2018–23 — Stateless Mind Festivals (Copenhagen & Venice)
Performance art by Noel de Leon, Venice, 2022
Introduction
The Stateless Mind Pavilion, founded by Malaysian–Danish artist Amir Zainorin, is a mobile platform for diaspora and displaced voices in contemporary art. Emerging from the Stateless Mind Festivals (Copenhagen & Venice, 2018–2023), the Pavilion has grown into a transnational hub for dialogue, performance, and artistic exchange. Rooted in themes of migration, identity, and belonging, it challenges cultural boundaries while amplifying perspectives often left at the margins. By weaving together festivals, residencies, and collaborative projects, the Stateless Mind Pavilion continues to expand as a living space where art becomes both gathering and resistance.
From Festival to Transnational Hub (2018–23)
The Pavilion’s journey began with a series of Stateless Mind Festivals in Copenhagen and later Venice. These gatherings brought together artists and communities through performance, installation, and conversation, creating a platform for voices shaped by displacement and diaspora. What started as experimental festivals has since evolved into a mobile, borderless pavilion — a space that shifts, adapts, and travels across geographies, embodying the idea of a pavilion without walls.
Today, the Stateless Mind Pavilion functions as both memory and movement: a hub where exchange, dialogue, and imagination continue to unfold across cultures and contexts.
Timeline Highlights
2018 — Copenhagen, Denmark
Launch of the first Stateless Mind Festival.
Focus: diaspora voices in the Nordic context, exploring identity, belonging, and cultural displacement.
2019 — Copenhagen & Ipoh, Malaysia
Second Stateless Mind Festival at Laterna Magica, Museum for Visual Knowledge, Copenhagen.
Parallel collaborations with PORT Perak in Malaysia, bridging Southeast Asia and Europe.
2021 — Copenhagen, Denmark
The Space Between – Stateless Mind Festival at Laterna Magica.
Expanded focus on migration, memory, and intercultural dialogue.
2022 — Venice, Italy
Stateless Mind Festival presented at Archivi della Misericordia, Cannaregio, during the 59th Venice Biennale.
The Pavilion hosted performances, installations, and talks highlighting global displacement.
2023 — Copenhagen, Denmark
Calling it Home – Stateless Mind Festival.
Deepened engagement with themes of diaspora, ecology, and belonging, laying groundwork for the Pavilion’s next phase.
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Acknowledgment
This project was made possible with support from:
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