The Sun Hits Us First – A Polar Dialogue Between Kawésqar from Southern Chile and Iivid from East Greenland

The exhibition brings together Kawésqar from southern Chili and Iivid Inuit from East Greenland. Living at opposite ends of the world, both communities share a deep connection to their polar homelands.

The exhibition takes its title "The Sun Hits Us First" from Tsarqardiid—the name the Iivid give to their territory on the east coast of Greenland, where the morning sun first touches the people and their land. Both coastal communities recognize themselves in the title, despite the long periods of darkness that shape their lives.

Through their Indigenous knowledge and experiences, they share their perspectives on life in the cold maritime ecosystems of the North and the South. Developed in close collaboration with both communities, the exhibition explores what it means to navigate and hunt in coastal waters, alongside experiences of colonial trauma, resilience and self-determination.

Above all, "The Sun Hits Us First" is an opportunity for the Kawésqar and Iivid to find common ground, and imagine possible futures, in dialogue with one another and with us.