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AlyssaGrossmanExperimentingwithMemoryFineArtKeywordsSocialanthropology,memorystudies,post-communism,interdisciplinaryresearchmethodologies.AbstractMyanthropologicalresearchisabouteverydaysitesandpracticesofremembranceworkinRomania,nownearlythreedecadesafterthecountry’srevolutionendedforty-fiveyearsofcommunistrule.InmyworkIutilizetraditionalanthropologicalmethodologies,butalsofilmmakingandothersensoryandexperimentalmethodstoinvestigatehowBucharestresidentsarecurrentlymakingsenseoftheirpast,present,andfuture.Mypresentationwilloutlinesomeofmystrategiesforinvestigatingmoreembodied,affectivesitesandpracticesofmemory,anddiscusssomeofthepracticalandtheoreticalimplicationsofthisworkwithintherelateddisciplinesofsocialandvisualanthropology.BioAlyssaGrossmanisasocialandvisualanthropologist,currentlyaResearcherinArtisticPracticeatValand.From2011-2016shewasapostdoctoralresearchfellowatGU’sCenterforCriticalHeritageStudies.SheholdsaPhDinSocialAnthropologywithVisualMediafromtheUniversityofManchester,andanMAinVisualAnthropologyfromtheGranadaCentreforVisualAnthropology.InEnglish

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AndjeasEjikssonTelevisionWithoutFrontiersLiterarycomposition,poetryandprose/FineArtKeywordstelevision,frontiers,culturalidentityAbstractEversincetheearlyplansforaEuropeancommunity,politicians,diplomatsandbroadcastersnurturedabeliefthattelevisioncouldhelpshapeaunionthatwouldpertaintomorethaneconomicsandtrade.Simultaneousbroadcasts,mediaevents,multinationalchannelsandeventuallysatellitechannelshaveallbeenputtothisuseandtheyhaveallfailedtocreateandpromoteasenseofbelongingtoacommonEurope.WhydidtheEuropeansfail?Whydidtheyfailpreciselywheretheirnationalistpredecessorssucceeded?Thepresenationexploresattemptsofinventingacommonculturalidentity,aswellasanethicalandmythologicaldecentofaEuropeancommunity,throughsatellitetelevision.BioAndjeasEjikssonisanartist,writerandeditor,livinginStockholmandGothenburg,Sweden.ThecurrentfocusofpracticeisEjiksson'sresearchunderthetitleTheTheatreofBureaucracy,whichhewilldevelopwithinthePhDprogramattheValandAcademyinthecomingyears.EjikssonhasalsobeenaresearcherattheRoyalInstituteofArtinStockholm(2014),beforethatattheJanvanEyckAcademyinMaastricht(2008–2009).InSwedish

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AndréAlvesIntroductiontomyresearch“Practicesofintimateresistance”FineArtKeywordsDoctoralresearch,subjectivity,reception,artobjectsasmediation,paradox.AbstractThispresentationwillmakeasmallintroductiontomydoctoralresearch“Practicesofintimateresistance”.Thisresearchwantstofindoutaboutpracticesofaffectiveandethicalinvolvementrevealedinexpandedpracticesofdrawing,textandchoreographedevents.“Practicesofintimateresistance”looksintothecomplexrelationbetweenthesubjectwhomakestheworkandtheonewhoreceivesthework,byquestioningtheuseofarepresentationofadesensitized,disaggregatedsubject,findingwaystovisualizehowfeelingcanchannelasenseofsocialandpoliticalinvolvement.BioAndréAlvesholdsaMFAinDrawingcompletedattheUniversityofCincinnatiunderaFulbrightscholarshipandaMAinVisualArtsEducationbyUniversidadedoPorto.Hisartisticworkobservesspaces,objectsandsituationsdefinedbytransition,aswellastherenegotiationofthemeaningsofconceptsconnectedtotheideasofinstability,makinguseofanapproachcombiningvisualandtextualforms.Drawing,formatsofinstallationandeventsarethetypologiesthatdefinehisartisticapproach.www.theandrealves.comInEnglish

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AnnikaLundgrenLookingforthePolitical-TransformativeNarrativesinContemporaryArtFineArtKeywordscontemporaryartisticnarratives,locatingthepolitical,politicaltransformation,restructuringtheplayingfield,resistanceAbstractMypresentationtakesasit’spointofdepartureacentralaspectofmycurrentresearchprojectPerformingResistance/TransformativeNarrativesanddiscusseshowthestrategiesandnarrativesemergingfromcontemporaryartpracticesmaybeusefulinlocatingandre-introducingthepoliticalinatimeandasocietywherewe–andourpoliticians–haveallbutlostsightofit.DepartingfromArchiveforResistanceStrategies,akeyfeatureofmyresearch,Iwilltalkaboutapproachessuchasthetherapeutical,theirrational,themetaphoricalandthepoetic;lookingattheirpotentialtoundermininethedeadlockbetweenpowerandresistance,restructuretheplayingfieldandintroducepossibilitiesforthinkingandactinginnewways.BioAnnikaLundgrenisaSwedishartist,currentlybasedinGothenburgandworkingasprofessorofFineArtattheValandAcademy.Herartisticpracticeconsistsintime-andtextbasedprojectsandrevolvesaroundissuesofthenarrative,thepoliticalandtheperformative.LundgrenpresentsherworkinSwedenandinternationally;incollaborationwithmuseumsandinstitutionsaswellasartistrunspacesandininformalcontextssuchasclubs,cafésandbars.www.annikalundgren.netwww.performingresistance.orgInEnglish

