Kännbart catalogue and web page

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ABF Örebro has finally released the condensed Kännbart web page AND sent out the amazing Kännbart catalogue, made by BankerWessel.

Kännbarts förstärkare

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Writing the letters of participation for the "förstärkare" in project Kännbart.

A new catalogue is born

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The catalogue about Kännbart is here!! Thank you BankerWessel! Soon to be distributed – watch your postboxes in April. more

Voices from Kännbart

Working on the Kännbart report and stumbled upon these quotes from the participants with sight- and/or hearing disabilities (aka "förstärkare"):


”Kännbart handlar inte bara om att kvotera in oss, att ge oss en gräddfil in i konstvärlden. Det handlar inte heller bara om syn- och hörselnedsättningar. Det handlar om att vi har unika erfarenheter och unika perspektiv.”

”Det här att jag har fått vara med i Kännbart, det har gett mig så himla mycket. Det har stort att jag har vågat en massa på grund av det - jag har sökt jobb, jag har sökt kurser. Det hade jag inte vågat innan.”
”Jag har arbetat med tillgänglighet för landstinget och det är skittråkigt, för det händer ingenting. Det här projektet har åstadkommit mycket mer, på mycket kortare tid.”
”Jag har gått igenom många processer i mitt liv, men det här året med Kännbart har varit en av de viktigaste. Jag har fått tillbaka modet, självförtroendet. Projekt Kännbart har gett mig en grund.”

”Jag är stolt för att jag förändrade mitt liv!”

Kännbart ends

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Project Kännbart had its very last meeting today, and we celebrated three yeas with a dinner. Bon voyage everybody.

A final party for Kännbart

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Finally some unresponsibel time with Kännbart.

"Förstärkar-dagar"

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Two days with talks and lectures for "förstärkare" in project Kännbart. See program HERE

Kännbart - end seminar

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End seminar today for Kännbart. Program HERE

Working on the Kännbart book

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BaknerWessel has the great idea for Kännbarts final book. It'll be great!

Opening Kännbart

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Thanks all the 350 visitors during the last opening of Kännbart.

Three interviews

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Together with Annika Ottander, I've made three interviews with people that are deaf- and/or blind.
1. Graciela Gonzalo-Sundström grew up deaf in Argentina, and then lost her sight in Sweden. Watch HERE
2. Dennis Lindell and Fredrik Lundgren discuss dating and work. Watch HERE
3. Jane Eriksen is deaf and blind. Her hobbies: Literature and riding. Watch HERE

Opening in two days - Kännbart is growing

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Building last Kännbart exhibition

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Another broken heart

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I was a asked to make red broken heart, for Mikaelas book as part of Kännbart. Here it is.

BankerWessel and Kännbart

The book for Kännbart is taking shape. Thanks once again BankerWessel (who also worked with the TA PLATS!-book).

Gracielas new piece

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Graciela is working on her public piece for Scenkonstmuseet this fall, with assistance from Linda Bäckström.

Zenit writes about Kännbart

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Kännbart opening at Borås art museum

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Kännbart to Borås

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Installation begins: Kännbart opens at Borås art museum next week.

Introduction day at Scenkonstmuseet

The project Kännbart arranged an introduction day at Scenkonstmuseet today. Program HERE

Kännbart - förstärkare

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Kännbart has a "scholarship program" for people with sight- and/or hearing disabilities. Next exhibitions in Borås and Stockholm.

Opening Kännbart in Sandviken

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Project Kännbart opening at Sandviken art hall today. Program HERE

Graciela at MTM

Installing ceramics by, and interview with, Graciela, at the MTM international conference Tactile Reading.

Nacka, WIP and Kännbart

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A week with Nacka, Kännbart and WIP. (Image: Tankar tar form by Fredrika Linder)

Work and input in Gothenburg and Borås

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Traveling between Stockholm, Gothenburg and Borås. Planning Kännbart at Borås art museum and visiting Världskulturmuseet, etc.

Introduction day, Borås art museum

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Kännbart: Seminar, workshop and preparations at Borås art museum. Program HERE

Kännbart opening in Ystad

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Kännbart opens at Ystad art museum, with new pieces by Frida and Asha. Program HERE

Kännbart evolves

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Kännbart travels to Ystad art museum, and new work evolves.

All work and some play....

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A compact work day with Kännbart, WIP and Nacka ends at Scenkonstmuseets grand opening.

Seminar days

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Kännbart arranges an introduction day in Sandviken, while at the same time I attend the Funktek end seminar in Gothenburg.

Networking in Sandviken

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Kännbart will work with school, Sinnesriket and the art hall in Sandviken. Meetings today.

Visiting Borås art museum

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Kännbart exhibits at Borås art museum this summer, with many of our newly produced art.

