Cecilia Vicuña's first major Nordic exhibition opens at Kunstnernes Hus
Cecilia Vicuña, the Chilean artist, poet, and activist, presents her first major exhibition in Scandinavia and the Nordic region at Kunstnernes Hus in Oslo. Titled 'Minga for the Sea,' the commission features two large horizontal quipus installed in the museum's skylit halls. The project amplifies voices from Indigenous territories in the Global South and North, highlighting communities defending marine and coastal environments against resource extraction and pollution. It explores connections between distant geographies shaped by similar landscapes and intertwined histories of colonization and extractive economies.
Key facts
- Cecilia Vicuña is a Chilean artist, poet, and activist.
- The exhibition is titled 'Minga for the Sea'.
- It is a major new commission developed specifically for Kunstnernes Hus.
- This is Vicuña's first major presentation in Scandinavia and the Nordic region.
- The exhibition features two large horizontal quipus, one in each skylit hall at Kunstnernes Hus.
- The project brings together voices from Indigenous territories from the Global South and North.
- It focuses on communities defending marine and coastal environments against destructive resource extraction and pollution.
- The work foregrounds local struggles and deep relations between distant geographies shaped by similar landscapes and histories of colonization and extractive economies.
Entities
Artists
- Cecilia Vicuña
Institutions
- Kunstnernes Hus
Locations
- Oslo
- Norway
- Scandinavia
- Nordic region
- Global South
- Global North