A recent graduate from Konstfack, Kakan Hermansson mainly works with craft, video and performance as she explores the themes of sexuality, class, ethnicity and feminism. Right now she is showing at at Gustavsbergs Konsthall, as well as running the show Kaka på Kaka on TV. As if that wasn’t enough, she’s appearing as the sidekick at the daily show P3 on Swedish Radio one or two days a week. In her spare time (not that there’s much of that) she curates art shows and gives lectures about craft and feminism, and right now she’s working on a music video with artist Roxy Farhat.
In between, the self-proclaimed “lesbian goddess,” is squeezing in time to run some clubnights and DJing. We asked her some questions about the latter.
What can we expect from your club nights?
Lesbian pride, sweat and diversities. My goal is to mix macho, straight hip hop guys with my kind of family which is the whole LGBT movement, always underlining that this is a place where no sexism, transphobia, homophobia or racism is allowed. Above that, rap and r’n’b over some girl-power moves.
What’s the most interesting trend in the Stockholm night life scene at the moment?
I think the gay scene has changed quite a lot over the last years. It’s more mixed now, I feel like people from the LGBT family feel a bit more safe participating in the night life that is not exclusively gay. I still enjoy all-girl parties, I love that separatist space, but I’m also glad that we can get together where gays were not accepted back in the day, like hip hop clubs.
What is your favourite night spot?
I don’t really go out except when I DJ or host a night, so I would say HAM CITY and Klubb Cookie Jar, where we really succeeded in creating that safe space without having to cut back on what we love. I also think that Spy Bar has stepped their game up since Julia Frändfors and Maja Asperö-Lind became bosses of all bosses at Vita Baren.
What do you like about Stockholm?
I like that it’s small and green and surrounded by water. You can go swimming pretty much everywhere in the summer. I also enjoy the many women in the media scene who support each other, same thing goes for the DJ scene.
What do you think about the future of Stockholm nightlife?
The nightlife here isn’t crazy fun, especially in the winter time. It needs to get more diverse and have more parties for women only. Not necessarily a lesbian thing, but that’s more than welcome too.
Do you feel like there are any interesting trends going on in Stockholm in general at the moment?
I feel like the DIY art scene is getting more and more interesting and people are really creating alternatives to these old-fashioned old man galleries.
Do you feel like you are a part of some kind of movement?
Absolutely, I’m a part of a feminist and lesbian community, which is notable in everything I do. I guess I’m also a part of both the media scene, which is slowly getting better, and the craft movement.
What’s your plans for the future?
Taking over the world, doing more TV, radio and arts, but mostly spreading the science of feminism.
