The Triangle Project: July 2013

7/05/2013

VOINA ART COLLECTIVE JOINS THE TRIANGLE PROJECT IN THE ACTIVIST ART PANEL DEBATE

The Voina Art Group that engages in political protest street art will tell about its work in Russia and Europe. Activists will talk about protest art in Russia, Pussy Riot and other groups.

VIONA will participate in the panel debate on Saturday the 6th of July at Roskilde Festival's ART ZONE in The Velvet State.

Moderator:

Lars Trier Mogensen - Political Commentator and host of the new radio program "Det Røde Felt" on Radio24syv

Some Questions that will be brought up:

> Is Political Activism at it's Tipping Point on a Global Scale in 2013?

> Does Artists have a responsability on the Political Scene?

> How come Young Danes are so un-interested in Political Activism?

> Should Roskilde Festival Change Bank?

> What can we learn from Occupy Gezi Park and Wall Street?

> Is Denmark USA's Trojan Horse in Europe?

7/01/2013

THE TRIANGLE PROJECT PART 9 TROJAN HORSE RIDERS AT ROSKILDE FESTIVAL 2013

MADS ANANDA LODAHL er kommet for at ødelægge den heteroseksuelle verdensorden. Han synes, at den, der bedst ved, hvem du er, hvad du har brug for, og hvad der skal ske med dig og din krop - er dig selv! Han er forfatter, sexolog og foredragsholder.
http://www.almindelig.com/

SARAH ARMSTRONG (aka Thunder Pussy - feministisk aggressiv burlesque) er contemporary danser og performance kunstner og tilknyttet Warehouse9 som aktivist, artist og kurator af dans.
http://warehouse9.dk/2012/

Anne Gade Bjerrum - Since 2005 Anne has been working as project manager for Mr.Green which contributes to positive green activism all over the world. For many years now she's been working close together with 'CO2 Green Drive' organization and The Danish Cultural Institute in both New York and Denmark. Besides this she has done a ton of humanitarian and cultural projects for companies such as 'Humor Against Aids', 'Dansk Flygtningehjælp', 'Projekt Udenfor', 'Steen & Strom' and 'Copenhagen Fashion Week

Anup Yogi Desai - Lecturer of Geography and Philosophy at the City University of New York, a lifelong New Yorker who has spent time studying and living in Mexico City, and India. A person dedicated to educating the fortunate on the plight of the poor and someone who saw Occupy Wall Street as a way of being the truth that the poor have experienced to the masses.
For OWS he organized community events and marches with Soup Kitchens, after school centers and anti-war activists who have served in war (Veterans for Peace). Was part of the press team at OWS doing interviews and articles for news agencies around the world to spread our message

Claus Ankersen (b. 1123 and 1986) Intergalactic traveler. Works with literature and cross-disciplinary art. Bilingual in Danish and English. Debut in 2003. Published 4 books, a poetry CD, a feature length documentary and prose and poetry in several magazines and anthologies internationally. Performed his work in 16 countries. Published in Sweden, Ukraine, USA and India. Translated into Swedish, Polish, Finnish, English and Ukrainian. Claus have read at various literature- and art festivals, and guest lectured on performance poetry and poetics at universities and academic conferences. His acclaimed 2010 poetic streetnovel 'The Tree and the Fountain' is in pipeline for publication in India, it's signature piece, the poem 'You old Rascal' having recently been installed as a 20 meter long letter stelae on a Copenhagen Square, perhaps the largest poem in the world, and poetry transformed into visual, public sphere, art. Newest publication is 'Souvenirs from Heaven' a poetic and pictorial investigation of heavy metal counterculture at the danish metal-festival Copenhell, made in collaboration with photographer Pernille Ringsing. Claus have been actively involved in the Triangle Project- and CO2 E-drive since 2008, participating as either himself, Voice of Denmark, Captain Hope or Red, in Copenhagen, Istanbul, New York – and Roskilde Festival, needless to say. Claus first performed spoken words at Roskilde Festival in 2003 – This is his 9th anniversary as performing artist on the festival.

Brendon Stuart - A photographer and artist based in Brooklyn New York. He has traveled by bus photographing the expanses of of the US geographic and social landscape, as well as visually document the rise of The Occupy Movement in the heart of New York. He explores interests in photographing subjects such as the idea of "The American Dream" as well as relationships between fact and fiction. This will be his first trip across the Atlantic to Denmark, where many of his family roots originate

Ari Alpert - Street Artist, Co-founder of Istanbul Underground Art Crew "OSMAN PRODUCTIONS" and DJ from Istanbul. He is known for his "Lady in Red" stencil that has been censored and painted over by the City of Istanbul.

David Francois Diego Rey - Master of Science in Finance and International Business, involved with the Zeitgeist Movement and The Venus Project. Gardener, video documentarist promoting local and sustainable initiatives such as Makvaerket, Folkekøkken and Byhaven.

Jesper Hyuk Larsen - Artist, photographer and Triangel Coordinator of The Workshops, documentation and the Parade.

Torben Dalhof - Digter, billedkunstner og fotograf. Lærer og It-ansvarlig. Amager Lille Skole 2001-2013. Artbook #1 - Erotica. Shooting Gallery Press 2012. Pilgrim. Udvalgte digte. Underskoven 2010. Alternativ frihed. Digte. Eget forlag 2007. Cand.it. Digital design og kommunikation. ITU 2003. It-instruktør. It-Univers 1999-2000. Dilemma. Digte. Eget forlag 1999. Dobbeltportræt. Digte. Eget forlag 1998. Medlem af den alternative kunstgruppe Totem 1995-1997. Det og ikke-det. Digte. Eget forlag 1995. Honorarlønnet bibliotekar. Det kulørte bibliotek 1994. Bibliotekar D.B. Danmarks Biblioteksskole 1989-1993. Billedskolen Bjørn Bråten 1986-1987. Rønde Gymnasium 1981-1983. Skandinavisk Yoga og Meditationsskole 1979.

Peter Ahrenfeldt Schrøder from the Danish Activist group "SKIFT BANK/CHANGE BANK", who leading up to Roskilde Festival have initiated the challenge for the Festival to Change Bank away from the un-ethical Danske Bank.