Seminar in Ystad

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Seminar, workshop and reparations at Ystad art museum. Read MORE

Seminar in Gothenburg

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Seminar, workshop and reparations at Gothenburg city museum. Read MORE

Meetings with new participants in Kännbart

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Meetings with Bert Brännström, who is deaf-and-blind and work with sign language poetry, and with artist Birgitta Dahlström who is loosing her sight and has been an active part of Gothenburgs art scene for 40 years.

Interview with Dennis and Fredrik

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interviewing two former chairmans for DBU - Dennis and Fredrik.

Assisting Asha with her tipi

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Asha is developing her art in a great tipi within the project Kännbart.

Kännbart opening in Gothenburg

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Arranging studio visits at WIP

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Arranging studiovisits for the "förstärkare" from Kännbart at WIP:sthlm. more

Arranging visit to Moderna

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A great group of people that we work with in Kännbart - "Förstärkare", from Örebro - visit Moderna today.w

Kännbart to Gothenburg

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The Kännbart-exhibition reaches the Museum of Gothenburg. Image: Art by Julia Adzuki.

Interview with Jane Eriksen

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Last interview with Jane Eriksen for Kännbart. The film will be edited by Åsa Elieson, premiere in December.

Education day in Gothenburg

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Two lectures in todays education day in Gothenburg. Program>>

Opening in Rättvik

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Opening for Kännbart at Rättvik art hall.

Kännbart installation in Rättvik

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Kännbart is installed and presented to the press at Rättvik art hall.

Late summer train ride

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Riding the train home from Örebro after work with Kännbart. Many new ideas and energy.

Wow - some weeks

Kännbart is traveling to Rättvik, we enroll some new "förstärkare"; I build a new piece with Mari Kretz for Satsuma Kustantamo, two public art projects in Botkyrka – with Linda Shamma and Linda Bäckström – are on its way to realization, Roland Perssons public piece in Nacka is soon inaugurated, the art competition for Nackasalen, between Lisa Jeannin + Rolf Schuurmans and Fredrika Linder is soon decided, a new project in Nacka starts, I start a project with Linda Shamma, KC Öst is starting up, WIP:sthlm has new projects, and great meetings at SU and with Osynlig utställning. To mention but a few :-)

Prints for Almedalen

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Layout for Kännbarts program during Almedalsveckan and business cards with braille. MORE>>

Almedalsveckan 2016

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Kännbart at Almedalsveckan this year. Full program HERE>>

Planning for Scenkonstmuseet

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Kännbart ends its tour at Scenkonstmuseet September 2017.

Kännbart opening and press

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Kännbart opening at Kalmar konstmuseum and Virserum konsthall these days.
Barometern 18/6 PRESS>> Vimmerby 17/6 PRESS>> About Sindri 17/6 PRESS>>
(Photo: Tommy Nilsson)

Interviews with Jane

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Interviews with Jane Eriksen. Situation: Deaf and blind. Hobbies: Reading and riding.

Kännbart installed in Kalmar

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Johanna Sims instilling Sök by Nadja Ekman at Kalmar konstmuseum.

Kännbart installed in Virserum

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Project Kännbart is installed in Virserum today. Art by Maria Luostarinen and Julia Adzuki. (Photo: Sims)

introduction day in Rättvik

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Introduction day before Kännbart reaches Rättvik this fall. MORE>>

Kännbart Introduction in Kalmar

A full introduction day before Kännbart reaches Kalmar art museum and Virserum arthall. MORE>>

Kännbart attention

New media on Kännbart:
Video about our guide concept (by Riksutställningar) HERE>>
Radio interview with Tobbe (by P4) HERE>>
Radio interview about our exhibition (by P1) HERE>>
& our presence at Almedalsveckan is public HERE>>

Kännbart opening in Luleå today

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Kännbart: Mentor program 2016

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We have begun the 2016 mentor program "Förstärkare" in Kännbart. With pride: Frida, Graciela and Cecilia. Reed more HERE

Kännbart goes to Stockholm

It is now done: Kännbart travels to Scenkonstmuseet in Stockholm in September 2017.

www.KANNBART.nu

As responsible for project Kännbarts webpage, I just gave it a whole new look.
Do check it out: www.kannbart.nu

Information day in Umeå

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Full day in Umeå today, working on Kännbart.

Kännbart opens in Umeå

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Kännbart opens at Väven and Västerbottens museum this weekend. Welcome!

Press for Kännbart

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See the video-interview here>>

Kännbart ends in Örebro

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Thanks Länsmuseet in Örebro for these months. New stop: Umeå.

Kännbart to Umeå

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Full day in Umeå, together with Västerbottens museum, Väven, ABF, kyrkan mm. Kännbart opens January 30.

Winter in Örebro

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Meetings in Örebro today, regarding Kännbart. With Örebro Läns museum, Göteborgs stadsmuseum and Scenkonstmuseet.

Kännbart - evaluation with artists

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From left to right: Matti Kallioinen, Annika Ottander (curator in Kännbart), Nadja Eriksson, Maria Luostarinen and
Eva Lundqvist (Riksutställningar)

Conferance and educatin day

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The program for Kännbart is rolling with workshops, conferences, education days, guided tours and much more.

