The artwork celebrated in this exhibition is multi-vocal, multi-disciplinary and improvisational, inspired by Indigenous values of contributing to community in as many ways as possible. Qillaniq is an expression of radical joy, an exploration of what the artists tell us is possible in our communities, of holding space for the people who change our world – despite not always fitting into the norms of colonizing institutions – a celebration of those that share love as an answer to difficulty. Qillaniq, that shimmering on the water, that bright light honours the circumpolar world's badass artists that tell us all that our existence is enough.

Bolatta Silis-Høegh, Ukaliusat, 2019. Arctic cotton grass. 200 × 150 × 150 cm. Collection of the artist. © Bolatta Silis-Høegh. Photo: Cebastian Rosing