Conversation: Elias Sadaq & Ditlev Tamm
What does it mean to be queer — not just as an identity, but as a lived experience? How is our sense of belonging shaped by the stories, families and norms we grow up with and move through? And how can vastly different life experiences across generations, cultures and religions mirror each other in surprising and recognizable ways?
This evening, David's Bazar invites a conversation in which queerness is the common focal point and where the personal, the poetic and the legal are intertwined. Poet Elias Sadaq and professor, writer and cultural commentator Ditlev Tamm meet in a dialogue about identity as something that is both lived from within and shaped from the outside — by norms, language, beliefs, legislation and the time in which we live.
Own experiences and different perspectives are brought into play in a conversation about love, freedom and the right to exist on one's own terms. Through his lifelong work with legal history, Ditlev Tamm opens up a larger look at how queer identity has historically not always had the same right to visibility, protection or language. Tamm examines who has been allowed to love whom -- and under what conditions. At the same time, Elias Sadaq brings the power of poetry and art into play as something that can change both society and mind.
The evening revolves around queerness as a shared experience space — even when lives look different. Together, Sadaq and Tamm explore how personal narratives weave themselves into larger structures, and how art and poetry can open fissures where legislation and norms have historically closed them.
Davids Samling is an art museum located in the heart of Copenhagen. The museum houses one of the grandest collections of art from the Islamic world in the West, as well as an outstanding selection of older European art and an exquisite representation of recent Danish painting, sculpture and ceramics. The museum offers a unique museum experience where visitors can immerse themselves in the works of art and the many stories they tell.
David's Collection is noted for its extensive collection of arts and crafts from the Islamic world, spanning from Spain in the west to India in the east and covering the period from the 7th to the 19th centuries. The collection is the largest of its kind in Scandinavia and among the ten most significant in the Western world. The museum also presents older European art from the 17th to 19th centuries, including furniture, ceramics and paintings from well-known artists.
In addition to the large and impressive collections, the museum also houses special exhibitions. David's Collection offers guided tours every Wednesday and on weekends where visitors can learn more about the art and its history. Visitors can plan their visit by finding opening hours, location and other practical information on the museum's website, and can have great