[…] Ministry of Higher Education and Science. These changes may be seen to reflect the dual desire of the schools and the design profession to elevate both the artistic status and the academic research accreditation of design, but it has also made for a rocky path with political pressure and administrative demands. It is little […]
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[…] window there is a vase – the same vase. It sends a quiet but insistent signal: someone who has their life in order lives here. In its own way, it is a statement. Marie-Louise Høstbo delves into historical statements, the time spirit, and the quiet rebellion told through her own encounters with crafts and design.
[…] can dry out entirely and revive upon contact with water, offering a striking example of transformation and resilience. This dynamic quality lies at the heart of the artistic exploration. Each artist contributes a unique expertise — spanning textiles, biomaterials, video, text, scent, and installation — to this collaborative process. Together, they harvest seaweed from […]
[…] the limits of Swedish democracy. Art and its practitioners are not prioritised and disabled people do not in practice have the same opportunity to contribute to Swedish artistic life, which leads to less participation and a poorer democracy. Sources [1] Funka, "Statistik kring tillgänglighet", https://www.funka.com/funka--tillg%C3%A4nglighet/statistik/, (Hämtad 21/3 2024) [2] Sveriges radio P4 Kronoberg, […]
Can you equate locally produced with sustainability? How do craft and design micro-businesses work with green solutions? And is it enough to think circular economy?
‘We had just returned after two lengthy Covid lockdowns. It just isn’t possible to do top-level artistic higher education in your own kitchen, but that’s what we did. I don’t mean to say it’s all down to the pandemic, but it is certainly part of the context. Some of our bachelor’s students had been […]
[…] protect it. In this, we need contributions from everyone who has a critical mindset, a good imagination and the ability to realize ideas. This is a common agenda I think the different practices and disciplines should rally round, if we wish to promote the recognition of artistic disciplines and their place in the value chain.
Based on Greenlandic craft traditions, textile artist Julie Bach creates works that combine history, body and sensation. In Puggut Anernerat / Breathing Membranes, she shows how art can bring forgotten techniques and materials into a contemporary context.
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[…] of art is crucial to understanding the essence of art. The body is not merely a medium for art, but an inevitable and active co-creator of both artistic expression and the way in which the work is experienced. At the same time, materiality plays a central role in this interaction between body and art. […]
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