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"

A Contour Line Drawn by Matches

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Using a bag of unwanted matches left by a previous artist, I traced a fragile contour line across the cliff by the Baletic Sea - shaped by the wind, the uneven surface, and even ants climbing over it. As the wind blew parts of the line away, I felt a strange calmness in the imperfection and disruption. It reminded me of how lines in landscape, like in life, are always shifting, shaped by forces beyond our control. For the ants, this line became an obstacle or a path -something to navigate. This process made me think about topography, boundaries, and how landscape, both physical and emotional, contour us.

7 September 2024

I did 'the contour line drawing by matches' with everyone (human and more than human) at BKN

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