The geographic reference points of the exhibition Mare Balticum are 28 fortresses or fortified towns along the Baltic coast and what they can tell us about 1000 Years of Myth, History and Art.
The exhibition can be experienced as alternating between past and present. Its inner part takes us back in time and is surrounded by contemporary art in the outer part of the exhibition. Coastal fortifications, defences and rescue posts along the coast mark the cultural links that stretch like bridges between the nine nations on the coast of the Baltic. Since Christianity came to the Baltic, countries like Denmark, Sweden, Russia, Lithuania and Poland have successively dominated the power game, whenever it was not controlled by long-vanished players like the Knights of the Teutonic Order, the Hansa or Prussia.
A part
of Europe with an art typified by the sea, light and destinies of the Baltic
coast regions. A historical landscape with castles and cities, shaped by invasion,
conquest and trade, invites you on a voyage of exploration along the coasts
of the Baltic. Through both warlike and more peaceful periods Mare Balticum
- the Baltic Sea - has always been a sea full of drama. Denmark too lies on
"...the salty Baltic coast."
Click on
the white dots to read about the fortresses, fortified towns and exhibits.
Contemporary
art
The contemporary art consists of the work of 19 artists, created between 1950 and og 2002 - all with connections with the Baltic:
Afrika
(Sergei Bugaev * 1966)
Georgii Guryanov (* 1961)
Asger Jorn (1914-1973)
Tadeusz Kantor (1915-1990)
Zofia Kulik (* 1947)
Leonards Laganovskis (* 1955)
Marko Laimre (* 1968)
Ivan Movsesyan (* 1966)
Lennart Mänd (* 1968)
Deimantas Narkevicius (* 1964)
Timur Novikov (1958-2002)
Bjørn Nørgaard (* 1947)
Jorma Puranen (* 1951)
Egle Rakauskaite (* 1967)
Neo Rauch (* 1960)
Raffael Rheinsberg (* 1943)
Ulf Rollof (* 1961)
Robert Rumas (*1966)
Jan Svenungsson (* 1961)