Göteborg International Biennial for Contemporary Art are delighted to announce a commissioned text by author, curator and cultural historian Dr. Omar Kholeif.

In early 2021, in light of the density of internet use in both the personal and professional realm due to the limited mobility imposed by the Covid-19 pandemic, we invited author, curator and cultural historian Dr. Omar Kholeif to revisit their publication You Are Here: Art After the Internet.

The text is the third in the ‘Groundings’ series of commissioned texts by Occasional Groundwork (an alliance of three European biennials: EVA (Ireland’s Biennial of Contemporary Art), GIBCA (Göteborg International Biennial for Contemporary Art, Sweden), and LIAF (Lofoten International Art Festival, Norway)). The series of texts explores themes of internationalism, sustainability, audience, and infrastructure within the context of the contemporary art biennial and the shift in conditions imposed by the ongoing pandemic.

Groundings #3: Dr. Omar Kholeif, Reflecting on Reflections, Speculating on Speculating, All at Once, July 2021