Boden Central Station

At Boden Central Station, the Luleå Biennial 2024 presents seven-chapter soundscape Hopscotch (the Center of the Sun’s Radiance) by artist Inas Halabi, taking its listeners on a journey across Africa and Europe, to explore how histories of labour tied to the train’s development are still visible in the contemporary landscape.

As railroads crisscross and connect distant locations, Hopscotch connects the Democratic Republic of Congo to the Iron Ore Line, an important railway system for the transportation of iron ore running through northern Sweden and Norway, of which Boden is an important part.

Both railways have been central to sustaining the economic interests of colonial and capitalistic powers in social contexts where they underscore an asymmetry in benefits and impacts.

In the biennial, Hopscotch unfolds simultaneously in the exhibition space of Havremagasinet in Boden, in an immersive four-channel soundscape showcasing the seven chapters.

Aude Christel Mgba and Bruno Alves de Almeida
Artistic Directors, The Luleå Biennial 2024: On the Threshold of 1:1

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