On Sweden’s National Day, the artist duo Aghili/Karlsson invites visitors to a performance where singers and musicians from different traditions — where folk music and opera meet Konstgruppen Fuls’ newly founded trans-separatist choir. Outside Röda Sten Konsthall, a wreath will be woven for peace and hope for new forms of community.
Hamseda is a Persian word made up of “ham,” meaning with/together/in the company of, and “seda,” meaning voice. The title Hamseda – singing an anti-nationalist wreath for peace refers to communities where people share voices, songs, emotions, or dreams with one another.
On June 6, the first part of the work will take shape in a participatory performance centered around 25 seating sculptures created in a style that Aghili/Karlsson call “queer folk art,” inspired by traditional Scandinavian folk culture.
Thirty artists will sing, weave a wreath, and invite passersby and visitors to sit down in the circle. Well-known and beloved Swedish ballads will meet opera, pop music, and folk music from different parts of the world.
