Nuuk Edition

· Like Father, Like Son · I wrote this book together with my father – Hendrik Mørch. The title, Kinaassuseq, means identity and is inspired by one of the poems my father wrote. He had already written these poems 20 years ago. Back then, they were considered harsh and unfit for the […]

I found it such a strange idea to provide a physical thing that says something about how I want to be remembered by. What I keep coming back to is a concept instead of a physical object. What popped up in my mind is this idea of being a good […]

I decided to bring a notebook, a pen, post-its and a highlighter because they all represent one thing for me: EDUCATION. For me, it’s important to get an education, to gain knowledge and fight for a better future for myself and the coming generations. With the help of a pen […]

I wanted to choose something alive at this exact moment. When a flower dies, it becomes part of the earth and can arise again. In 50 years, all the many fashionable, short-lived things that we surround ourselves with these days will be considered outdated. They won’t matter anymore. This rose, […]

These are my red kamiks and they originally belonged to my grandmother. They were passed on to me because I am about the same height as my grandmother. The kamiks represent my family bond, my cultural bond and my upbringing from my mothers and grandmothers side. They have been to […]

The camera on the left is an analogue camera that I borrowed from a friend. When it comes to the historical development of photography and moving pictures, this camera represents the point of departure. The one on the right is a digital model that I recently bought for my trip […]

When I was thinking about what to bring, these two things came up immediately. The object on the left is a necklace and it represents an Inuk (singular of Inuit). My grandparents are sheep farmers and they live in Sillisit which is between Qassiarsuk and Narsaq in the south of […]

This book is a story about Greenlandic mythological creatures. My best friend Maria is the main author of this book, and I, along with my partner Robin and our friend Qivioq worked as a research group on the project. This book was recently published but it has been in the […]

This ring is made by Nadja Arnaaraq Kreutzmann who is a goldsmith apprentice at a jeweler in Denmark. Her designs are inspired by Inuit tattoos which have become very popular even in the short time that I have been living here in Greenland. The pattern represented in this ring is […]

The future should know that I am not good with flowers. I am horrible at it. Me and my fellow students bought this flower together for our shared office space. Currently it is standing on my desk and I am responsible for it. That’s why it looks like that. Nevertheless, […]

This is a Fujifilm X-Pro2 camera with a 27mm pancake lens and to the left you can see a 30-year old 100mm Nikon lens. The camera has a retro-style housing but is actually a highly advanced mirrorless camera. I love the size of it because you can walk around and […]

I got this guitar plectrum at the Atlantic Music Store here in Nuuk. Music is very important to me and I think the plectrum is a good representation of that part of my life. My father has been playing the guitar since I was very little. He used to play […]

This bracelet was given to me when I was visiting Szeged, Hungary. Szeged is the home of my favourite men’s handball club and you can see their logo on the bracelet. I was visiting the city for three days and stayed with an Hungarian family that I had met via […]

This is a picture that I made myself when I was in art school. It is a Cyanotype which refers to the process that it takes to make these kinds of pictures. It is a bit like developing film and you have to use chemicals that turn blue when the […]

At Ilisimatusarfik, the University of Greenland, there are not a lot of students from Nuuk that I have met. Often you hear someone say: “There are no Nuummiut (people from Nuuk) here anyway.” And then I tell that person: “I am from Nuuk – we are still alive!” That’s what […]

My oldest brother David gave me the skateboard for my birthday and three months later it got run over by a car. Luckily it still works and I can continue using it. I ride my skateboard every summer and use it for fun and transportation. Every time I want to […]

Since I was a little girl, I liked to collect any kind of rocks that I found outside. I really like to spend time in nature and sometimes it’s nice to bring something back from that beautiful nature to my home. These pieces are Greenlandic gemstones, rubies and pink sapphires, […]

These are the two things people always recognize me by. The first one is a pair of glasses and the other a pack of cigarettes. Every time someone talks about me they say: “It’s Natuk, the one with the glasses who smokes a lot.” So these things characterize me, they […]

I usually use my phone for music and nothing else. But since I am in high school now, I also have to check the lesson plan for the day for example. Sometimes I also download videos that I can watch when I get bored or I have to wait somewhere. […]

I bought this silver cross at Unik, which is a local shop here in Nuuk. It was a gift for myself for my 20th birthday. Right now I am 21 and will soon to be 22. The cross is important to me because it reminds me of all the stupid […]

I got this Ukulele from my Dad for Christmas in 2016 and its colour always reminds me of a sunburst. I think he bought it online at Thomann, which is a German store for music equipment. It is important to me because I love playing music and singing and it […]

These are my medals for participating in Qajaq competitions. I won the round one in the Nuuk city championship and the other two in the Greenland Qajaqing Championship in Aasiaat and Nuuk. People often refer to me as a Dane because I have very light skin and they don’t see […]

This necklace is a birthday gift that I got in Auckland, New Zealand. It is a fishhook pendant carved out of bone. I traveled to New Zealand and lived there while attending boarding school. I wasn’t able to bring the necklace with me because it is still at my parents […]

My grandma used to tell me that the way you feel on the outside translates back to how you feel on the inside. That’s one reason why I think it’s important that you take care of yourself. I try to pay attention to my outer appearance and always have my […]

I got this bracelet from my family for my confirmation. All the small pieces that you see have an individual meaning. The bible is a symbol for my confirmation, the small green stone means that I am born in August and I got the little colour palette because I like […]

This is a box that I made myself and normally I use it for storing my jewelry. It consists of a plain box that I decorated with the help of a napkin, glue and lace patterns. It is important to me because the day that I made that box, I […]

I bought the skull in a market in Chiapas, Mexico where I spent a year of exchange. Mexico has a very special place in my heart. It is not just a place I went to study, it is also a place where I found out a lot of things about […]

I made these earrings using thread, metal and three different kinds of beads. They are very special to me since they are made from beads that I inherited from my Grandma. I consider my Grandma the creative soul of our family and I am quite sad that she died when […]

If anyone ever asks you to play Three Card Monte with them, say no! Because for sure you are going to lose. I consider myself a trickster and used to play cards for money – but not anymore. Now I only do it to relax or entertain strangers. I started […]