What is the collection telling us? Mapping the Malmö Konstmuseum collection

Curated by Vasco Forconi

The exhibition, Migration: Traces in an art collection displayed at Tensta konsthall looks at the Malmö Konstmuseum’s collection through the critical lens of migration. Representing the experience of exile and displacement lived by many of the artists present in the collection plays a major role in the curatorial selection of the artworks. Different types of movements, displacement, and geopolitical routes are thus deeply embedded in the exhibition and the collection itself – often regarded as highly representative of a Nordic artistic canon.

By tracing the artists’ movements in time and space, CuratorLab participant Vasco Forconi seeks to outline an analytical representation of the exhibition through tools used in map making and infographics. What can be learned about the collection by drawing its map? Which geopolitical scenarios is the exhibition presenting to the audience? How is it dealing with the notion of Nordic identity?