\u201c\u2026 Stranger, what are you hiding from me, in your dark eyes? <\/span><\/i> Lydia \u00d6stberg Diakit\u00e9\u2019s performance FR\u00c4MLING examines Swedish national nostalgia and what it means to feel melancholy about one’s heritage. Through a journey of reinterpretations of Swedish pop classics, the question is asked: who is the stranger?<\/span><\/p>\n Program Lydia \u00d6stberg Diakit\u00e9<\/b> (b. 1994, based in Copenhagen) is a multidisciplinary artist whose practice spans choreography, video, text, and installation. Educated at the Danish National School of Performing Arts, they explore themes of identity, power, heritage, and collectivity through speculative narratives. Diakit\u00e9 is co-founder of the Dance Cooperative in Copenhagen and a member of The Union, a platform working toward decolonial discourse in Danish art and culture.<\/span><\/p>\n DJ VV<\/b> has since her debut been a force in the music scene, captivating audiences with her eclectic sound infused with rich cultural influences and irresistible rhythms. Her sets are a vibrant mix of Afro electro, Bailefunk, ghetto tech, UKG, Jersey Club and sexy remixes that keep the dance floor alive and buzzing. DJ VV has played and booked for major venues and festivals across Scandinavia. Her contributions to the scene go beyond just music; she’s always been on a mission to create a more diverse and inclusive space for all.<\/span><\/p>\n The event<\/span> is part of\u00a0 the international symposium, organized by Black Archives Sweden together with curators Tawanda Appiah and Ulrika Flink and presented in conjunction with the group exhibition <\/span>Transmissions<\/span><\/i> at Sk\u00e5nes konstf\u00f6rening.\u00a0The symposium begins on 29 November at Sk\u00e5nes konstf\u00f6rening and continues from 30 November to 1 December at Black Archives Sweden, Malm\u00f6 Konsthall, and Moderna Museet Malm\u00f6. Key note speaker: Tina Campt. For more info on the symposium, visit <\/span>blackarchivessweden.com<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Transmissions<\/b> is a group exhibition that broadcasts connections across generations through photography, sound, video, installation, painting, and performance. The exhibition departs from Black Archives Sweden\u2019s <\/span>Family Archive <\/span><\/i>collection, which is dedicated to sustaining diasporic life through experimentation, care, and communal activation. The Family Archive calls attention to aspects of Black history and the present day that are often overlooked by state archives.<\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/span><\/i>A faint shade of light, somewhere, but still…\u201d <\/span><\/i>(Carola)<\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/b>19.00\u201320.00: Viewing of Transmissions, and DJ set by DJ VV
\n<\/span>20.00\u201320.30: Performance by Lydia \u00d6stberg Diakit\u00e9
\n<\/span>20.30\u201321.00: DJ set by DJ VV<\/span><\/p>\n