Borders

Border Dialogues – the Barents Art Triennal is an international art project that aims to mediate and explore questions, responses, experiences and feelings related to the conceptions of borders. The project is organised in different steps with activities, such as exhibitions, community projects, texts, workshops and events held in different locations from mid-2005 to mid-2006. The border dialogues project is managed by Pikene på Broen (Kirkenes), Verkligheten (Umeå) and University of Lapland (Rovaniemi).

The one Minute Film festival contains of films gathered from around the world – all based on the theme borders. The 56 participating film makers have interpret the theme from different angles, and the films deal with various questions, such as language, geographical borders and personal ones, among others.

The films make up a loop of 56 minutes, and will be shown continously 6–10 p.m. upcoming Saturday at Platform. On the same day it will be shown at gallery Verkligheten in Umeå, and at Generator in Dundee in Skottland.