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AnnikaVonHausswolffRAZZIAPhotographyKeywordsARCHIVE,APPROPRIATION,REPHOTOGRAPHY,,MATERIALITY,FOUNDIMAGES,OUTOFCONTEXTAbstractForalongperiodoftimeIhavecollectedphotographsfromprivatealbumsandpressarchives.Ithastodowithmyinterestinphotographicimagesasmeaningfulandexquisitemessagesnotonlyfromanartisticorsociologicalperspectivebutfromamorepsychologicalpointofview.AtsomepointintheprocessofcollectingandretouchingthesefoundimagesitbecamecleartomethatIhadseenthepicturesbefore.Ihadlivedthem.InthisongoingserieswiththeoveralltitleRazzia,Itrytomapthesubconsciousnessofmyformerartistry.Byturningtheimageryintovitreousenamelstheybecomeuniqueobjectswithanewhistory.Byignoringtheirformercontext,recreatingthemandbygivingthemtitles,theyareinternalizedandresurrected.BioIntheearlyninetiesAvHwaseducatedatTheRoyalCollegeofArts,CraftsandDesigninStockholm.Shehassinceexhibitedextensivelybothnationallyandinternationally.Sheisco-editoroftheonlinejournaltsnoK.CurrentlyworkingasadjunctProfessorinPhotographyatAkademinValandshewasaguestProfessorattheAcademyofArtsinHelsinkiin2015/16.SheheldherfirstKeynoteLectureatHelsinkiPhotomediain2016.InEnglish

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AxelDanielsonThekillingimage.-imagebaseddecisionsregardingmilitaryDroneStrikesFilmKeywordsMilitary,drone-strikes,framing,dramaturgy,interpretationAbstractAresearchprojectfocusingonthedecision-makingprocessesconcerningmilitarydronestrikesintheWaziristanandAfghanistanregions.Theframingoftheprojectwillbewhattheprocedureandtheinterpretationoftheimageslookslike,themomentbeforethestrikes.Anotherpartoftheprojectfocusesonwhatmainstreamimagerythatdominatethecultureofthemilitarydecisionmakers.Examplesofconceptsusedinfilmmakingthatwillbeappliedonthestudiesofthedecision-makingprocessesare:perspective,framing,time,rhythm,dramaturgy.BioAxelDanielson,Co-ownerofPlattformProduktioninGöteborg.Hasbeenworkingasproduceranddirectorsince2005.HisproductionshavebeenrepresentedinCannes,Berlinale,Toronto,ClermontFerrand.Since2012,AxelworksinthemasterprogramattheFilmdepartment.InEnglish

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EvalaCourCross-editingframeworksofvaluesinthehighArcticArtandAnthropology,withfieldworkexamplesfromSvalbardPerformance/FilmKeywordsanthropology,skilledvisions,valuetheory,filmmaking,collectivepracticesAbstractInthispresentationIwillpresentmaterialfromafieldworkonthehighArcticarchipelagoofSvalbardinSeptember,whileIwilltalkaboutthearchipelagoasasitefornarrativesofknowledgeproduction,nationalterritoryandtheenvironment.Thepresentationshouldberegardedasanintroductiontoawork-in-progressintheformofadismantledfilmthateventuallywillbepiecedtogetherbymeansofanassemblagedstorylineandalive-editingproductionswitcherforaliveaudience.BioEvalaCourisaDanishvisualartistandresearcherwithabackgroundinfineartsaswellasvisualanthropology.Sheworkswithaudio-visualandspatialformsofmontageanddisplay,performance,textandfilm.Shealwaysnegotiatescarefullywiththesurroundingsinwhichherworkactualizesandhappilyengageincollaborationwithothers.InEnglish

