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Gállok - Kallak
© Katarina Pirak Sikku/Bildupphovsrätt 2026
Gállok - Kallak
Gállok - Kallak
Photo: Albin Dahlström/Moderna Museet

Gállok - Kallak

by Katarina Pirak Sikku
Artist (Sverige, född 1965)
Date2013
MediumSynthetic fiber cloth
DimensionsVarierande mått
Classification
Countries
Credit LineInköp 2017 med medel från Österlindska stiftelsen
RoomGallery 01:16
Object NumberMOM/2017/24
The artwork is not on display
About the artworkWhen exploratory blasting was carried out for mineral prospecting in Gállok/ Kallak outside Jokkmokk in northern Sweden 2013, this provoked protests in the region. Katarina Pirak Sikku witnessed the protests. During a police intervention, she spread large, white geotextiles in front of the protesters. When the police, demonstrators, the prosecutor and representatives of the mining company walked or drove across this surface, their tracks were documented. The textile thus became contemporary frottage, bearing the marks of the ground underneath and the events above it: the “earth’s testimony”. Signatures, inscriptions and marks Osignerad Selected exhibition history Manipulera världen (den 21 oktober 2017 - den 21 januari 2018) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Samlingsutställning 2019-2022 (den 1 februari 2019 - den 27 augusti 2023) Moderna Museet, Stockholm The Moderna Museet exhibition catalogues Manipulate The World : Connecting Öyvind Fahlström : [Moderna Museet 22/10 2017-17/5 2018] Manipulera världen : Aktivera Öyvind Fahlström : [Moderna Museet 22/10 2017-17/5 2018]