Ulrika Flink and Helen Rix Runting new curators for Bruges Triennial 2027
In the run-up to the fifth edition of the Bruges Triennial in 2027, a new curatorial duo has been appointed: Ulrika Flink and Helen Rix Runting from Sweden. With this choice, TRIBRU signs up to the city of Bruges' ambition to give international voices and diverse perspectives a central role within the context of contemporary visual art and architecture in the public space. Their fresh perspective and broad international experience fit perfectly with the open, future-oriented vision the city pursues with the Bruges Triennial.
About Ulrika Flink
Ulrika Flink is a Stockholm-based curator and artistic director of Konstfrämjandet Stockholm. Her curatorial work spans major international art events, including Momentum 9 - The Nordic Biennial (Norway, 2017), the Borås International Sculpture Biennial (Sweden, 2021), the Çanakkale Biennial (Turkey, 2024) and the Swedish Pavilion at the Gwangju Biennial (South Korea, 2024). Flink's work moves effortlessly between institutions, biennials and public space, driven by her belief in the power of art to reflect, disrupt and reinterpret existing narratives that shape our society. Through her curatorship, she strives to create space for reflection, encounter and transformation.
About Helen Rix Runting
Helen Rix Runting is a Stockholm-based architectural theorist, critic, editor and urban planner. She is co-founder and director of the architecture firm Secretary Stockholm. Secretary's research-driven, multimedia installations have been exhibited in Sweden, Norway, China, Georgia and Australia. Helen writes, lectures and regularly participates in critical panels within an international context. Her work starts from the conviction that with a different form of architecture, another world is also possible.
Previous collaborations
Ulrika Flink and Helen Rix Runting already know each other for several years and have also worked together several times. Their first large-scale joint project took place in 2023. Together, they curated a public programme as part of Under the Asphalt, the Sea - a site-specific art project in the Stockholm suburb of Hökarängen, initiated by Flink and curator Anna Kontopoulou.
The project explores how artistic practices can represent new ways of inhabiting and interacting with formal and informal public spaces. The jointly curated programme included lectures, panel discussions and film screenings around suburban transformation, public space and strategies of resistance.