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Arka Kinari
In an intimate documentary performance combining narration, live music and video mixing, Arka Kinari’s founding artists Nova Ruth & Grey Filastine tell the story behind the story. Together we’ll cross the oceans, peak behind the fences of seedy ports, and survive in deserted radioactive atolls. Truth can be stranger than fiction.
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Arka Kinari
In an intimate documentary performance combining narration, live music and video mixing, Arka Kinari’s founding artists Nova Ruth & Grey Filastine tell the story behind the story. Together we’ll cross the oceans, peak behind the fences of seedy ports, and survive in deserted radioactive atolls. Truth can be stranger than fiction.
What happens when a rogue’s gallery of artists, activists, and makers transform a rusted sailing ship into a floating cultural platform, to bring a live show to the most remote coastal communities of the world? After years touring by sea, the artists Nova Ruth & Grey Filastine will step ashore to share a true story that is stranger than fiction.
“Artivism at Sea” is an intimate, thought-provoking, live performance combining narration, live music and cinematic documentary footage. You’ll find out what happens behind the fences of seedy ports from Morocco to Mexico, be hosted by soldiers on a barren rock, and witness the bizarre legacy of nuclear testing in the pacific.
You’ll also hear the challenges of touring a floating arts production in the world’s least charted waters, visit everywhere from mega-cities and stilt villages, and be hosted by sufi schools, punk collectives, and tribes of sea nomads.
Everything you can imagine about the wildness of the sea will be confirmed… and then some.
©Photo Dimitri Markovitch
Grey Filastine
Grey Filastine creates sound, video and performances that explore ecological conflict and imagine alternative futures. His work crosses borders and connects communities, having been presented in venues ranging from migrant camps to opera houses, from urban kampungs to contemporary art festivals. He is the author of a dozen albums of electronic music and film scores, and was praised by Pitchfork for creating music that “sounds less like ‘world’ music and more like music from another world.” Creating that other world – using any medium necessary – is precisely what Grey Filestine wants to achieve. He is the co-founder of the floating cultural platform Arka Kinari and continues to navigate its steady course.
Nova Ruth
Nova Ruth is a musician, activist, and life-artist from Malang, East Java. Raised between singing in a Pentecostal church, reciting the Qur’an, and playing gamelan, she grew up immersed in diverse traditions that shaped her search for common ground through art. One of Indonesia’s first female emcees, she co-founded Twin Sista, a pioneering rap group whose lyrics introduced a new generation to feminism and environmental awareness. As a community organizer, she founded Legipait, a café-turned-art space that champions bold, local creativity. Her work explores the voice of nature, the Anthropocene, and the decolonization of narrative. With her partner Filastine, she left her mountain home for the sea, co-founding Arka Kinari – wind- and solar-powered ship. Together, they travel to coastal communities, raising people’s awareness on climate change through performance, music, and workshops.
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Address
Quai Karolina Rijeka
Accessibility
Dates and times
Saturday, September 20, 8:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Safety
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
EXPERIENCES On board
Immersive exhibition "Présentes
Created with the exceptional collaboration of the Musée du Louvre, this exhibition highlights female figures in Mediterranean civilization, thanks to the digitization and modeling of part of the Louvre's collections. A two-stage experience: an introductory film to provide context, followed by an immersive experience in a 16-meter-long tunnel covered by 120 m2 of LED screens.
A sound journey through the Mediterranean
An immersive sound experience designed by Ircam, inviting the public to explore the richness and diversity of the Mediterranean through headphones equipped with spatialized sound.
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© Elisa Von Brockdorff
The artists
Frequently asked questions
Yes, the boat is freely accessible on site. However, you can pre-book your time online on our website.
For reasons of safety and preservation of the boat, high heels and stilettos may not be worn on the boat.
The museum boat is open to all free of charge. To find out on which quay it will be moored, or to pre-book your slot, consult the page dedicated to your town.
Appropriate facilities have been set up on the Festival site for the reception and access of people with reduced mobility. The boat is equipped with a 1m-wide ramp, accessible to people with reduced mobility, but may require the accompaniment of a third party due to its gradient of over 6%. Access to the aft deck and immersive exhibition is possible. However, the upper deck is not accessible. Please inform us in advance of any special accessibility requirements, so that we can make the necessary arrangements.