New exhibition at the library
Rubya Mehdi: Systems of Justice, Colonialism, Post-Colonialism, and Decolonialization.
4 September – 28 November 2025
Rubya Mehdi's paintings take their starting point from the history of colonialism to promote decolonization and to create connections. The paintings examine justice systems which according to Mehdi are similar to each other during colonial rule.
Therefore, Mehdi has compared Greenland, Pakistan and the Indian subcontinent with other issues related to expansionism.
The painter behind the works is Rubya Mehdi, who is emerita at TORS, University of Copenhagen. The paintings in the exhibition reflect themes that Mehdi addresses academically and interdisciplinary in her latest book Understanding Gender and Diversity in Europe: Experiences of Migrant Single Mothers in Denmark (2024-2025).