TQG: curated by: Nadia Maghder & Elias Sadaq

13 september / 19-23 / Free entrance / 20+

The Queer Gaze curated by: Nadia Maghder & Elias Sadaq

Oceanen continues its program series The Queer Gaze in 2024 with invited curators from across the Nordic region. It's time for another autumn of queer literary conversations, readings, performances, and much more! We begin with an evening co-curated by artist Nadia Maghder and Danish poet Elias Sadaq.

Can black magic and djinns be used as tools for liberation?

The resistance of the djinn Aicha Kondisha against the Portuguese occupation in Morocco has been mystified and reduced to black magic, not only by the Western world. On September 13, poet Elias Sadaq will join artist Nadia Maghder at Oceanen to delve into anti-colonial notions of alternative realities and their magic.

Elias Sadaq is a writer and dramatist. In March 2024, his poetry collection DJINN—a work about obsession and desire—was published by Gyldendal. Before that, he was involved in the play Fremmedlegionen, which was staged in 2023 at the Danish National School of Performing Arts in Aarhus, where he is also a student.

Nadia Maghder works with text, video, and installation. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Literary Composition from HDK-Valand and a Master's in Fine Arts from Konstfack. Maghder contributed to Cycle Press's latest anthology Fear and Loathing and recently exhibited at Galleri Antics in Stockholm. Previously, she has written for the film Blomster and in journals such as Glänta and Bänken.

The Queer Gaze is organised with support from the Swedish Arts Council, the City of Gothenburg, the Swedish Academy, and in collaboration with ABF-Göteborg.

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Accessibility

The Cultural Center Oceanen is a Q-marked culturally historical building, which is challenging when it comes to accessibility. We do our best to have as many people as possible visit us. When visiting us with mobility aids the best-suited entrance is through the stage. This entrance is accessed via Gathenhielmska trädgården. The entrance is locked, please email us the day before your visit or the latest Friday at 16:00 if you are visiting us during the weekend. We have a wheelchair-accessible bathroom. Personal assistants do not need to purchase their own ticket, but we ask you to contact us in advance so we can issue a ticket for the person.
Please note that flashing lights may occur during concerts and events. For questions regarding accessibility email Mia Herman at mia@oceanen.com.