In Minor Key, The Zippers Mass

La Biennale di Venezia - the 61st International Art Exhibition -


Nordic Pavilion

10.05–22.11.2026 The performance was shown two times during the opening and will appear unanounced during the exhibition period.

Soundscape for performance in collaboration with Joar Renolen. All vocals for the performance are improvised live.

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


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

Knitting socks: Julie Lundgaard Christophersen

Puppetdirector: Giert Werring


Production team Kilden Theater / Team di produzione Kilden Theater

Costume coordinator and maker: Kirsti Løset

Producer: Michael Stokka-Troxel

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

Petter Homleid

Anne-Karen Hytten

Gustav Gunvaldsen 

Erik Pirolt

Gerd produksjonskollektiv 

Eldar Wrånes

Emnet Kebreab

Valborg Frøysnes

Jørgen Macdonald 

Steinar Kaarstein

Amal Mohammadian

Anne Lise Stensli 


Exhibition Partners / Partner della mostra 

Kilden Theater 

Stiftelsen Fullriggeren Sørlandet


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.