Greenland – Not For Sale – Kalaallit Nunaat Forever

Multiscreen installation with found-footage material about key topics of the exhibition
9 monitors in various sizes, stereo sound
6 min

Courtesy ALPS Swiss Alpine Museum, Bern

Greenland’s ice masses are melting. But climate is just one amongst many drivers of change. The world’s largest island is on the way to independence from Denmark, its former colonial ruler. Greenland has the world’s largest deposits of rare earth elements, which are needed for the transition to renewable energy, and it will soon be ready to participate in this market. Greenland is investing in new airports to further promote the rapidly growing tourism sector. Greenland’s economy needs more labour and is finding it in Thailand and the Philippines. New beginnings and a pioneering spirit, but also contradictions and dilemmas characterise Greenland today. We show how Greenlanders are shaping and experiencing these changes and discover parallels to the part of the world we live in.