A joint project between Malmö Art Academy, University of Art Braunschweig and International Academy of Art Palestine
Course leaders: Professor Olav Christopher Jenssen, Assistant Professor Viola Vahrson and Professor Gertrud Sandqvist.
Preliminary dates are:
2009 Workshop I May 9-15 Braunschweig: Catastrophes, War, and natural Catastrophes. Lectures and excursions, including a visit to the Checkpoint Charlie, and the Wall Museum in Berlin
Workshop II July Ramallah: The theme presented through the lenses of the situation and history of Palestine
Workshop III October 5-11 Malmö: Inner escape, creation of parallel worlds, madness, and dissociation
2010 Workshop IV Jan 4-10 2010 Båstad/ Sweden; migration movements, economical and political refugees, with focus on the situation at Lampedusa south of Sicily.
Jan- Aug 2010 Production phase, in which the students transform and understand the theme through their artistic works and texts.
April-May 2010, Berlin International symposium with invited guests and researchers
June- Nov 2010 Editorial work and production of publication
2011 Jan 2011 Exhibition at Lunds Konsthall, Sweden