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EvaWeinmayrBookLiberationandRadicalLibrarianshipFineArtKeywordsRadicalPublishing,FeministPedagogy,DecolononisingKnowledge,QueerTheory,LibraryUnderground,RadicalLibrarianshipAbstractIwilltalkaboutmyongoingprojectLibraryofOmissionsandInclusionsandartists’attemptstoestablishmodelsofpublishinganddisseminationoutsidecurrentcorporateconstraintsanddistributionmonopolies.I’llrethinkthehistoricalconceptofthelibraryasamodeofdistributionandasaspacewheremarketablegoodsareturnedintopublicgoods.Reflectingonimplicitlimitationsandenclosures–whohasaccesstoinstitutionallibraries,whatisincludedandwhatisomittedandforwhatreason—Iwillpresentmyresearchintoradicallibrarianshipinthe70sandtoday’sself-organisedofflineandonlinepiratelibrariesandundergrounddistributionnetworksthattrytofightthecommodificationandstreamliningofknowledge.UltimatelyIamlookingforinfrastructuresthatovercomethebinaryof“monopolyvspiracy”providingmodelsforsustainable,independentpublishinganddisseminationpractices.BioEvaWeinmayrisanartist,writerandeditorbasedinLondon.Sheisinterestedinfeministandqueerpedagogies,politicsofauthorshipandpublishingasartisticpractice.CurrentprojectsincludeLet’sMobilize:WhatisFeministPedagogy?(ValandAcademyworkinggroup),LibraryofOmissionsandInclusions,ANDPublishing(withRosalieSchweiker)andThePiracyProject(withAndreaFrancke).www.evaweinmayr.comwww.andpublishing.orgInEnglish

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FredrikNyberg(tillsammansmedStenSandell)PlötsligtinfinnersigenoroOmdenakustiskaochvisuellapausensfunktionerimusikaliskaochpoetiskapraktikermedfokuspåstadenLiterarycomposition,poetryandproseKeywordsMusik.Poesi.Improvisation.Intermedialitet.Tystnad.Paus.Undantagstillstånd.Mellanrum.GlipaAbstractPausenochmellanrummetiolikakonstnärligapraktikerärhistorisktsettvälundersökt.Vivillidettaprojektlyftaindennatraditionochdiskussioniensamtidaintermedialochperformativkonstnärligkontext.Tankenärattexploateratankegodsetiengenreöverskridandepraktik,därröstmöterpiano,därnoteratmöterimproviserat,därvisualitetmöterakustikochdärdetdiskursivamöterdetperformativa.Vitänkerattprojektetfrånenpositioninifråndenmusikaliskaochlitteräraverksamhetenkommerattberättaomstadenpånyaochannorlundavissamtattdetisammagestkommerattbegreppsliggöraochkonkretiseraviktigamomentsomtidigareihöggradkaraktäriseratsjustgenomsinintuitivaochundanglidandestatus.Vivillocksåutvecklanyasättattbetrakta,tänkakring,ochinteminstviktigt,lyssnatillpausen.Frågeställningarplacerarsigi,såväldenpoetiska,somdenmusikaliskaprocessenskärna.BioFredrikNybergärförfattareochlektorvidAkademinvaland.Handisputerade2013medavhandlingenHurlaterdikten?AttblivedII.SenastebokärSlingorn&undergången.AttblivedIII.StenSandellärrealtidskomponerandepianist/organist/klavikordistochröstimprovisatör,disputerade2013medavhandlingenPåinsidanavtystnaden.Nypublikation“THELANGUAGEINSIDETHEORGANBEHINDTHEPIANO”,2017.www.stensandell.comInSwedish

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FredrikSvenskOmänskligkonstkrikochmöjlighetenförenprogressiv”statskonst”Non-humanartcriticismandpossibilityofaprogressive”artofthestate”FineArtKeywordsStadsplanering,kön,ras,sexualitet,klass,gentrifiering,omänsklighet,kritik,arkitektur,demokratiAbstractMedutgångspunktfrånantagandetattoffentligkonstalltidvaritendelavstyrningenochskapandetavenvissförståelseavvaddetinnebärattvaramänniskakommerjagidennapresentationdiskuteramöjlighetenförenprogressivoffentligstatskonstientidnärkommunalstadsplaneringunderställsbådeenurbanåtstramningspolitikochenpostpolitikförståelseförstadensomföretag.PresentationenkommerattutgångspunktiStatenskonstrådsutställningMalmösleende,hösten2016.PresentaAonenärendelavettpågåendeforskningsprojektomomänskligkonstkritik.BioFredrikSvenskärkonstteoretikerviAkademinValand,chefredaktörförtidskriftenPalettenochskriverkonstkritikförblandannatAftonbladetochArtforum.www.paletten.netInSwedishorEnglish

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HannaNordenhökTheFleshoftheOther–PoetryasArtisticPractice&ReadingasaCriticalMethodLiterarycomposition,poetryandproseKeywordsPoetry,Otherness,Reading,LiteraryCriticismAbstractThePhDresearchprojectofHannaNordenhökiscarriedoutthroughthewritingoftwoparallelbooks:oneofpoetry,andoneofaseriesofexperimentalessays.Bothbookvolumesexplorestheconnectionsbetweenpoetrywritingandliterarycriticismthroughthenotionof“reading”–perceivedasanactofco-existencewiththenon-familiarandunexpected.“Reading”isthusbothamotifandamethodintheproject,ononehandcarriedoutthroughreadingsof,andconversationswiththethreepoetsGloriaGervitz(Mexico),AnnJäderlund(Sweden)andAnjaUtler(Germany)–andontheotherthroughNordenhök´sownliteraryandartisticpractice.BioHannaNordenhökisapoet,literarycriticandartisticresearcherborninMalmöin1977.Shehaspublisheddramaplays,poetrybooks,novelsandessays,andisfrecuentlywritingtheatreandliterarycriticisminExpressen.Herlastpublishedbookwasthenovel“DetvitahusetISimpang”(TheWhiteHouseinSimpang,NorstedtsEditorialHouse,2013).InEnglish

