin transformation or traditional kayak making. In the meantime, new techniques are being introduced and absorbed, such as embroidery, beadwork, or ceramic.<\/p>\n

With its third residency, Hors Pistes aimed to initiate encounters with Greenlandic culture, replace human exchanges at the heart of the creative processes, and propose new applications to traditional craft techniques.\u2019[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1578633774325{padding-top: 4vh !important;}”][vc_column offset=”vc_hidden-lg vc_hidden-md”]\t

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\u2018expansion<\/em>
\nwreaths of sugary,<\/span>
\nr<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 balsamic,<\/span>
\nr<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 amber scent<\/span><\/p>\n

rotate in the room, embrace the senses\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 condensation
\nescapes from the steaming machine where wood is softened
\nto be bent\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 the atmosphere is hot and damp\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 the inhalation
\nof air compresses the chest\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 aromas of sauna float circularly\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n


\n\u2014 Quotes by Coussonnet, Faydit, Simopoulos, driftongue<\/em>, 2018<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1578633944298{padding-bottom: 4vh !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/4″ offset=”vc_hidden-xs”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”3\/4″ offset=”vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs”][vc_column_text]\n

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\u2018expansion<\/em>
\nwreaths of sugary,<\/span>
\nr<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 balsamic,<\/span>
\nr<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 amber scent<\/span><\/p>\n

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rotate in the room, embrace the senses\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 condensation
\nescapes from the steaming machine where wood is softened
\nto be bent\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 the atmosphere is hot and damp\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 the inhalation
\nof air compresses the chest\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 aromas of sauna float circularly\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n


\n\u2014 Quotes by Coussonnet, Faydit, Simopoulos, driftongue<\/em>, 2018<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1578633774325{padding-top: 4vh !important;}”][vc_column offset=”vc_hidden-lg vc_hidden-md”]\t

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Nuuk, Greenland
\n<\/span>July 17 – August 13, 2017<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

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Nuuk, Greenland
\n<\/span>July 17 – August 13, 2017<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

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