Walking As Practice WAP23 by WAP

WALKING AS PRACTICE WAP23 was a process-based residency during September-November 2023, where artists using walking as a method delved into each others’ knowledges and things they encountered together at BKN, the Northern Stockholm Archipelago in Sweden. Fieldworks, share sessions and seminars were created jointly to locate and entangle structures, narratives and themes for walking. The residency formed a transformative, dynamic space for art that engaged with life and nature towards critical and poetic explorations, influenced by the immediate surroundings: the forest, lakes, sea and people living in the rural area. Processing how walking is interlocked in our artistic practices, this exposition represents a gathering of texts, visuals and audio from the walking art residency. The selected artists contributed with interdisciplinary practices, primarily drawing, photography, video, performance and dance. They worked both individually, in spontaneous constellations and in group sessions. The dissemination of the program took place in share sessions upon arrival of new artists - including dinners, open studios, walks, workshops etc. In addition, as the program unfolded, each artist developed their own exposition.

TWO WOODEN PATHWAY WALKS

SHORT BKN WALKS

TWO SIDES MARUMSVÄGEN WALK

WAP MAPS WALKS/TRAILS

BERGÄNGEN WALK

GERHARD KOWALD

More walks in his exposition)

MARUM AREA

SUGGESTED WAP WALKS FOR COMMUNITY & BKN

Shows various walks on Björkö or Arholma. Grid=1 km All walks on Björkö starts at BKN. Short walks are under one hour. Each artist unfolds their own artistic practice in their exposition. More maps were generated. They will be fascilitated via the Björkö Community. In addition, WAP directly impacted BKN ART WALK.

HOUSE WALK - MOOSE CROSSING

ANNA VIOLA HALLBERG

12 K includes wading

STENBROTTET AREA