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HendrikZeitlerDeUtvalda/TheChosenOnesPhotographyKeywordsporträtt,speciecism,representation,Adorno,djurAbstractMinporträttseriemedtitelnDeUtvalda/TheChosenOnesbörjades2002ochavslutasunder2016medenbokmedsammatitelsomkommerutunderhösten.Bildserienutgårfråntankenomöverenskommelsenvidporträttfotograferingsommanifesterasgenomblickkontaktenmeddenavbildadeochvadsomhändernärblickentillhörångonsominteärmedvetenomkameran.TillbokenharjagsamarbetatmedskribentenCamillaFlodinsomutgårisintextfrånTheodorW.Adornoochtankenomdetverkligenärdjurensomsörjeröverattdeinteärmänniskor,elleromdetärvisombordesörja?BioPhotographer´sArtistBook,KungligaKonsthögskolan,Stockholm ht2015–vt2016Denfotografiskabildenshistoria,teoriochforskning,HögskolanförFotografividGöteborgsuniversitet ht2009–vt2010Genusvetenskap,Göteborgsuniversitet ht2004–vt2005KonstochArkitektur,KungligaKonsthögskolan,Stockholm vt2003–ht2003Masterprogramifotografi,HögskolanförFotografividGöteborgsuniversitet ht2001–vt2003Kandidatutbildningifotografi,HögskolanförFotografividGöteborgsuniversitetht1999–vt2001GrundutbildningifotografipåDesignhögskolan,Dortmund,Tyskland ht1997–vt1999www.hendrikzeitler.comInSwedish

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ImriSandströmReflexivity’sPreoccupationsasaProblemfortheWholeLakeLiterarycomposition,poetryandproseKeywordsReflexivity,Diffractivity,Situatedknowledges,I,IceAbstractThepresentationconsistsofpartsofachapterinmydoctoralprojectHoweAcrossReading–PerformingthePast.Thechapterconcernsquestionsregardingreflexivityanddiffractivity.IwillperformpartsofthewebpageThePagesandexpandonthesenotions/practices.DrawinguponworksoftechnofeministresearcherDonnaHaraway,literaryresearcherHaraldGaski,anthropologistJohannesFabianandKarenBarad,Iseektoproblematizereflexivity’spreoccupationsanddiscusshowadiffractivepracticemightdiffer.BioImriSandströmisanartistandresearcher.Sheiscurrentlycarryingoutherdoctoralstudieswithinthefieldofliterarycomposition,atTheValandAcademy,GothenburgUniversity.http://about.howeacrossreading.imrisandstrom.com/InEnglish

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JasonE.BowmanStretched:BalancingArtisticOrganisationasLife/WorkFineArtKeywordsArtist-Organisation,Curating,ExhibitionasResearchAbstractInthispresentation,IaimtoconsidertwoparticularimpulsesintheVR(SwedishResearchCouncil)fundedproject,Stretched,athree-yearenquirytocontributenewknowledgeonhowartisticpracticeisassembled,expandedandstretchedwithintheculturesof‘artist-organisation’andhowthismayinformexhibitionaryandcuratorialpraxis(co-researchers:JulieCrawshawandMickWilson).Firstly,Iwilldiscussthepotentialofagenealogicalexpansionthatmaycriticallyentangleformationsofartist-organizationwithinart’shistories,bywhichthe‘alternativespacemovementbecomesanode’asopposedtodeterminant.Secondly,Iwilladdressthemethodologicalimplicationsforexhibition-asresearchwhenattempting,throughcuratorialregisters,todiscussmodalitiesofartist-organisationandtheentanglementofartisticlifeandlabour.BioJasonE.Bowmanisanartistwithacuratorialpracticeandresearcher.MFA:FineArtProgrammeLeaderatValandAcademy,heisamemberoftheworkinggroupforPARSE(PlatformforArtisticResearchSweden)andoftheboardofParadox(EuropeanForumforFineArtinH.E.).RecenttouringexhibitionsincludeWatched!Art,PhotographyandSurveillanceinEuropepost9/11.Curatorialandco-curatedworkincludes:Midwest,ScotlandattheVeniceBiennaleandthefirstEuropeansurveyofthepracticesofYvonneRainer.InJune2017,AccidentallyonPurpose-TheTheatreofMistakesopensatLondon'sRavenRow.InEnglish

