Jil Rissi’s artistic research project “(De)Colonization through Greenlandic Lenses,” reflects on the dynamics of conflicted memories in Greenland and Denmark. Her artistic installation, a black cubus with peepholes into photographic memories by Greenlandic photographer John Møller, invites observers to reflect on their own position vis à vis the lived reality of a place that is, otherwise, removed from their sight.
Jil developed this artistic intervention in the BA-Seminar “Art as a Means of Historical Inquiry” by Dr. Jonas Rüegg in 2024 and expanded her research in her BA-Thesis. ULF and “Art as a Means of Historical Inquiry” congratulate Jil on this recognition of her outstanding work––by one of Switzerland’s most renowned museums of history!
