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Two recipes for quarantine days’ survival by Elizaveta Bomash

Two recipes for quarantine days’ survival by Elizaveta Bomash

#chocolatebrownies #stephencovey Breath in – breath out, as another day in quarantine begins. The morning is not so different from pre-quarantine days: wake up early, make coffee, cook breakfast, play with my son, feed the dog, discuss plans for the day with my husband, do a family hug if the spirit is low. A quick meditation to focus on what needs to be done, breath in – breath out. Beneath the surface, things are deviating from the usual. It feels…

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OPEN CALL for a Blog Article

OPEN CALL for a Blog Article

Would you be interested in writing an article about your life as a foreign-born artist or cultural worker in Finland, during the Coronavirus outbreak? How has the pandemic affected your livelihood and/or your environment? Globe Art Point selects and publishes four blog contributions during April and May 2020. The blogs will be published on https://globeartpoint.fi/category/blog/ 150 euros will be paid for each published article. The recommended length of the article is 500 to 1500 words. Please send the proposed article…

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The Politics and Poetics of an Imaginary Line

The Politics and Poetics of an Imaginary Line

What is this line and what is it good for?   “I have actually visited the line, only once or twice in my lifetime, even though I have lived around it my whole life”. Does the size matter?   “You think we are talking about a millimetric space, but no. We are talking about a band. About a valley. Don´t you dare thinking this line, is just a line.” A few years ago, a hiker was climbing the volcano Cayambe,…

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Beyond separation: labels, division, and professional othering

Beyond separation: labels, division, and professional othering

  When we in Finland talk about local artists, we tend to use labels that refer to their background. These labels depend on whether or not their identity is considered to deviate from the white Finnish norm. Those who are the norm are simply called artists. The ones who don’t are labeled as immigrant artists, international artists, refugee artists, multicultural artists, foreign-born artists, the list goes on. These labels contribute to professional exclusion in contemporary art, and institutions are perpetuating…

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