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JennyTunedalandHannaHallgrenCollectivewritingasamethodinartisticresearchLiterarycomposition,poetryandproseKeywordscollectivewriting,method,vulnerability,illness,loss,exclusionAbstractOvertheyears,TunedalandHallgrenhavewrittenseveralcollaborativetexts–literarytexts,articlesandpapersinartisticresearch.SomeofthesehavebeenwrittentogetherwiththePalestinianpoetandresearcherSomayaEl-Sousi.Inourpresentationwewouldliketotalkaboutcollectivewritingasamethodinartisticresearch.Wewillfocusonourownexperienceofbenefitsandchallengesinthesharedwritingprocess.OurpreviousworkshavehaddifferentthemessuchasGertrudeSteinanddogs,queerandform,and(togetherwithEl-Sousi)memory,timeandwar.TunedalsandHallgrensnextcollectivepoeticalresearchprojectisconnectedtotheinterdisciplinaryresearchprogramEngagingVulnerabilityatUppsalaUniversity(seehttp://www.engagingvulnerability.se/about/).InthisprojectTunedalandHallgrentakeillness,lossandexclusionaspointsofdepartureoftheirwriting.BioJennyTunedalisapoet,literarycriticandtranslatorandseniorlectureratValandAcademy.ShehaspublishedseveralbooksofpoetryandtranslationsofSylviaPlathandAnneSexton.HannaHallgrenisapoetandprofessorinLiterarycomposition.SheholdsaPhDingenderstudiesandhaswrittenseveralbooksofpoetry.Shehasalsopublishedextensivelywithinthefieldsofgenderstudiesandartisticresearch.InEnglish

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JuliaTedroffBetweenthediscursiveandthematerialPhotographyKeywordsFotografi,arkitektur,materialitet,fotohistoria,arkitekturfotografi,materiellkulturAbstractThispresentationwillbeindialoguewiththeresearchprojectPhotography,ArchitectureandtheContemporaryPast,(2014),whichIworkedwithincollaborationwithChalmersarchitecture.InthispresentationIaimtodrawattentiontosomeofthequestionshighlightedintheprojectthathastodowiththeunderstandingandthefunctionofphotographyinrelationtoarchitecture,revealedintheirregularborderlinebetweenthediscursiveanditsoppositethe“material”.BioJuliaTedroffislecturerinphotographyandteacheshistoryandtheoryofphotographyandpedagogyinhigherartseducation.ThepresentationrelatestothepublicationPhotography,ArchitectureandtheContemporaryPast,Caldenby,Slavik,Tedroff,FarranLee,(ed),ArtandTheoryPublishing,Stockholm,2014.AndtoherongoingresearchprojectNarrativesinArchitecturalPhotography–CaseStudiesinthemediationofarchitectureinSwedishhistory.InEnglish

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KalleSannerPhotographicWorkson:ArchitectSvenBrolidsLateModernistChapelsinGothenburgPhotographyKeywordsTheRethoricofaLargeFormatCamera,TimeandMateriality,ThepowerofArchitectureANDThepowerofReligionAbstractIwillpresentabodyofphotographicworksthatinvestigatesamodernisticchapelinthewesternpartofGothenburg.DuringaperiodofsixyearsIhavebeenvisitingandphotographingthechapelanditssurroundingswitha4x5”largeformatcamera.ThebuildingwasdrawnbyarchitectSvenBrolidandwasaccomplishedin1968andisstillatuse.WithinthisworksIwanttoinvestigatetheestheticsandfunctionalityofmodernistarchitectureinrelationshiptochristianvalues,traditionandpower.BioKalleSannerworksasaphotographerandteachesatthemasterprograminphotographyatAkademinValand.Hisworksinvestigatestheunderstandingofphysicalspaceinrelationtothephysicsandrhetoricofthecamera.KalleSannerhasanMFAinphotographyfromtheSchoolofPhotographyatGothenburgUniversity.www.kallesanner.seInEnglish

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KerstinHamiltonExploringExperimentalDocumentaryPhotographyKeywordsDocumentary,Photography,Experimental,ContemporaryrepresentationAbstractSincethe1980s,thedocumentarygenrehasbeenprofoundlycritiqued.Inrecentyears,artworksthataddresspoliticalandsocialissues,usingexperimentalapproach,pushingthedocumentaryboundarieshaveemerged.Despitesharingsomecharacteristicswithtraditionaldocumentaryphotography,theyalsoprofoundlydifferfrom20thcenturydocumentaryapproaches.Thispresentationwillgiveanintroductiontomyon-goingresearchprojectwhereIexploreexperimentalapproacheswithindocumentarylens-basedwork.Myworkconsistsoftwointerdependentpartswhereoneisatextandtheotheraseriesofartworks.Withtheaimofrenewingthedocumentaryposition,Iwillusetheterm“ExperimentalDocumentary”toexploretherelationbetweendocumentary,photography,artandpolitics,ethicsandrepresentation.BioKerstinHamiltonispracticebasedartisticresearcher.Hercurrentresearchisbasedinnanotechnologicalenvironmentwhereshevisualisesnanosocietiesonhumanandnanoscale.ThefilmZero Point Energy(2016),whichispartoftheon-goingresearchproject“ExploringExperimentalDocumentary”,wasincludedintheModernaMuseetexhibition“TheNewHuman”.www.kerstinhamilton.comInEnglish

