Inuuteq Storch's MoMA PS1 exhibition explores Greenlandic identity through photography
Inuuteq Storch's inaugural exhibition in New York, titled 'Soon Will Summer Be Over,' is set to debut at MoMA PS1 on 9 October 2025, continuing until 23 February. This exhibition showcases a decade of the Greenlandic artist's creations, intertwining personal memories with scenes from everyday life in Kalaallit Nunaat. Storch, who resides in Greenland, utilized three cameras for his 2023 series captured in Qaanaaq. He gained recognition after representing Denmark at the 2024 Venice Biennale. His previous works include 'Flesh' and 'Keepers of the Ocean,' both from 2019. Additionally, his 2024 photobook 'Necromancer' contemplates spiritual connections during the COVID-19 pandemic, emphasizing the alignment of photography with Greenlandic narratives and personal emotions while addressing themes like colonization and climate change.
Key facts
- Inuuteq Storch's exhibition 'Soon Will Summer Be Over' runs at MoMA PS1 in New York from 9 October 2025 to 23 February.
- Storch represented Denmark at the 2024 Venice Biennale with 'Rise of the Sunken Sun,' becoming the first Greenlandic artist to do so.
- He uses three cameras: an old Zeiss Ikon for black-and-white 120 film, and two others for 35mm color and 120 positive film.
- Storch discovered archival photos by John Møller at the Greenland National Museum and Archives.
- His series 'Flesh' (2019) was created with a pink plastic analogue-camera once owned by his sister.
- Greenland was a Danish colony from 1814 to 1953, with forced sterilizations apologized for by Danish PM Mette Frederiksen in August 2024.
- Storch's photobook 'Necromancer' (2024) reflects on spiritual beliefs during the COVID-19 pandemic in Greenland.
- He created a 2025 installation at Politiken's headquarters in Copenhagen using archival newspaper photographs of Greenland.
Entities
Artists
- Inuuteq Storch
- Pia Arke
- Jessie Kleemann
- John Møller
Institutions
- MoMA PS1
- International Center of Photography
- Fatamorgana photography school
- Venice Biennale
- Greenland National Museum and Archives
- Politiken
- ArtReview
Locations
- New York
- United States
- Kalaallit Nunaat
- Greenland
- Copenhagen
- Denmark
- Qaanaaq
- Sisimiut
- Lower East Side