Opening Kännbart

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Kännbart result in a new opening record at Örebro Läns museum :-)

Press and information about Kännbart

Press:
SVT Nyheter: www.svt.se/nyheter/regionalt/orebro
Örebro-kuriren:
www.orebrokuriren.se
Landets fria:
www.landetsfria.se
Skånes taltidning:
http://skanestaltidning.se/43-2015/

Information:
Audioguides (SE):
http://www.kannbart.nu/page6/downloads-4/
Sign language (SE):
https://vimeo.com/kannbart

Testing the art

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People with sigh- and/or hearing disabilities test all art before the opening. Lena Kung, Ewa Rydmark och Milla
Högberg, with interpreters with
La Luna by Mari Kretz.

Kännbart - installation

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Beginning to install the exhibition Kännbart at Örebro läns museum. Had to cut down significant parts of the
trees to get in with the trucks :-) Smooth operation thanks to ÖLM,
Sims Art+Sound and Riksutställningar.

Nadja in my studio

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Lovely company in my studio - Nadja Ekman working on her piece "Sök" for Kännbart.

The art for Kännbart evolves

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The art pieces for Kännbart evolves. Here (work in progress) "La Luna" by Mari Kretz, and "Resonant bodies" by Julia Adzuki.

Kännbart conferance

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A lot of Kännbart programmes these weeks. Today a conference at Örebro länsmuseum.
(Images: Me; Sindri Runudde; Alexandra Royal. Photo: Anna Öjebrandt)

Kännbart at Riksutställningar

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All artists in project Kännbart has the possibility to work with Riksutställningar this week.
You can read about Riksutställningars point of view HERE>>

Kännbart to FSDB Sthlm

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Collaboration with FSDB Sthlm and Kännbart. There together with the project and Nadja and Julia.

Moderator for conference in October

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The upcoming project Kännbart will produce two conferences this fall, the first one in October.
I will moderate this exciting day, hosted by Örebro läns museum.

Kännbart - Utveckling

A new part of Kännbart is released: We create artistic opportunities for people with sight and/or hearing disabilities.

Graciela Sundström-Gonzales

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Interview with Graciela Sundström-Gonzales, about life, art and the lack of hearing and sight. Watch here>>
For Kännbart. (Interpreter: Johanna Sandholm and Susanna Roos)

Kick-off Kännbart

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The team running Kännbart. We start this fall in Örebro.

Julia Adzukis art for Kännbart

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Artist Julia Adzuki demonstrate her work for the exhibition Kännbart.
With Hugo, Sindri (with whom she collaborate) and Annika (also curator in Kännbart).

Planning: Kännbart to Örebro

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Planing with Mia at Örebro läns museum. This will be the first exhibition of Kännbart, in November, with massiv programs, educations and collaborations.

Kännbart - Örebro meeting

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After some lectures on contemporary art, we plan several things, amongst others our participation at Almedalsveckan 2016.

Kännbart 2015 - 2017

Two years already planned for the Kännbart tour in Sweden!
See for yourselves: Link>>

Education for the artists in Kännbart

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Artists Mari Kretz, Matti Kallioinen, Nadja Ekman. (Photo: Anna Öjebrandt)

All the artists in Kännbart (together with Riksutställningar and Allmänna arvsfonden) had an education day today at WIP Sthlm today.
Here: three of them moving without sight or hearing.

Folders for Kännbart

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Made the first folders for Kännbart

Maria Luostarinen in Kännbart

The sixth and final artist for Kännbart has accepted and we now have a full house. Welcome Maria Luostarinen!

Logo for Kännbart

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Fredrik Andersson delivers the logo for Kännbart. Thanks!

Kännbart webpage published

I've been working on a web page for the project Kännbart, for which I am a curator.
It was downgraded by ABF after the project ended: LINK

Kick off for the artists in Kännbart

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One day - two projects

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First meeting today in Haninge, regarding Berättelser i en väska, then at Annikas home regarding Kännbart.

All work and no play -

- makes me a happy guy.
  • Kännbart is evolving already and we talk to interested institutions in Sweden even before we have the artists.
  • Berättelser i en väska is triggering the interest of several institutions in Stockholm.
  • Konstgödning in Jämtland, in which I am a part, has a new web page link>>

YES!!!!!

Today Arvsfonden chose to support our project Kännbart full out!
God damn, this will be three exciting years!
Lets go!

Full day in Örebro

Full day in i Örebro, talking about our upcoming project Kännbart. Thanks Annika, Janne and Mikael. Fingers crossed for fundings.
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Working on KÄNNBART

Studio time has been more fun...
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3D-printer and -scanner

Visited Solidmakarna together with Riksutställningar (and Max) today. Research for 3D-printer and -scanner for the upcoming project Kännbart. This could bee so cool.
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Working on deaf-blind project

I have been invited to work with an upcoming project for the deaf and blind. Got some really exciting input and concept ideas today after some good conversations.