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KhashayarNaderehvandiVemvittnarförvittnet?Literarycomposition,poetryandproseKeywordserfarenhet,text,händelse,vittnesmålAbstractFörhållandetmellanenhändelseochenutsagaomhändelsenkansessomenkontrastmotdetförhållandesområdermellanenutsagaochdenhändelsesomärsjälvautsagan.Ellerannorlundauttryckt:Omvissautsagorutgersigföratthänvisatillvissahändelser,finnsdetvissautsagorsomutgersigförattproduceranyahändelser.Idennapresentation–somfårsessomofärdigochtrevandeochendelavmittavhandlingsarbete–kommerjagattförsökareflekterakringdessatvåformerförutsagor,ellerspråk,ochrelaterademtilllitteraturens(o)förmågaattformuleraochetableraendeladerfarenhet.BioKhashayarNaderehvandiärpoetochdoktorandikonstnärliggestaltning,medinriktninglitterärgestaltning.InSwedish(unlessrequestedotherwise)

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KjellCaminhaA[decolonial]anthropophagicact?FineArtKeywordsDecoloniality,migrantknowledge,hospitality,occupancy,Fanon.AbstractIaminterestedinexploringanthropophagy(eatingtheother)asaculturalstrategyoraphilosophicalsystem.Fromadiasporicperspective,Iamintriguedbyitasapotentialmethodologyandpracticetowardsdecolonialthoughtanddiscourse,whenincontrastwithanthropoemia(vomitingtheother).Thetalkisinformedbymypreviousresearchinterestinidentitybeingshapedbydifferenthospitalitypractices,andalsobyideastowardsthenextseminarfordecolonial,diversityandmigrationpoliticsthatIamdevelopingattheAcademy,forSpring2017.BioKjellCaminhaisanartistwithgrowinginterestincuratorialstrategiesasmeansforfurtheringdecolonialencountersanddialogueswithinhisartisticresearchandpractice.HeholdsaMFAfromValandAcademy,UniversityofGothenburg(SE).Caminhahasconvenedaseriesofseminarsondecolonialismfosteringdiscussionofhospitalitypractices,diversityandmigrationandpolitics,andknowledgeproduction:PracticesandNotionsoftheMigrantImage(2015);OnAfrophobia:TowardsDecolonialCuratorialApproaches(2016);AnthropophagicallyDecolonial(upcoming2017).www.kjellcaminha.comInEnglish

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LindaSternöandKlaraBjörkTheVisualPracticemodel-ThecameraasatoolfordevelopmentofsocietyFilmKeywordsThecamera,filmpedagogy,empowerment,literacyAbstractAsfilmmakerswehaveastrongbelievethatourtool;thecamera,andourartisticmethodsfromfilmmaking,cancontributetothesocietyoutsidetheartacademy.InthispresentationweshowcaseprojectswhereweexplorethecameraasatoolforstrengthendemocracyandparticipationintheSwedishcommunity.OurmethodisveryclosetoPhotovoice;whichischaracterizedbyitsaimtoelicitdialogueamongparticipantsthroughtheuseofphotographstakenbytheparticipantsandemployedinanopendiscussionabouttheirbroadersignificanceandmeaning.ToPhotovoiceweaddthephilosopherJaquesRancière’spedagogicalapproachtoseetheparticipantasthedirectorofherownlearning,thatwillbeguidedbyasetofquestionsfromthepedagogue/researcher:”Whatdoyousee?Howdoyoureflectonwhatyousee?Howdoyourelatetowhatyouseeinawiderperspective?”ThroughPaoloFreire’sworkwefindatheoreticalframeworkfortheVPmodel,whereweareespeciallyinterestedinhisthinkingaroundhisownworkagainstanalfabetisminBrazilinthe1950'swheretheilliteracywasahugedemocraticproblem.Inourpresentationwewillexplainhowweseethatthisisveryaccuratewhenitcomestofilmliteracyinourpresenttimeandhowthiskindofworkcancontributetoempowermentanddemocraticparticipationamongcitizenstoday,throughtheworkwithacamera.BioLindaSternö:BachelorexamfromFilmhögksolan2003.BachelorexaminpedagogicsfromGöteborgUnviersity2009.Ongoingstudiesinthemasterprogramof“Visualcultureandlearning”atKonstfack;exam2017.TeacheratValandAcademysince2009.Togetherwithstudentsandstaffinfilmcomposition,LindastartedtheprojectBarnfilmskolan2011.KlaraBjörk:BesidesherworkasateacherandheadofthefilmdepartmentatValandAcademy,KlaraBjörkisactiveasaproducerandpartnerintheproductioncompanyFilmkreatörerna.SheiseducatedatEAVE(EuropeanAudioVisuellEntrepreneur)andatFilmhögskolanatGöteborgUniversity.www.barnfilmskolan.seInEnglish

