In Minor Key

Nordic Pavilion
at the 61st International Art Exhibition - La Biennale di Venezia.

10.05–22.11.2026

 

With Benjamin Orlow(Finland), Klara Kristalova(Sweden) and Tori Wrånes(Norway) 

Curator / Curatrice: Anna Mustonen, senior curator at  Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art

Commissioners/ Commissarie: Kiira Miesmaa, Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art / The Finnish National Gallery. Gitte Ørskou, Moderna Museet, Stockholm. Ruben Steinum, Office for Contemporary Art Norway (OCA)

Wrånes contribution was co-produced by: Kilden Teater Kristiansand Norway.

Project manager / Project manager: Luba Kuzovnikova

External production / Produzione esterna: Sculpting: Christopher Pardell , Silverring: Lise Schønberg, Shoemaker: Soh Tokunaga, Knitting socks: Julie Lundgaard Christophersen


Studio Wrånes:

Producer: Mari Rossavik,

Fabricator: Lisa Asplund,

Sound movement: Ulf A. S. Holbrook,

Production assistent: Inti Wang,

Production assistent: Reyes Santiago Rojas

Production assistent: Tone Kittelsen


Production team Kilden Theater / Team di produzione Kilden Theater

Technical producer: Michael Stokka-Troxel

Costume coordinator and maker: Kirsti Løset

Construction: Camilla Lilleengen

Digital design, planning, fabrication: Bojan Oz Milinkovic 

Construction: Frode Holgersen

Construction Planning, Lead Welder: John Chresten Poulsen

Construction: Even Wennerberg

Model making: Sigve Astrup Lien

Patineur: Nadia Liv Mandrup

Workshop assistent, costume: Edyta Wiliwicz

Workshop assistent, costume: Sunniva Solheim

Digital Pattern constructor: Amal Mohammadian

Knot specialist: Veronica B. Vallenes

Cotume : Krisztina Szakal

Cotume : Rebecca Dahle

Cotume : Kine Haukeland Grindheim

Costume : Miriam Andrea Wennerberg

Cotume : Bente Kyrvestad,

Cotume : Cecilie N Nore


Special thanks to / Si ringraziano

Kari Dahl

Giert Werring

Petter Homleid

Anne-Karen Hytten

Gustav Gunvaldsen 

Eldar Wrånes

Erik Pirolt

Emnet Kebreab

Sulekha Ali Omar

Valborg Frøysnes

Jørgen Macdonald 

Antti Bjørn

Gerd produksjonskollektiv 

Bjørn Tore Nyrud Hansen

Terje Wikstrøm

Hanna

Skaperhuset Sør 

Amal Mohammadian

Bente Kyrvestad 

Cecilie N Nore

Anne Lise Stensli 

Kristoffer Myskja 

Steinar Kaarstein

Soundscape for performance in collaboration with Joar Renolen. 

All vocals for the performance are improvised live.


Exhibition Partners / Partner della mostra 

Kilden Theater 

Genelec

Kristiania Kunst- & Metalstøberi AS

Rosengren Metalljuteri

Stiftelsen Fullriggeren Sørlandet

Storverkstan

Studio Berengo, Murano, Venezia.


Production team at Kiasma / Team di produzione Kiasma

Minna Erwe 

Max Hannus 

Sanna Hirvonen

Kiira Koskela 

Piia Laita 

Elina Lakkavaara

Päivi Matala 

Liisa Mustakallio 

Pirje Mykkänen 

Anna Pöppönen 

Iisa Smeds 

Virva Salama


Invigilators / Mediatrici

Pia Karttunen

Marica Petkovic

Graphic design / Grafica

Gaile Pranckunaite &

Jaakko Pallasvuo

Photo:
Kansallisgalleria | Finnish National Gallery / Pirje Mykkänen and Peter Ern.

Supportet by :

Alfred Kordelin Foundation 

Amos Andersons Fond

Arts Council Norway

Billedkunstnernes Vederlagsfond 

Cultiva

Finnish Cultural Foundation

IASPIS, the Swedish Arts Grants Committee´s International Programme for Visual and Applied Arts

Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation

Kiasma Support Foundation

Ministry of Education and Culture, Finland

Nazarian / Curcio Gallery, Los Angeles

Nelimarkka-Foundation

Niemistö Art Foundation Ars Fennica

Saastamoinen Foundation

Tiftö Foundation