WAP24 by WAP

WAP24/WALKING AS PRACTIVE Exposition developed by individual artists with in the framework of WAP24. JUNE EDITION: John Schuerman, co-curator/lead walker SEPTEMBER EDITION: Antonia Aitken, co-curator/lead walker The walking scene in Sweden is in the forming or resurfacing. The purpose with this process-based program is to invite (inter)national artists to further this development together with a core-group connected to Björkö Konstnod/BKN. WAP methodology of fieldworks and share sessions are carried out to locate and entangle structures, narratives and forces via the intersection of the arts and walking. The curatorial framework opens up for participating artists to influence the direction and leaned towards new materialism, ie rethinking dualisms through a non-hierarchal approach. Reviewing the development (share sessions, walks, and work made available to public), ”Spaces of Anticipation” is the theme for WAP24. We also foresee that after WAP24 the platform could continue to focus on aspects of artistic research at the cusp of walking and the arts. In 2023 the focus was on "Attentive Walking"

WALKING IN MY ARTISTIC PRACTICE

The practice of walking and observing are a constant importance of my life and art projects.

I understand the act of walking in nature as a metaphor for personal growth, resilience and

reflection. The surroundings are helping me to translate my feelings, memories, thoughts,

sometimes my lack of words, into associative, fragmentary and expressive drawings.

Very often I create visual poems that capture the essence of my questions or themes.

My art practise is a reflection of my philosophy of interconnectedness, a reminder of the

importance of connecting the dots between ourselves, nature and the world around us.

I. Walking and creating associative and intuitive drawings –

A practice based, experimental artistic process

PROJECTS UNDERTAKEN AT BJÖRKÖ

INFO AND ARTISTIC PRACTICE

I have been studying at the University of applied Science, department Design, Illustration,

with a focus on graphic narrations and free drawings. In 2016, I graduated with a Bachelor

of Arts. Freelance work and projects with self-published publications and exhibitions, as well

as commissioned work for various anthologies and magazines, were following.

In 2018, I began to study in an international Master Program in Visual Communication at

Konstfack in Stockholm, which I completed in 2020 with a Master of Fine Arts. My artistic

focus was on interweaving drawings with moving images and objects, and arranging these

technics in an installation.

My artistic practice revolves around themes of queerness, gender identities, nature and

friendships, and to explore these concepts through drawings and objects. Longing,

philosophy, and feminism are additional elements that are incorporated into my artwork. By

combining these elements, my artistic aims are to create a visual representation that

reflects my perspectives and experiences on these topics.

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IV. Granite rocks and mica mineral

V. One last walk - Nature, the best gallery

II. Workshop - A collaboration with nature,

drawing excercises in the group

III. "Collaboration with nature" making clothes

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