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Games of Barents Minds

BLUE NOSES (Viacheslav Mizin, Alexander Shaburov)
Moscow-Novosibirsk
Interactive installation, 2009
Large format portraits (digital prints, 1,9×3,4 m) of the Barents famous personalities with fixed basketball baskets on their foreheads

Thorvald Stoltenberg, founder of the Barents Region in 1993, when he was the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Norway,
Vegard Ulvang, a cross-country skier who won three Olympic gold medals, born in Kirkenes, Norway,
Mikhail Lomonosov, the first Russian academician, originally from Arkhangelskaya Region, Russia,
Yury Gagarin, the first cosmonaut, had his military service at the Korzunovo airport in Murmansk Region, Russia,
Mr. Lordi, hard rock monster, Eurovision 2006 winner, born in Rovaniemi, Finland,
Santa Claus, based in Santa Clause Village near Rovaniemi, Finland,
Anja Paerson, a championship skier and slalom queen who won 6 medals in Olympic Games and world championships, born in Umeå, Sweden,
Mikael Niemi, author of the bestseller «Popular Music (from Vittula)», born and lives in Pajala, Sweden.