Useful Art for Communities

Ocean Interspace of “Reflexion”

interactive installation  by giovanna albani Ocean Interspace of “Reflexion” Planet Earth is also known as the Blue Planet in our solar system. The majority of the surface (≈71%) is covered by the oceans. As a coincidence the humankind is made up mostly of water (≈70%), which create a connection between the Blue planet and us.The […]

POLYMORPH

Polymorph is a two-headed philosophy blog. A little two-headed monster. With two heads and two mouths. To speak of the evils of this world. And of other worlds of possibles and possible worlds that were, are, and will be. Two mouths and two heads. For a multitude of languages. And yet one single blog, one […]

Xinema – Public Cinema

participatory cinema Xinema Xinema was born in the district of Institut for (X) in Godsbanen: a platform created by local and international multicultural artists. It aims at promoting young cinematographers and strengthen the community of Aarhus by making an artistic cinematographic culturally rich space for active learning and discussions on social, economic, and environmental issues. […]

Clay Hands

Artivism monument initiated by Beatriz Gonzalez Rodriguez The People’s Monument Clay Hands This project is inspired by the Cueva de las Manos (Argentina) made 13,000 to 9,000 years ago. It is a monument for the community of Aarhus made by the citizens of this city (collecting 400 different tile hand prints). The Clay Hands symbolize […]

KALAS Improvisation Collective

MUSIC IMPROVISATION COLLECTIVE by Amidea Clotet and Jeppe Hjøllund KALAS KALAS is an art platform of improvised music created in hope that musicians can more easily find each other, gather together, create, think, and share — for thought and art are collective activities — free from the conventions of the traditional concert form. This platform, […]

ObjeXs & Affects in Transition

Artist installation initiated by Beatriz Gonzalez Rodriguez Objexs and Effects In Transition ObjeXs is an art installation in memory of the Institute for X, which was partly demolished in Aarhus in 2019. It is a gift to the college of architecture built in X’s place of birth. It attempts to counter-actualize—that is to say, to give […]

Becoming Terrans

Artivism Workshop byby Sofya Gevorkyan and Carlos A. Segovia. Becoming Terrans Becoming “terrans” is a continuous art project consisting in multiple workshops and performances. In it we want to engage in an embodied and socio-ecological reimagining of the world(s) in which we can live, inspiring ourselves in indigenous communities of all over the world as well as in […]

Memorial B//HUSET – Public Documental Book

This project wants to show the importance of the Institute for X (Aarhus K) for the community of Aarhus and the creativity and skills of its members. The book gathers images, comments, and descriptions from its members and visitors in order to raise awareness about the place and preserve a memory of it after its […]

Sidesporet Community

COMMUNITY COLLABORATION by Manoel Quitério Santos Sidesporet Community In this art project which lasted two days the inhabitants of Sidesporet used wall painting to decorate their space of leisure. The marginal community of Sidesporet felt cared for, creative and joyful during the project, which made us feel both useful and happy. Sidesporet Community Back to Projects

S.O.S “Save Our Soul” [in progress]

Art Installation BY BEATRIZ GONZALEZ RODRIGUEZ Save OurSoul S.O.S is a transportable art installation in solidarity with refugees in Denmark which will be shown in different parts of Aarhus (e.g. gardens, playgrounds or on the seaside). Giant S.O.S letters will be made out of 1000 flowers made of plastic waste, which will be collected from different cities […]