27 March 2026 | 08:00 - 18:00 CET / UTC+1
28 March 2026 | 08:00 - 18:00 CET / UTC+1
Room: Stakladen (1423-111)
Qanga – Illustrated Past
Art Exhibition
Qanga – Illustrated Past presents a visual exploration of Arctic peoples and cultures spanning more than 4,500 years through the work of Greenlandic artist and storyteller Nuka K. Godtfredsen.
The exhibition was produced through a collaboration between Nordatlantens Brygge and the National Museum of Denmark in Copenhagen and previously toured throughout Greenland as well as internationally.
The exhibition features 29 watercolours created for the first two volumes of Godtfredsen’s graphic narrative series Oqaluttuaq, titled The First Steps and The Ermine. Oqaluttuaq is the Greenlandic word for “stories.” In this exhibition, the narrative sequences are broken apart and the speech bubbles remain blank, allowing the images to stand as independent visual compositions.
The watercolours move between sharp, cinematic scenes and expansive Arctic landscapes where human figures appear small within vast environments. Together they offer a powerful visual interpretation of Arctic history, culture, and storytelling.