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Arrival Studies is a multidisciplinary collective bringing together artists, architects, researchers, designers and community practitioners from around the world to explore tourism, place and the relationships between people, culture and the more-than-human world.

Grew out of the Rethinking Tourism Network — an international programme initiated by PRAKSIS (Oslo).

why tourism

Tourism is one of the world’s largest industries and one of the most consequential forces shaping how people, places, cultures and the more-than-human world meet — capable of opening minds, sustaining livelihoods and building understanding, but also of ecological and climate harm, inequality and cultural extraction. Arrival Studies takes this complexity seriously: questioning dominant narratives of tourism, growth and hospitality, asking whose voices and agendas are prioritised, and working with both its possibilities and its harms to build more careful, regenerative, long-term relationships between people and place.

how we work

Working across art, design, research, education and community practice, Arrival Studies brings different disciplines and forms of knowledge into relation — asking who is welcomed, who benefits, who or what may be affected or displaced, and what other kinds of tourism might be possible. Projects grow from invitations into particular contexts through listening, gathering, research, making, conversation and public exchange, working through situated practice, reciprocity rather than extraction, and attention to local and less-heard knowledge.

Central to this is a belief in art’s capacity to catalyse change — bringing differing perspectives into contact, and in doing so opening possibilities that might not otherwise emerge. This work takes shape as publications, artworks, exhibitions, essays and public presentations, carried out together with the communities and contexts it works within, each a way of carrying the work’s questions beyond the room in which they were first raised.

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Arrival Studies er et kunstnerledet kollektiv som samler kunstnere, arkitekter, forskere, designere og samfunnspraktikere fra hele verden for å utforske turisme, sted og forholdet mellom mennesker, kultur og den mer-enn-menneskelige verden.

Vokste ut av Rethinking Tourism Network — et internasjonalt program initiert av PRAKSIS (Oslo).

hvorfor turisme

Turisme er en av verdens største næringer og en av de mest betydningsfulle kreftene som former hvordan mennesker, steder, kulturer og den mer-enn-menneskelige verden møtes — i stand til å åpne sinn, opprettholde levebrød og bygge forståelse, men også forårsake økologisk og klimatisk skade, ulikhet og kulturell utnyttelse. Arrival Studies tar denne kompleksiteten på alvor: ved å stille spørsmål ved dominerende fortellinger om turisme, vekst og gjestfrihet, spørre hvis stemmer og agendaer som prioriteres, og arbeide med både mulighetene og skadevirkningene for å bygge mer omsorgsfulle, regenerative og langsiktige relasjoner mellom mennesker og sted.

hvordan vi arbeider

Arrival Studies arbeider på tvers av kunst, design, forskning, utdanning og samfunnspraksis, og bringer ulike fagfelt og kunnskapsformer i forbindelse med hverandre — og spør hvem som blir inkludert, hvem som drar nytte, hvem eller hva som kan bli påvirket eller fortrengt, og hvilke andre former for turisme som kan være mulige. Prosjekter vokser fram fra invitasjoner inn i bestemte kontekster gjennom lytting, innsamling, forskning, skaping, samtale og offentlig utveksling, gjennom situert praksis, gjensidighet fremfor utnyttelse, og oppmerksomhet mot lokal og mindre hørt kunnskap.

Sentralt i dette står en tro på kunstens evne til å katalysere endring — ved å bringe ulike perspektiver i kontakt med hverandre, og på den måten åpne muligheter som ellers ikke ville oppstått. Dette arbeidet tar form som publikasjoner, kunstverk, utstillinger, essays og offentlige presentasjoner, gjennomført sammen med lokalsamfunnene og kontekstene det arbeider innenfor, som hver en måte å bære arbeidets spørsmål utover rommet der de først ble reist.

tentang

Arrival Studies adalah kolektif yang dipimpin seniman, menyatukan seniman, arsitek, peneliti, desainer, dan praktisi komunitas dari seluruh dunia untuk mengkaji pariwisata, tempat, dan hubungan antara manusia, budaya, dan dunia lebih-dari-manusia.

