Welcome to NAMAK, a collaborative project with Konstfack BFA student Cariz Nordlöf, Accelerator and Stockholm University

NAMAK (نمک) is a collaborative project between the International Master’s Programme in Curating Art at Stockholm University, the exhibition space Accelerator and the artist Cariz Nordlöf, BFA student at Konstfack. The exhibition features the work of Nordlöf, showcasing an installation inspired by research into salt, water, and the environmental degradation of the Karun River in Iran. On the opening night Nordlöf will perform in the Accelerator pool space, adding an auditory dimension to the visual experience.

Set in Accelerator’s rooftop pool the artwork occupies a space once filled by water emphasising the impact of its depletion. Salt plays a central role in NAMAK; it evokes memories of thirst and highlights the fragility of a body, which becomes more vulnerable by prolonged exposure to contamination. The saltiness of NAMAK parallels the concerns addressed in Goldin+Senneby’s exhibition Flare-Up at Accelerator, which explores autoimmune diseases, biochemical imbalance and the fragility of a body.

Cariz Nordlöf (b.1992, Uppsala) is in her final year of the Bachelor of Arts programme at Konstfack. Themes of water, earth, grief, memories and time travel are recurring in her practice, which is primarily expressed in sculpture, sound and performance.

Opening at Accelerator's rooftop pool: 2 April, 17–19
Performance: start 17:15
Curators: Noël Platts and Ruoxi Gao

The exhibition is open until 16 April.

Konstfack c/o Accelerator, Frescativägen 26A, subway station Universitetet