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MaddieLeachAdjustmentstoamonument:LoweringSimonFraserFineArtKeywordsArtistproject,place-basedresearch,narrative,sculpture,public,monumentAbstractCommissionedbytheNewWestminsterbranchoftheNativeSonsofBritishColumbiaintheearlyyearsofthe20thcentury,themonumenttoSimonFraser‘explorer’hasanintriguinghistoryofdisassembly,reassemblyandrelocation.In1911abronzebustofFraserwascompletedinMontréalbythecelebratedCanadiansculptorLouis-PhillipeHébert.InOctoberofthatyearitwaspositionedatopatallgranitecolumnatthetopofAlbertCrescentParkinNewWestminsteroverlookingtheFraserRiver.By1988themonumenthadundergoneseveralrelocations,movingsteadilydownhilltowardstheriver,theplinthhavingbeensubstantiallyreducedinheightandthebustrotated180degrees.Acknowledgingthiscurioustrajectoryasastartingpoint,Iproposeafurthermaterialadjustmentandrelocation(inpart)forthemonumentin2017.BioMaddieLeachisanartistandEnhetschefiFriKonstatValandAcademy.Herpracticeisonethatseeksviable

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waysofmakingartworksinordertointerpretandrespondtouniqueplace-determinedcontentandenactsaprocessofestablishingspecificrelationshipsbetweenform,materials,locations,histories,events,individualsandcommunities.Shefollowsaresearch-intensiveapproachtodevelopconceptualtrajectoriesandworkthroughquestionsofmateriality,processandpublicpresentationwiththeaimofadaptingandrespondingtolocalconditions.www.maddieleach.netInEnglish

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MajaHammarénBotandetsiver/FrenzietoCurePhotographyAbstractStartingfromthreehistoricalpublicinstitutionsthatorganizedpoorand“mentallyill”peopleinGöteborginthe18thtoearly20thcentury–thepublicandsemi-publicartprojectBotandetsiver/Frenzietocurerevisitsthesesplaces,todayscenesforbusinesshotelsandcitydevelopmentprocesses.Botandetsiver/Frenzietocuretakesoncategorizationofpeopleandbodies,varyingideasonhowtocure(leeches,forced12hoursbaths);aidwithcounterclaims;forcedworketcand…Throughthislocalpastweseethepresent:Arbetslinjen(Swedishpoliticsaroundlabour),today´sdebateonsocalledEU-migrantsandpoor,thenormativeproductivebody,anddemandfortheworkforcetobeflexible,ableandloyalenough.TheprojectrunbyIoanaCojocariu,CeciliaGermainandMajaHammarén,and,willtakeplaceinthespring2017.Hammarénwillintroducetheprojectsmethods,dilemmasandextractsfromourresearch.BioMajaHammarén,lectureratValandAcademyworksasartist,writer,teacherandorganizor,curator.MemberofKONSTARBETEandPalettenboardandeditorialgroup.InSwedish(unlessrequestedotherwise)

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MaryCobleOftenItGoesWrong:QueerPerformanceArtandActivismFineArtKeywordsQueer,performance,activism,socialjustice,failureAbstractMycurrentartisticworkandresearchaskshowcanqueerperformancearthavethepotentialtooperateasanagentforsocialjustice.IwillusemymostrecentperformancesTimelineofDisruptionandPulse(2016)todiscussthequeeringofspace(claimingpoliticalspace),ofthebody(advocatingforbodiesthatresist/subvert/challenge)andoftime(questioningnotionsofprogress/linearity/success).TimelineofDisruptionisabody’sre-imaginingofthepositionsofdefianceexperiencedinandthroughactivism.Usinginklesstattooinganddistortingabodybecomesmessy,astruggleandfailstomarkorconnect.Pulsechallengesseeminglyinaccessiblestructuresandsystemswhileinsistingontheinterdependencyofacollectiveeffortbyemployingcommunicationthroughmultiplebodies.10daysofclimbingamassivedomesendingprotestchatsviaMorseCode-it’sallabitimpossibleandloadedwiththepotentialinmiscommunication.BioEmbracingunpredictability,messinessandfailureIaimtomanifestproblemsofbodily,societalandsymbolicnavigationparticularlyfocusingonissuesofinjusticeandnormativeboundaries.ThemesinmyworkthatIcanpinpointrightnowrevolvearoundqueerpoliticsandactivismwiththeinsistenceofintersectionalaction.Theworkisslow,repetitive,feelshardtomakeandsometimesscaresme.ThisiswhenIbecomemostexcitedbecauseIknowIamriskingsomething.Itsurprisesmehowoftenitgoeswrong.

