"If I could find the spot where truth echoes..."- How/is it possible to decolonise the art space?

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School of Arts, Design and Architecture | Master's thesis
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P1 OPINNÄYTTEET D 2016 Al-Nawas

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2016

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en

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96

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This thesis is an attempt to re­think and re­shape the Finnish art scene. Using the theoretical framework of decoloniality, postcolonialism and feminism we ask: How/is it possible to decolonise the art space? This question is immediately followed by others: Would it be enough to just have a more ‘representative’ scene or does it involve a more radical process of transformation? And how does one relate this to broader society? Is decolonisation even relevant in Finnish society? We use auto/ethnography as our methodology to analyse and interrogate our own involvement in the gallery/collective T​hird Space​– a context that tries to subvert and transgress dualistic categories. Despite our contradictions and ambiguities we attempt to create a political/artistic space of negotiation and commoning rather than exclusion. Situating ourselves as co­founders and part of the artistic/curatorial collective, we will look at the critique leveled at us specifically. Writing together with Ahmed Al-Nawas is an extension of our praxis at T​hird Space.​

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Sternfeld, Nora

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Sternfeld, Nora

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thirdspace, third space, anti-racist curatorial praxis, decoloniality, postcolonial feminism, marginal

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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:aalto-201603291497

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[master] Taiteiden ja suunnittelun korkeakoulu / ARTS