Bergen, “Misplaced Women? Marking the City” – Map, November 2, 2011

Bergen, Misplaced Women? Map, November 2, 2011, a photo by Misplaced Women? on Flickr.

This the map for the
“Misplaced Women? Marking the City”
series of delegated performances by Tanja Ostojic.

Performed by: Pavana Reid, Mahlet Ogbe Habte, Gillian Carson, Kwestan Jamal Bawan and Karen Kipphoff, on November 2, 2011 on five different locations in Bergen that are particularly significant for migrants in the city:
1- Main Train Station
2- Police Station
3- BIKS, Bergen International Art Center
4-Western Union Bank
5-Language School for Foreigners

Produced by Stiftelsen 3,14.

Bergen International Airport, November 8, 2011

IMG_4016, a photo by Misplaced Women? on Flickr.

Misplaced Women?
Performed by Tanja Ostojic

On Tuesday November 8 form 13:40 I performed my “Misplaced Women?” at arrivals & departures terminal of Bergen international airport. In approximately 30 minutes time I took out the entire contents of my two suitcases, out of my handbag as well as out of my cosmetics and make-up bags. I took out each single item one by one, turning them in side out, and placing them all on the floor of the terminal on red SAS blanket that I have borrowed form the airplane few minutes ago.

Bergen airport security guy let me finish my performance after he asked if I needed help. Well, I said NO.
- “So, what are you doing here?” – he asked.
- “I´m looking for something that I need for my performance on the University on Thursday. Hope I did not forgot it.”- Was my answer – while taking out every single item from my cosmetic bag that I turned inside out, as well as all my tights, socks, underwear, pullovers…

I landed to the Bergen´s mist and fog well, after connected flight from Berlin over Copenhagen. The purpose of my visit here was to take part in MIGRATION, GLOBALIZATION AND NEW SOCIAL FORMATIONS – IMER – International Migration and Ethnic Relations Research Unit Bergen conference:

http://org.uib.no/imer/seminars/IMER%20Bergen%2015%20year%20conference_9-11%20November%202011.html

Photo: Jannicke Olsen

Organized by Stiftelsen 3,14
www.stiftelsen314.com/Stiftelsen314/Performa

Bergen, Public Language School for Foreigners, Nygårdsskolen, November 2, 2011

Bergen, Foreign public school, Nygårdsskolen, November 2, 2011, a photo by Misplaced Women? on Flickr.

“Misplaced Women? Marking the City”
Performed by Karen Kipphoff

in front of the Public Language School for Foreigners in Bergen, on November 2, 2011 at 13:10.

Karen Kipphoff and a man from Bergen in front of the school for foreigners, holding up signs spelling the Norwegian word for “you” and “me” in both High Norwegian Bokmål and the local dialect. This was very confusing to learn as they all are essentially the same but the phonetic difference is enormous. There was big insecurity around which would be the correct form to use meg (me), meg (me), jeg (I), eg (I), deg (you), deg (you). Every person who helped got to pick their favorite version of the me, myself and I signs.

Karen Kipphoff is a media and performance artist of German origin who teaches at Kunsthøgskolen in Bergen, Norway.

http://videomedeja.org/en/karen-kipphoff

Photo: Karen Kipphoff

Organized by Stiftelsen 3,14
www.stiftelsen314.com/Stiftelsen314/Performance.htm