Greenland – An Insider’s View. A New Generation Takes the Stage at Kunsten.

Keepers of the Ocean, 2019, Inuuteq Storch

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Greenland – An Insider’s View: A New Generation Takes the Stage at Kunsten

Opening of major Inuuteq Storch solo show at Kunsten

24 June 2026 sees the opening at Kunsten Museum of Modern Art Aalborg of Inuuteq Storch – Heart Beats Hope, a solo exhibition of work by the internationally renowned Greenlandic photographer Inuuteq Storch. The exhibition follows close on the heels of his latest show at MoMA PS1 in New York, marking yet another pivotal stage in his international breakthrough.

Storch is already represented in Kunsten’s collection, and the exhibition is an extension of the museum’s previous focus on contemporary Greenlandic art – most recently featuring the work of Pia Arke in 2022.

“We need to take a close look at Greenland. The work of Inuuteq Storch provides us with an insider’s view – through the people and life he’s part of. His work is not only intimate and sensuous, but also tenacious: from magnificent scenery to friends cruising through Sisimiut in a yellow pickup. This exhibition really makes an impression, and I’m certain that many people will get something out of it,” says Lasse Andersson, Director of Kunsten.

The exhibition brings together works from recent years, featuring intimate everyday scenes, portraits and landscapes, all of which paint a raw, honest picture of life in Kalaallit Nunaat.

Inuuteq Storch photographs Greenland not as a motif, but as life. He aims his camera at people he knows and the situations of which he himself is a part.

The photographs provide no explanation. You need to put a bit of your own work in. On the other hand, they reveal a reality that rarely gets shown – from the perspective of those who actually live it.

Interest in Greenland is on the increase – but is often based on an outside perspective. In the work of Inuuteq Storch, the perspective is different. He photographs friends, parties, landscapes, loneliness, love and waiting – with neither filter nor staging.

“Inuuteq Storch shows Greenland from the inside. The photos neither explain nor translate. They force us to view them on their own terms. The result is a rare intimacy and an honesty that have an almost visceral effect on the viewer,” says Louise Bjeldbak Henriksen, curator of the exhibition.

Soon Will Summer Be Over, 2023, Inuuteq Storch

Photographs as counter-image
Storch’s photos feature both intimate scenes and politics, but without pointing to a single explanation. Instead they set the scene for a more complex narrative about identity, and belonging and finding your own voice in a world where others often speak the loudest.

“The works possess a strong will to reclaim the narrative. Storch shows us Greenland as a living place with people, dreams and conflicts. This makes the exhibition both personal and profoundly topical,” says Louise Bjeldbak Henriksen.

Exhibition constructed as a story
The structure of the exhibition is a photographic story in four chapters, in which each series has its own mood and rhythm. There are intimate everyday scenes, raw portraits and large landscapes that show life in a natural world that still sets the pace for people.

The photo album plays a vital role in Storch’s practice, and the exhibition is like moving through an album – from intimate youthful moments to reflections on home, history and belonging.

A voice from a new generation
Living and working in Sisimiut and Copenhagen, Inuuteq Storch (b. 1989) has made an international name for himself with a photographic practice that mixes his own images with archival material, snapshots and analogue photographs. His works often tackle home, identity and the relationship between Greenland and the rest of the world.

The exhibition at Kunsten will provide visitors with insight into an artist who with great sensitivity and directness tells stories that are rarely granted space.

“It’s an exhibition about belonging – and about its opposite. About being young in a place that many people talk about, but that few people actually know. It provides a view of Greenland that feels both close and distant at the same time,” says Louise Bjeldbak Henriksen.

The exhibition, a collaboration with the major Bonnefanten Museum in Maastricht (NL), will run at Kunsten from 24 June 2026 to 3 January 2027.

To find out more about the exhibition, visit kunsten.dk/InuuteqStorch

About Inuuteq Storch
The photographer/artist Inuuteq Storch (b. 1989) lives and works in Sisimiut, Kalaallit Nunaat (Greenland), and in Copenhagen. He graduated from the International Center of Photography in New York in 2016, before continuing his studies at Fatamorgana – Danmarks Fotografiske Billedkunstskole in Copenhagen.

In 2024, he became the first Greenlandic artist to represent Denmark in the 60th Venice Biennale and has since exhibited at MoMA PS1 and the Sharjah Biennial in the United Arab Emirates. Storch’s works feature in a number of prominent collections, including those of Moderna Museet in Stockholm, MoMA PS1 and ARKEN Museum of Contemporary Art.

About Kunsten Museum of Modern Art Aalborg
Kunsten Museum of Modern Art Aalborg features Danish and international art from the 20th century to today. The museum’s permanent collection consists of almost 4,000 works. In the exhibition galleries visitors can see both works from the collection and special temporary exhibitions.

Every year, to provide visitors with new perspectives on art, exhibitions and the world, the museum also presents a programme of 200 lectures, concerts, family workshops, guided tours etc.

The white marble building, dating from 1972, was designed by the world-famous Finnish architect, Alvar Aalto, assisted by Elissa Aalto and Jean-Jacques Baruël.

The museum continuously collaborates with professional bodies and communities, creating events to attract new guests. Kindergartens, schools and educational institutions can also explore the museum through creative learning courses developed by Kunsten Kreativitarium.

In Brasserie Kunsten you can enjoy a well-earned break with a cup of coffee, cake and culinary art, while Butik Kunsten sells handpicked design and crafts, and books on art and architecture.