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A new art space opened in Copenhagen last Friday–Odradek (Gammel Kongevej 23, baghuset, 1610 København V) with the collectively curated exhibition Family Man. The space is run by eight artists: Timothy Citizen, Simen Joachim Helsvig, Kim Young Kilde, Mathias Kryger (sub), Asle Lauvland Pettersen, Trine Mee Sook Gleerup, Tue Sprogø and Marie Thams. I was invited to participate […]
This is number 6 in our seriesof posts on apartment search signs. We are attracted to these signs because they are handmade expressions of personal need in public space and the people making them chose to use this method in an increasingly digital world. They also describe Copenhagen, a city that has huge challenges with […]
Fall is hitting Copenhagen and we are interested to see if the amount of apartment hunting signs around the neighborhood slows down. One local MQ commenter suggests that the flurry of signs appearing in the city during the summer months could be because of the shortage of housing for students. This may be one cause, […]
Warm weather has brought a flurry of Søger Bolig [Seeking Apartment] fliers to the streets of our quarter. This activity is a complicated process that makes you think of dating services that brings complete strangers together in a semi-public/private manner. We hope to continue documenting these fliers and will work to understand some […]
I found a new poster in the neighborhood this week to add to the Søger Lejlighed (apartment hunting series). This one was a great find because of the personal photograph of the people searching + a nice drawing + a heartfelt letter. This flyer is one of my favorites […]
Last week we posted about our obsession with these Søger Lelighed (Looking for an apartment) signs and we are back again this week with some more examples from around Copenhagen.
First up, we have this wheatpasted example from our neighborhood; there is a little bit missing so my translation will be slightly off.
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It is hard to find affordable housing in Copenhagen. For a long time most people, even young people, were able to buy apartments, so the rental market was slow. This changed after the economic crisis. Another aspect of renting in Copenhagen–rental rules. We live in an andelsbolig , a housing cooperative, and like other andelsbolig apartments […]
This summer we were part of a deeply inspiring camp of artist, activists, and researchers called Case Pyhäjoki in Pyhäjoki, Finland. We’ve written about it here and here. The camp was focused on bringing people together to talk about a nuclear power plant proposed for this rural […]
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