Oulu is the European Capital of Culture 2026, together with 39 municipalities. Photo North – Northern Photographic Centre’s cultural capital project Adaptation examines how ecological, societal, cultural, and technological changes emerge in the sub-Arctic North. Through artistic, social, scientific, human and other-than-human practices the project asks how adaptation and resilience towards the inevitable change our points of views and strategies. The project focuses on major global changes and their local impacts by finding relevant questions and seeking concrete and speculative future solutions through a dialogue between art, science, and tacit local knowledge.
The themes are explored by building, sharing and testing knowledge in collaborations between artists, scientists and local communities. Adaptation will be presented through different activities, such as development workshop/laboratory in spring 2025, five residencies around Northern Finland in spring – autumn 2025, as well as open studios and presentations in residency locations. The main exhibition will be on view in Oulu Art Museum from October 2026 to January 2027.
