Land Art Exhibition [x]sites 2021 Open Call

2020-12-23

open call

Artists who wish to participate should send the application digitally (PDF) to info@landart.se Last day to apply is: 7 February 2021

The following information is to be included in the application: One PDF document marked: (X)sites, (Artist Name)

Project concept: Land Art Exhibition

(X)sites will be an exhibition with site-specific temporary artworks along different sites throughout three cycling paths in Sweden: Kattegattleden, Sjuhäradsrundan and Sydkustleden. (X) stands for the unknown within mathe- matics and relates to the exploration of the sites. The project, with all its different parts, is characterised by ex- ploratory or investigative work, that spans the artistic processes at the sites all the way to the public encounters with the art and the landscapes. (X)sites 21 will be the fourth edition and a bit different as we will invite Swedish based artists only, due to Covid-19. Despite the circumstances, our aim is to see a broad representation of artists from the Swedish artscene.

Konstnärscentrum Väst together with Konstnärscentrum Syd (Artist Centre West + Artist Centre South) arrange the project (X)sites with support of the Västra Götalands Regions, Halland as well as The Swedish Arts Council. Some of the municipalities taking part of (X)sites 21 along the three paths are Ulricehamn, Tranemo, Svenljunga, Varberg, Halmstad, Laholm, Ängelholm and additional municipalities in Skåne.

Konstnärscentrum

Konstnärscentrum (Artist Centre) is an artist run organisation, with funding from the Swedish Arts Council and Västra Götaland Region, working to improve skills and promote new artistic opportunities for artists in Sweden.

The sites

Kattegattleden runs along the coastline all the way through the Region Halland. The Sjuhärad Cycle Trail is situat- ed in the inland of Region Västra Götaland. Finally, the coastal South Coast Trail in Region Skåne which also links to Kattegattleden. The project will show art on parts of the cycling trails. The areas along the paths vary from aesthetically broad natural sites to urban landscapes. A number of areas are chosen along the route, embedded in rich historical contexts through contemporary ongoing developing sites. Through expertise given from officials within the historical field, artists are given access to the layers of history and contemporary urban processes. More detailed information on each area will be given to the commissioned artists.

Seminars (The College)

Within the working process on site for the artists (approx one month) seminars are included with focus on the artistic process and the landscapes led by professionals to gain knowledge on what the landscapes hold in terms of nature, biology, materials, scale, emotions, conditions, smells, crops, ongoing civic processes, history, archeo- logy, heritage etc. The aim is to provide artists with knowledge of the contexts in which they will work as well as talk together about obtained experiences and their own artistic process.

The college is an important part of the project and is mandatory. The seminar days are spread within the work period (please see the preliminary time-frame on page 4), some in the beginning, one in the middle and towards the end. Due to Covid-19 the seminars might be held digitally.

Documentation

Participating artists are asked to document their work in a digital format (audio and video) as well as participate in the over- all documentation effort of the project. This will be published on the website, Landart.se and provide the public with insights to the works and artistic process of the artists. The selected artists will be interviewed by the project filmmaker. By sending your application you agree to the use of your images and texts in local and national media outlets as well as the exhibition catalogue.

Artists

An aspect of the exploration is to illuminate new perspectives on the landscapes. Because of this the aim is to engage artists with different relationships to the landscapes along the cycle trails. A priority is to invite a diverse set of artists, some will have a close relationship to the project geographies/landscapes and some will not have any connection at all to their assigned sites. A description of the artist’s relationship to the landscape must be provided with the application. Professional artists based in Sweden are welcome to apply. All art forms are wel- come and will be processed equal.

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