VICENTE MOLLESTAD

Born in Bolivia, raised in Norway. Vicente studied at Bergen Academy of Art, Korea National University of Art and the Sandberg Instituut in Amsterdam. After completing his MFA, Vicente has spent the last years in Bolivia, radically changing his artistic practice, which among other things includes installation, painting, sound, text and performance. Recurring themes are the relationship between the west and the un-western, migration, and the development of anti-colonial knowledge and strategies. He currently runs the artist run space: El Faro in El Alto where he also resides.


Nacido en Bolivia y criado en Noruega. Estudió en la Academia de Arte de Bergen, en la Universidad Nacional de Arte de Corea y en el Sandberg Instituut en Ámsterdam. Tras completar su maestría y ha pasado los últimos años en Bolivia, cambiando radicalmente su práctica artística, que incluye, entre otras cosas, instalación, pintura, sonido, texto y performance. Los temas recurrentes de sus obras son la relación entre Occidente y lo no occidental, las formas de migración, la producción cultural y el desarrollo de estrategias y conocimientos anticoloniales. Actualmente dirige el espacio El Faro en El Alto.



El Faro (2024-) El Faro- is an artist run space in El Alto, Bolivia, founded as an initiative to strenghten El Altos cultural scene through experimental exhibitions and workshops, meanwhile beeing rooted in decolonial and anti-imperial framework.Visit our web here for more information about El Faro-s workshops and exhibitions.



Svartinga Kommer, Den Unorske Raphistorien (2023)  Svartinga Kommer is a podcast spawned from a larger research about the role of immigration e in the Norwegian rap scene. The podcast is also used as a platform for uploading of interviews with rappers as an archive. Listen to the podcast on Spotify here (Norwegian)


The Current is Strong and Un-Western (2022-)
An investigation into to how immigrants formed and still shapes the Norwegian rap scene. The first manifestation of this project was shown at Spriten Kunsthall in Skien, Norway. Click here to see some documentation photos from the expo and click here to listen to an excerpt of the sound work.



The Cannibal Archives: Green Infernos
Text coming.To see a list of the movies in the archive, press here.



Performance
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Your Lips Are Wet With Venom (2023)
Three days and two nights at our outpost on Alexander Island, at Farthern Bay. Spend your time with 4 other guests, submerged in two intensive, semi-guided, 5 hour silent meditation sessions, as well as kayaking, swimming and dining on the otherworldly cuisine of Chef Raul. Space is limited. Private and group options available. Click here to see some documentation photos from the expo


More Lost Summers of My Youth (2020)
Three days and two nights at our outpost on Alexander Island, at Farthern Bay. Spend your time with 4 other guests, submerged in two intensive, semi-guided, 5 hour silent meditation sessions, as well as kayaking, swimming and dining on the otherworldly cuisine of Chef Raul. Space is limited. Private and group options available.






©2024credits: profile photo: Cristal Melby Rojas


Vicente Mollestad.