Berkembang dari Rethinking Tourism Network — sebuah program internasional yang digagas oleh PRAKSIS (Oslo).

mengapa pariwisata

Pariwisata adalah salah satu industri terbesar di dunia dan salah satu kekuatan paling berpengaruh yang membentuk bagaimana manusia, tempat, budaya, dan dunia lebih-dari-manusia saling bertemu — mampu membuka pikiran, menopang mata pencaharian, dan membangun pemahaman, tetapi juga menyebabkan kerusakan ekologis dan iklim, ketimpangan, dan eksploitasi budaya. Arrival Studies menanggapi kompleksitas ini dengan serius: mempertanyakan narasi dominan tentang pariwisata, pertumbuhan, dan keramahtamahan, menanyakan suara dan agenda siapa yang diprioritaskan, serta bekerja dengan mempertimbangkan baik peluang maupun dampak buruknya untuk membangun hubungan yang lebih peduli, regeneratif, dan berjangka panjang antara manusia dan tempat.

cara kami bekerja

Bekerja lintas seni, desain, penelitian, pendidikan, dan praktik komunitas, Arrival Studies mempertemukan berbagai disiplin ilmu dan bentuk pengetahuan — menanyakan siapa yang dilibatkan, siapa yang diuntungkan, siapa atau apa yang mungkin terdampak atau tergusur, dan bentuk pariwisata lain apa yang mungkin dapat terwujud. Proyek tumbuh dari undangan ke dalam konteks tertentu melalui mendengarkan, mengumpulkan, meneliti, membuat karya, berdialog, dan pertukaran publik, melalui praktik yang berakar pada konteks, timbal balik alih-alih eksploitasi, serta perhatian pada pengetahuan lokal dan yang jarang didengar.

Yang menjadi inti dari semua ini adalah keyakinan akan kemampuan seni untuk mengkatalisasi perubahan — mempertemukan berbagai perspektif yang berbeda, dan dengan demikian membuka kemungkinan yang mungkin tidak akan muncul dengan cara lain. Karya ini terwujud dalam bentuk publikasi, karya seni, pameran, esai, dan presentasi publik, yang dilakukan bersama komunitas dan konteks tempat karya ini bekerja, masing-masing menjadi cara untuk membawa pertanyaan dari karya tersebut melampaui ruang tempat pertanyaan itu pertama kali diajukan.

the collective

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Charlotte Teyler

Norway

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Norway-born Charlotte Teyler studied international relations in Australia and China before working in corporate social responsibility and arts organisational development. Her core interest is in sustainable development and values-led cultural infrastructure.

Cynthia Burgos López

Cynthia Burgos López

Puerto Rico

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Environmental designer, educator and sustainable-development practitioner; Executive Director and co-founder of La Maraña. Her work centres participatory design, climate resilience and community-led development.

Don Lawrence

Don Lawrence

Norway

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Oslo-based architect and artist; founder of Don Lawrence Arkitekt. His practice moves between architecture, art, landscape and placemaking, with an emphasis on identity, belonging and community.

Elise Hoebeke

Elise Hoebeke

Belgium

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Elise Hoebeke is a Belgian contemporary jewellery artist and lecturer at Sint Lucas Antwerp, whose practice explores the intersections of space, life, object, and jewellery.

Gabriella Manurung

Gabriella Manurung

Indonesia

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Researcher, designer and community organiser working through Sepatokimin Initiative. Her practice engages material cultures of Nusantara and grassroots, Indigenous, public and NGO contexts.

Gatari Surya Kusuma

Gatari Surya Kusuma

Indonesia

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Indonesian researcher and curator based in Bali, Indonesia. Her work focuses on action research and critical pedagogy often exploring themes of food sovereignty, ecology and cultural practices.

Hyungyu Park

Hyungyu Park (she/her)

South Korea / United Kingdom

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Korean-born, UK-resident Hyungyu Park is Associate Professor in Tourism at Middlesex University and a specialist in heritage tourism, with a focus on heritage, memory, identity and sustainable cultural futures.

Ketut Karya

Ketut Karya

Indonesia

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Co-founder and Director of Samong Haven in Northwest Bali. His work connects travel, culture, learning, agriculture and conservation through community initiatives.

Nicholas J. Jones

Nicholas J. Jones

United Kingdom / Norway

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UK-born artist and curator based in Norway; Founder and Artistic Director of PRAKSIS. His work develops interdisciplinary and transnational projects around collaboration, tourism and institutional practice.

Stephanie Florence

Stephanie Florence

Canada

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Neurodiverse and queer artist, curator and writer. Their multisensory practice explores interspecies citizenship, colonial-capitalist systems and alternative systems of value.

Truls Ramberg

Truls Ramberg

Norway

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Curator, art historian and urbanist at KORO. His research and curatorial practice engage socially situated art and processes of change in contested contexts.

Victor Mutelekesha

Victor Mutelekesha

Zambia

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Zambian multimedia artist and Oslo National Arts Academy alumnus Victor Mutelekesha is founder and director of the Lusaka Contemporary Art Centre, an institution foregrounding contemporary art as a platform for dialogue, experimentation and cultural exchange.