Karmaklubb*
Sat 11.04 at 20:30
Lydgalleriet
Karmaklubb* (often stylized with an asterisk) is an autonomous, nomadic queer platform and "club concept" based in Norway. Founded in 2018 by Tine Semb, it operates at the intersection of nightlife, art, and academia, famously guided by the twin principles of "thought and pleasure."
Originating from the art scene, Karmaklubb* is constantly moving into new contexts. Always with flowers, and optionally with candles. At BABF, you can get to know the concept of Karmaklubb* better — a brief look into the background, but furthermore about the practice of occupying diverse public contexts with the mission of celebrating queerness in various forms: a practice of 'trojan horsing.'
Since 2018 Karmaklubb has realised more than 350 projects, among them hosted events of various sorts in addition to launching an extensive number of other projects on- and offline. Karmaklubb is also a publishing and research platform, the IGWTLI publishing (established in 2018), that exists as essays, letters and gifts, transcripts, experimental written encounters, in addition to listening sets, podcasts, and an archive — and new forms constantly to be explored. Partners and collaborators include museums, artist driven initiatives, print houses, publishers, a wide range of organisations and individuals working within the fields of arts and culture, rights and freedom of speech, as well as gastronomy and nightlife — in Norway and internationally.
Most recent collaborations and funding (since fall 2025, selection): Abjectified Project and EU-project 'Moving Identities'; PKI/POGI and Trans Pride Norway; Queer Sauna Sessions, Oslo; Kristiania University, Oslo; ONLY SLIME (Topi Pfeil & Claudia Cox / Peri Winkle, NOR/AUS); Det Norske Teatret and SCENE3, Oslo; Frida Marida (LEB); Ryona Crystal (BRA); Ultima, Oslo; Mottaket / Aggregat Kunstnerkollektiv, Ålesund; Ytre kunstfagskole, Ålesund; Black Box teater, Oslo; P0RN0T0PIAcollective (ESP); McKenzie Wark (AUS); PRAKSIS, Oslo (INT); Existenz Forlag (NOR/USA); Tronsmo bokhandel, Oslo; MUNCH and MUNCH Triennale 2025: Almost Unreal; Prismatic Pages, Oslo (INT); Gamle Raadhus Scene, Oslo; Skæiv, Grenland; Jaeger, Oslo; Frozen Jungle (IRQ/NOR); Oslo Nye Teater; Kilden Performing Arts Center, Kristiansand; Sappho's Friends and The Initiative for Inclusive Feminism (IFI); Stave, Oslo; Oslo National Academy of the Arts; Sentimental Voices (ESP); The Sidereal Library / Stjernebiblioteket, Harestua; Bergen Art Book Fair (BABF).