A Return Walk – Take Two
Full Definition of PERFORMANCE ART: a nontraditional art form often with political or topical themes that typically features a live presentation to an audience or onlookers (as on a street) and draws on such arts as acting, poetry, music, dance, or painting. 1. The accomplishment of a given task measured against preset known standards...
A Return Walk – Take One
Where does history begin? If you ask the Americans, it all began with them and the concept of performance art did surface in the US in the early seventies.1 But before anyone named it individual artists were using their own bodies in their art. Artists have always blurred the lines among art, life...
Water and stone
HOW TO BLEND INTO A NATURAL ENVIROMENT according to collectively written texts on internet 1. Assess your environment, what color is it mostly? How loud or quiet is it? Is it still or is it moving? Consider these factors that will affect how you blend in. 2. Blend visually, this depends a lot on...
Island Turnaround
"ahhhh an other awesome contact impro event in Stockholm! I wasn't sure how I was going to go, as it was an exploration of a public space, one of the tiny islands of the old town. the aim was to stay connected ourselves, to space and each other and have fun. It was like...
SKÄLVA goes Nature
"Stretching was a major part of my preparation." "Smell is a long-distance sense, a way of stretching time and finding out in advance what lies ahead." "Success is due to our stretching to the challenges of life." "Stretching can be done with force or spontaneuosly" "An attempt at visualizing the Fourth Dimension: Take a...
Playday in snow
If you walk in snow you leave a trace. Even if you know snow is cold you touch once again. Branches are surprisingly warm. If you fall onto them they bounce back. Laughter comes from inside. It grows outwards. Bodies move simultaneously. Eyecontact is pure joy. If you climb you see further. Bushes are...
Moving between Two Walls
A short glimpse of an exploration of the most narrow street in Stockholm. When: 12th of April 2012 Where: Mårten Trorzigs gränd, Stockholm Duration: 19.00-20.00 Participants: Amir, Chen, Dalia, Jenny, Kai, Lina-Lena, Ulrika and Vincentas
Through the Tunnel
One of the nine elements that generally occur during Near Death Experience is the tunnel experience. This involves being drawn into darkness through a tunnel, at an extremely high speed, until reaching a realm of radiant golden-white light. Also, although they sometimes report feeling scared, they do not sense that they were on the...
Homage a the Kärrtorp Manifestations
Women who use movement in public spaces for social commentary, art and protest are myth-busting along many dimensions: active, not passive; strong not vulnerable; together, not isolated; public, not private; and, usually, angry, not alluring. Different movements can be used to accentuate the changing effect, including the hugging, swinging and sweeping. You won't see...
Andra lång twilight
What are thoose movements awakening the city? Exploration number: 061 Where: Andra Långgatan, Göteborg When: 7th of November 2013 Duration: 06:30-07:30 Participants: Amanda, Carine, Jenny Archive material: Photos and videos from two smartphones
Backstreets of Lindholmen
Darkness, darkness. Flash! Dreaming, dancing. Frame! Drapes of arms and legs. Photography! Exploration number: 063 Where: Lindholmen, Göteborg When: 21st of November 2013 Duration: 16.30-17.30 Participants: Carine, Jenny Archive material: 231 photos
Fire in Forest Darkness
A very large dark forest. Small lights showing the way. Don´t hesitate. It´s been raining all day. Everything is vet, reflecting light and darkness. Dry bodies arriving. Moving together. Stopping together. Disappearing in darkness. Suddenly reappearing with each other. 18 feet touch uneven ground. Feeling more than seeing. Sound is a way to connect in...
