Vores stæmmer er framtidsdrømme
our voises carry futur dreams
2025 // large-scale installation
Gloria’s foyer Roskilde Festival 2025
Visual artist Julie Nymann invites us into an installation where green surrounds us. People who
have difficulties converting sound into words and vice versa are, in the National Danish Dyslexia
Test, labelled with the colour red.
Nymann questions this colour coding, and wonders what it means for our self-understanding when we are categorised with a colour that signals ‘danger’ or ‘warning’?
With green as the dominant colour, Nymann wants to rethink the stigma and prejudices that people with dyslexia may encounter.
Nymann questions this colour coding, and wonders what it means for our self-understanding when we are categorised with a colour that signals ‘danger’ or ‘warning’?
With green as the dominant colour, Nymann wants to rethink the stigma and prejudices that people with dyslexia may encounter.
Installation view at Gloria’s foye Roskilde Festival 2025. photo Frida Gregersen
In the centre of the room stands a sculptural hand in red with the palm pressing against the
ground.
On the surrounding seating, you will find Dyslexics with Pride an artistic manifesto, written as a Danish legislative proposal.
The proposals call for changing the terms and symbols that authorities and educational institutions use about people with dyslexia, as well as how the school system should be changed to better support dyslexia in literacy education.
One suggestion is to change the Danish term ‘word-blindness’. Other countries use the word dyslexia, and the artist uses this term herself.
On the surrounding seating, you will find Dyslexics with Pride an artistic manifesto, written as a Danish legislative proposal.
The proposals call for changing the terms and symbols that authorities and educational institutions use about people with dyslexia, as well as how the school system should be changed to better support dyslexia in literacy education.
One suggestion is to change the Danish term ‘word-blindness’. Other countries use the word dyslexia, and the artist uses this term herself.
photo Frida Gregersen
Nymann lives with dyslexia and has asked 80 other people what advantages they see in their
own dyslexia.
The focus on the strengths of dyslexia is gathered in the texts hanging.
The voices become a collective expression to recognise the different skills that people with dyslexia can acquire to adapt to a society that is not designed for everyone.
The focus on the strengths of dyslexia is gathered in the texts hanging.
The voices become a collective expression to recognise the different skills that people with dyslexia can acquire to adapt to a society that is not designed for everyone.
At the same time, there is a collective call for all of us: to walk the green path together,
recognising our differences as individuals and embracing the unique strengths they bring. What
would happen if we turned it around and instead used a colour that symbolises strength?
“our voices
are dreams of the future
our pride
grows into the green colour
dreams of future a united union.”
Lyrics from the song En Samlet Union by Julie Nymann in collaboration with Agnes Valbjørn Stavnsberg.
“our voices
are dreams of the future
our pride
grows into the green colour
dreams of future a united union.”
Lyrics from the song En Samlet Union by Julie Nymann in collaboration with Agnes Valbjørn Stavnsberg.
photo Frida Gregersen
photo Frida Gregersen
CREDITS
artist
Julie Nymann
Production Lead
Kristine Bech Sørensen
Grafisk Design
Louis Montes
Typeface
ABC Dinamo
Sculpture
Wow Factory
Install team
Tilda Lundbohm, Noah Holtegaard, Alda Mohr Eyðunardóttir, Stine Reitz, Rolf Drewsen, Lars Buchholtz, Nikolaj Phillipsen, Sofie Bymar, Sine Brik
Special thanks
Torso Electronics
Communications Strategic Rytter & Denke
Studio
Karina Lykkesborg, Pauline Koffi Vandet, Katinka Saarnak, Malou Solfjeld
Julie Nymann
Production Lead
Kristine Bech Sørensen
Grafisk Design
Louis Montes
Typeface
ABC Dinamo
Sculpture
Wow Factory
Install team
Tilda Lundbohm, Noah Holtegaard, Alda Mohr Eyðunardóttir, Stine Reitz, Rolf Drewsen, Lars Buchholtz, Nikolaj Phillipsen, Sofie Bymar, Sine Brik
Special thanks
Torso Electronics
Communications Strategic Rytter & Denke
Studio
Karina Lykkesborg, Pauline Koffi Vandet, Katinka Saarnak, Malou Solfjeld
Institutional Collaborations
Roskilde Festival & Art Hub Copenhagen
Head of Art & Activism
Sarah Staalhøj
Head of Art Production
Martin Ilsøe
Curator
Andrea Mæland
Choir Communication
Sarah Pihl Petersen,Thea Møller Jensen
Special thanks
The Behind-the-Scenes Team
Supported by
Roskilde Festival, Art Hub Copenhagen, Statens Kunstfond, Statens Værksteder for Kunst, Dansk Tennis Fond, Honoré Fonden, Den Hielmstierne-Rosencroneske Stiftelse, BUPL’s solidaritets- og kulturfond, Messetæpper og Flügger
Roskilde Festival & Art Hub Copenhagen
Head of Art & Activism
Sarah Staalhøj
Head of Art Production
Martin Ilsøe
Curator
Andrea Mæland
Choir Communication
Sarah Pihl Petersen,Thea Møller Jensen
Special thanks
The Behind-the-Scenes Team
Supported by
Roskilde Festival, Art Hub Copenhagen, Statens Kunstfond, Statens Værksteder for Kunst, Dansk Tennis Fond, Honoré Fonden, Den Hielmstierne-Rosencroneske Stiftelse, BUPL’s solidaritets- og kulturfond, Messetæpper og Flügger
Step into the world of dyslexia as Danish artist Julie Nymann invites festivalgoers to experience the unique strengths that emerge when navigating a world not always designed for everyone.
As one of the 700 million people worldwide with dyslexia – including more than 400,000 in Denmark – Julie Nymann offers a unique perspective on both the challenges and the creative problem-solving that comes with developing alternative skills in a text-centered society.
At Gloria’s foyer, Nymanns large-scale installation our voises carry futur dreams explores how colors and words shape the way we see ourselves in society. You’re invited to interact with the sculptures and reflect on the surrounding slogans, imagining a world that values abilities and embraces neurodiversity.