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...
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...
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...
Lunchjam with Grown Ups
“They soon stopped being ten years old. But whatever age they were seemed to be exactly the right age for having fun.” – Maud Hart Lovelace “Most people don't grow up. Most people age. They find parking spaces, honor their credit cards, get married, have children, and call that maturity. What that is, is...
Close to Sea
This is collaboration with Lisa Fahlén, both in the event and in this post-event report. 1. Choose any date between 100AD and up to 50 years in the future and access tide predictions for 7 or 14 days at a time. So you give it one more try to wave goodbye, wave goodbye....
Travelling Liljeholmen – Hornstull
I suddenly see the flowers. I run to them. All of us run to them. The group instantly share my joy. My joy? Is it mine? Of course not – it is our joy. We are connected. We dip our noses deep into the scent of flowers. We lean on their concrete pots and...
We are SKÄLVA
We are SKÄLVA. The swedish word skälva can be translated into the verb quiver. A motion which is small, but noticable. A quiver often happens spontanuously as a response to an emotional input. You quiver when you are scared, nervous, happy or simply freezing. It is a kind of response. Pictures by Mira Åkerman...
Last observation before moving apart.
SORGESÅNG gruset knastrar gräset är mjukt och vi vilar där är du med mig nu? vi finner utan att söka vi rör oss, som vi alltid rör oss fast ändå inte träden fäller sina blad inte nu, snart jag vet att det kommer allt blir rött asfalten är en annan...
Stairs to Explore
If you couldn't join our Lunchjam exploring the stairs in Pustegränd you can find an other one. See the video below for inspiration. Exploration number: 034 (pre-exploration) + 036 When: 25th of April 2012 Where: Pustegränd, Södermalm, Stockholm Duration: 12.00-13.00 Participants: Jenny, Johanna, Helena and Ulrika Archive material: 36 photos (exploration 034) + 105...
Skälva Remapping the City
A map over SKÄLVAs events in the center of Stockholm between the summer 2011 and spring 2012. Click the dots to see documentation from the events. Exploration number: 031 Where: Internet, Stockholm
Moving Monumentally
Do you want to understand finnish? Voit KANTAPÖYTÄ Toivottavasti olet kunnossa. Täällä vesi on edelleen gurgles vastaan kajkanterna ja taivas on harmaa. Kun me kaipaamme lentää pitkin lukemattomia harjanteet. Muistithan Riddarholmen? Muistakaa, kuinka sora vastusti kämmenissä? Kun me juoksi ja tuli takaisin?Raekuuro oli odottamaton vieras, jonka saimme kuin ystävä. Olemme muutti Tukholman kapein katu,...
Bodies Take Space
1. active, bold, close, daring, established, far away, happy, instant, juicy, kept, late, monumental, new, omnifereous, perservant, quick, rushed, strong, tight, uproarious, vibrant, wonderful, xenogeous, yearning, zealous 2. abolish, brake, curl, dive, emancipate, feel, grow, handle, impersonate, jump, kaleidoscopaling, leave, mew, nourish, omdirectional, push, quintuple, receive, support, touch, unite, vision, warm, xxx, yield, zip 3....
