‘fem tusen og fem’ is a series of fanzines originally conceived in 2021 for a Hordaland Kunstsenter (Norway) commission. In close collaboration with members from the local queer community and Skeivt Arkiv (the Norwegian national archive for LGBTQ+ history), ‘fem tusen og fem’ explores the queer history of the Nordnes neighbourhood, where the arts centre is located.

‘fem tusen og fem – Radio Edition’ is a radiophonic translation of the fanzines and it reflects on what it means to be part of Norway’s queer community. This 30-minute collage of current and archival queer voices – with recorded sounds from Skeivt Arkiv – was commissioned by RUMMUR_radio for the Resonating Nordnes programme of Borealis – a festival for experimental music.

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Archival sounds: excerpts from an interview with Kim Friele, drums and speeches from Bergen Pride, and the jubilee from HBB – the Gay Movement in Bergen organisation

Voices: Tine Adler, Isak Bradley, Joakim Eide, Inish, Kaeto Sweeney and Nayara Leite

Song: 'Maria Sapatão' by João Roberto Kelly

Mentor: Jenny Berger Myhre

Mix: Njål Paulsberg

Cover photo: Leif Pareli. LLH Bergen og Hordaland, Skeivt Arkiv

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fem tusen og fem – Radio Edition (5 min excerpt)

Live recording of the performance Homodagene, a piece commissioned by Bergen Kunsthall for the event Cruising Utopia, in June 2022.

The performance – which took place on a boat cruise around Bergen and Askøy – dealt with intersectionality and criticised corporations who use the struggles of the LGBTQ+ community to profit during Pride month.

Photo: Johanne Karlsrud

fem tusen og fem - Radio Edition

Nayara Leite

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