Stateless Mind is not a definition — it’s an invitation.

stateless mind

Stateless Mind is an evolving platform for artistic exchange shaped through movement, collaboration, and lived experience.

It is not built as a fixed institution.
It develops through people, contexts, and conditions.

Where it begins

Stateless Mind began with Jambatan, founded in Copenhagen in 2008 by Amir Zainorin and Pia Lund Poulsen.

Working independently across Malaysia, Denmark, and wider transnational contexts, Jambatan created connections where access, representation, and dialogue were limited.

From Festivals to Platform

Between 2019 and 2023, Jambatan initiated the Stateless Mind Festivals in cities such as Copenhagen and Venice.

These festivals brought together artists and participants to engage with migration, identity, displacement, memory, and belonging.

What began as temporary gatherings has since evolved into a more continuous and mobile framework.

What it becomes

The Stateless Mind Pavilion emerged from these festivals as an ongoing platform—extending collaboration beyond fixed events into different contexts.

Stateless Mind does not remain in one place.
It moves, adapts, and reappears.

2018–2023 ✕

│ Stateless Mind Festivals

│ Copenhagen & Venice

2024 ✕

│ Stateless Mind Pavilion

│ Kapallorek, Malaysia

2025 ✕

│ Reflection Mode

│ National Art Gallery, Malaysia

2026 ✕

│ Museo delle Mura

│ Rome

2026 ✕

│ 16th Gwangju Biennale

│ Gwangju

2027 → ✕

Future Activations

Beyond


Not a category to belong to, but a space to enter — where identities remain fluid and meaning is shaped through encounter rather than fixed in advance.