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Urban Narratives
Jun 17, 2009
A round table discussion with Meira Ahmemulic, Antonio Scarponi and Elin Wikström.
Adapted to text by Katja Aglert, Martijn van Berkum and Janna Holmstedt.
In the context of SQUID, we found out in 2008 that urban and narrative were the most common search words, or themes, used in the SQUID archive. The varieties in approaching, investigating, or tip-toeing around these themes are as many as the number of contributions. Nevertheless, we thought it was an interesting thread we had stumbled upon and felt compelled to follow up and decided to do this under the theme of Urban Narrative. continue reading...
Jun 17, 2009
A round table discussion with Meira Ahmemulic, Antonio Scarponi and Elin Wikström.
Adapted to text by Katja Aglert, Martijn van Berkum and Janna Holmstedt.
In the context of SQUID, we found out in 2008 that urban and narrative were the most common search words, or themes, used in the SQUID archive. The varieties in approaching, investigating, or tip-toeing around these themes are as many as the number of contributions. Nevertheless, we thought it was an interesting thread we had stumbled upon and felt compelled to follow up and decided to do this under the theme of Urban Narrative. continue reading...
Scrambles Amongst The Alps
Nov 29, 2008
I'm convinced that you cannot describe nature, not philosophically, nor in a scientific manner and, not in the last place, not from an aesthetic point of view either. The moment you start describing it, studying or painting it, nature is undone and becomes something different altogether: a dissertation, a story, or an art work, anything that fits into a human framework of understanding. It's a Bermuda triangle of philosophy, science and culture in which nature disappears.
continue reading...
Nov 29, 2008
I'm convinced that you cannot describe nature, not philosophically, nor in a scientific manner and, not in the last place, not from an aesthetic point of view either. The moment you start describing it, studying or painting it, nature is undone and becomes something different altogether: a dissertation, a story, or an art work, anything that fits into a human framework of understanding. It's a Bermuda triangle of philosophy, science and culture in which nature disappears.
continue reading...
SQUID project
Year: 2007 - present
Text project run in collaboration with Katja Aglert and Janna Holmstedt
Text project run in collaboration with Katja Aglert and Janna Holmstedt
in short
In 2007 I was invited by the Swedish artists Katja Aglert and Janna Holmstedt to run the SQUID project, which they initiated in 2005, together with them.
SQUID is an online archive of texts written by professionals in the cultural field, but also a framework for live arrangements such as public events. We continuously invite cultural practitioners to write in relation to the engagement and driving forces that run through their work. Instead of using art criticism or theory as a starting point, SQUID facilitates space for knowledge that emerges from an investigative, creative process. The activities we organize include discussions, artists’ presentations and live readings. As such, we aim to elaborate on issues surfacing in the archive, present the project offline and share knowledge and experience. Some of our hosts have been: Documenta Magazine Project, IASPIS, Manifesta 6 and Tensta konsthall.
See www.squidproject.net for more information
SQUID is an online archive of texts written by professionals in the cultural field, but also a framework for live arrangements such as public events. We continuously invite cultural practitioners to write in relation to the engagement and driving forces that run through their work. Instead of using art criticism or theory as a starting point, SQUID facilitates space for knowledge that emerges from an investigative, creative process. The activities we organize include discussions, artists’ presentations and live readings. As such, we aim to elaborate on issues surfacing in the archive, present the project offline and share knowledge and experience. Some of our hosts have been: Documenta Magazine Project, IASPIS, Manifesta 6 and Tensta konsthall.
See www.squidproject.net for more information