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MickWilsonPoliticalImaginariesandtheQuestionofInstitutionaddressedthroughArtisticPracticeFineArtKeywordsContemporaryArt,PoliticalImaginary,Institution,Mortality/Natality,Eurocentrism,InstituentPractices,Rhetoric,BourgeoisRevoltAbstractThispaperpresentsongoingworkintothenatureofinstitution,inresponsetodiscussionsof‘instituentpractices’,‘artist-ledculture’,thefateof‘institutionalcritique’andthecritiqueofeurocentrism.Itdrawsuponworkdoneaspartofthe‘Stretched’researchproject;workonthequestionofpoliticalimaginariesinrelationtothethemesofmortality/natalitythroughtheproject‘DeadPublic’;andonworkdonewithintheValandAcademy’spartnershipwithBardCentreforCuratorialStudies.Thepaperisaspeculativeresponsetothequestion‘whatisinstitution?’producedfromwithinaframeofartisticpractice.BioDr.MickWilson(BA,MA,MSc,PhD)isanartist,educatorandresearcherbasedinSwedenandIreland.Editedvolumesinclude:TheCuratorialConundrum,MIT(2016)withP.O’NeillandL.Steeds;CuratingResearch,OpenEditions/deAppel(2014);CuratingandtheEducationalTurn,OpenEditions/deAppel(2010)bothwithP.O’Neill;andSHAREHandbookforArtisticResearchEducation,ELIA(2013)withS.vanRuiten.Recentpublications:“InstitutionalGraft”,Implants,NSF,Ireland(2016);"Preface"toS.Tuck’sAftertheAgreement:ContemporaryPhotographyinNorthernIreland(2015);“DeadPublic:Anunfinishedenquiry”inVector:Artisticresearchincontext(2014);and“AnachronisticAesthesis”inExperimentalAesthetics(2014).Hewasco-convenerwithP.O’NeillandJ.Grahamofthe4thMoscowCuratorialSummerSchool,2015.Forthcomingexhibitions:Seminar,BAK,Utrecht,March2017.InEnglish

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PatrikErikssonFörsökmedDeleuzeFilmKeywordsFilm/Essäfilm/Deleuze/PraktiskkunskapAbstractDetverkarvarasvårtattundkommaGillesDeleuzeommanpånågotsättgörenkopplingmellanfilmochtänkande.DeleuzesskriverieromfilmitandemverketCinemaärenihållandereferenspunkt.Mittdoktorandprojekt,”Melankoliskafragment”,handlaromdenfilmessäistiskapraktikensomentankeprocess.JagämnardärföratthärpresenteramittangreppssätttillDeleuzeiförhållandetilldet.Sinnerbrink(2011)(ochRodowick1997)menarattDeleuzesarbeteomfilmuppehållersigkringenendafråga:”howdoesasustainedmeditationonfilmandfilmtheoryilluminatetherelationbetweenimageandthought?”.Precis.Detvarfrågan,fastjagläggertill”filmpractice”.BioPatrikEriksson.Filmare.Doktorandifilmiskgestalting.Filmografiiurval:Melankoliskafragment(2015),Enenaståendestudieimänskligförnedring(2008),Feministerna(2006).InSwedish

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StefanJensenandHannahMacfarlaneObjectSensibilityPhotographyKeywordsDeeptime,Scale,Linearity,low-tech,CollaborationAbstractWewillpresentourcurrentworkandresearchconcerningthecollisionbetweenthepersonanddeeptime.Years,daysandminutes.Thesemeasurementshelpustodescribe,contextualiseandvisualisetimeandbeing.Outsideofthesewordsexistsanotherboundlesstimescape,onethatwitnessedthebirthofthesolarsystemandhasaninfiniteend.UsinglowtechandthePhotographicasamethodology,wecentretheworkaroundanencounterwithDeeptime,thecollectionofMicrometeorites.Thesearchforthesefragmentsfulfilsaneedfortangibilityinanotherwiseopaqueconcept,openingupnewpossibilitiesofaccessingdeeptime.BioHannahMacFarlaneandStefanJensenhaveworkedcollaborativelysince2012.ThecollaborationbeganduringtheirbachelordegreeinFineArtPhotographyattheGlasgowschoolofartandthecollaborativeformathasbeenoneofthemainfoundationsintheirartisticpractice.TheynowliveandworkinGöteborg.www.jensenmacfarlane.comInEnglish

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TyroneMartinssonLinaeusanddrones–aresearchtravelaccountPhotographyKeywordsresearchtravel,nature,environmentalissues,sustainabledevelopmentAbstractSeptember2016MartinssonwasexpeditionleaderforBBE2016SpitsbergenfollowingLinaeustravellerAntonRolandssonMartinwhomin1758visitedSpitsbergenonawhalingshipoutofGothenburg.BBEwasacross-disciplinaryexpeditionfollowingMartinaspartofalargerprojectrunbyIK-FoundationinEnglandonthehistoryoftravels,nature,artsandscienceassociatedwiththeLinaeusapostles.TheoutcomefromtheexpeditionaimtolinkthestoryandworkofMartin,Lineausintheirunderstandingofnatureandtheworldwithcontemporarychallengesinregardstonature,environmentalissuesandsustainabledevelopment.ThispresentationgivesashortaccountoffieldworkinSpitsbergen.BioDr.TyroneMartinssonisSeniorlecturerinphotographyandresearcherwithaninterestinenvironmentalphotography,artandscience.Currentlyworkingonacross-disciplinaryprojectwithglaciers,timeandtheArcticenvironment.InEnglish