Arferup Pania
THE WHALE’S DAUGHTER // HVALENS DATTER
Qaqortoq, 2018
ENGLISH
"Arferup Pania" by Hollie Kielsen Olsen is an interpretation of a Greenlandic myth about a girl who is abducted by a whale.
In Hollie's interpretation, the whale and the girl have a daughter, Arferup Pania, which means daughter of the whale.
The Whale's Daughter is a symbol of beauty after trauma/the storm. The gilded sun is inspired by a blue mussel, symbolizing sticking together and being close, even though sometimes one must travel far away from each other to go to school, pursue education, get a job, etc. Inuit families are often separated because the country is so vast, and one often has to travel far away from loved ones.
The sketch for the artwork was created during the first Sanasa street art workshop under the guidance of inuk artist Bolatta Silis-Høegh.
DANSK
“Arferup Pania” af Hollie Kielsen Olsen er en fortolkning af en grønlandsk myte om en pige, der bliver bortført en hval.
I Hollies fortolkning har hvalen og pigen fået en datter, Arferup Pania, som betyder Hvalens Datter.
Hvalens Datter er et symbol på det smukke efter trauma/stormen. Den forgyldte sol er inspireret af en blåmusling, der symboliserer at man holder sammen og er tætte, selv om man sommetider må rejse langt væk fra hinanden for at gå i skole, tage uddannelse, få job m.v. Inuit familier er ofte splittet fordi landet er så stort og man ofte skal rejse langt væk fra dem man holder af.
Skitsen til værket blev skabt under den første Sanasa Streetart workshop under ledelse af inuk kunstneren Bolatta Silis-Høegh.
KALAALLISUT
”Arferup Pania” 2018-imeersoq Hollie Olsen Kielsen -imit oqaluttualiaavoq kalaallit upperisatoqaannit aallaaveqartumik niviarsiaqqamik arfermit aallarunneqartumik oqaluttualiaasoq.
Holliep nassuiaataani arfeq niviarsiararlu panissaarsimapput – taamaammat isuma ”Arferup Pania”.
Seqerngup qaamanera uiluimmit isumassarsiaavoq. Taassumap takutippaa ataqatigiinneq qanilaarnerlu, naak ilaannikkut imminnut ungasillutik angalasaraluarlutik, soorlu atuariarlutik, ilinniariarlutik, suliartorlutik il.il. Nagguaqatigiit Inuit avissaarlutik inuusariaqartarput nunartik angisuujummat, asasatillu qimallugit ungasissumut aallartariaqartaramik.
Ilusilersugaq Sanasa Streetart workshop-imi siullermi sananeqarpoq. Taannalu eqqumiitsuliortumit Inummit Bolatta Silis-Høegh-imit aqunneqarsimavoq.
CREATED BY // UDFØRT AF // SULIARINNITTUT
Gerhardt Kleist, Hans Davisen, Hollie Kielsen Olsen & Heidi Zilmer
