BLACK BUTTERFLY – Kiba Lumberg

Black Butterfly. Kiba Lumberg (b. 1956 in Lappeenranta) is known in Finland as a keen observer of the ethnic and cultural dimensions of her own Romani background. Both a writer and an artist, Lumberg characteristically explores the roles of women in her exuberant work. Focusing on one artist, the show extends the overall picture of the Samaa maata – Side by side project and exhibition, produced in 1997 by the Pori Art Museum, that explored ethnic minorities in Finland from the perspective of art. A book with text in Finnish and English is published in conjunction with the exhibition, with articles by Sirkku Dölle, Keeper in the National Museum of Finland; Leena Eräsaari, Ph.D., professor; Leena-Maija Rossi, Ph.D., researcher and critic; and Matti Salakka, MA, media researcher.

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