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Feeding the backyard, people and creatures. Kultivator and students at ANA, May 2015 Kultivator and a group of students from Ölands folkhögskola enter the atelier and backyard of Astrid Noack, Norrebro, Copenhagen. During one week, they activate the place...

  One week workshop with art and filmstudents from Ölands Folkhögskola collaborating with the animals: Bea, Barney, Micko, Räkan, Cow crew, birds of the forest, Rabbit kids, Sheep crew and flies. Assignment: Make a piece of work - in collaboration...

Geophagia, the deliberate consumption of earth, soil, or clay All the concepts of geophagia—as psychiatric disorder, culturally sanctioned practice or sequel to famine—fall short of a satisfying explanation (…) Might it be an atavistic mode of...

        Residence at Castelvenere. Organised by Strade di Vini, curated by Leandro Pisano. We travelled by car from our rural home in Dyestad, Sweden crossing Europe to the rural place Castelvenere. For 5 days we worked here wih a group of...

For the Creative Time Summit we supplied some of the ingredients, like milk for cheese and kalvdans (dessert), beans, onion, pumpkin, hard bread and sea Buckthorn (berries), for the dinner at the the Moderna Museet, Stockholm During the dinner we offered return...

Humus kitchen, Kultivator/Open cargo For the New biennale of art and architecture, Botkyrka konsthal, Fittja, Swedish art and agriculture collective Kultivator together with Stuart Wright, South Africa and Adam Nyandikila Nkelanza, Tanzania, gave a Humus kitchen...

Rotundan, Kalmar                     [AFG_gallery id='84'] URBAN HORSE SOIL ACTION, Riot Re-framed In April this year, Kultivator build a warm-compost adjacent to the art institution ANA in Nørrebro, Copenhagen....

Fittja Pavilion, 14th Venice Architecture Biennale. The Soil site plan for residencys in Fittja and Redhill is a sketch made by art and farming collective Kultivator, visualizing a future infrastructure of small independent but connected residencys situated in...

Our contribution to the Nørrekær Biennale 2014 by Anna Lindvall and Alexandre Chapus    

Welcome to the Opening of Kultivators un-plugged camp Retopia, and the presentation and reading of the author and midwife Ruth Ehrhardt, South Africa, from her book The little green statue. Introduction by Joanna Sandell, Botkyrka konsthall. Soup by Leila Perikala....

Gislaveds konsthall                   [AFG_gallery id='83']    

                    In the Informal settlement Red Hill, Cape Town. [AFG_gallery id='79'] We did a workshop with kids from the area, asking them to imagine and draw animals from their dreams. [AFG_gallery id='80']...

Kultivator works one day at !Khwa ttu, the San Education and Culture Centre, 70 km north-west of Cape Town             [AFG_gallery id='78'] In cooperation with  Botkyrka konsthall, with support from   

Context in flux symposium 2 Visby The Swedish Exhibition Agency, Baltic Art Center, Nida Art Colony and Art Lab Gnesta collaborate to produce the second symposium for invited participants.  Galleri Syster, Kultivator, GKU, Livia Pancu. The aim is to develop tools...

Kultivator  at  a residence at Astrid Noacks atelier: http://astrid-noack.dk/english. In April 2014, Kultivator wants to build a warm-compost adjacent to the ANA in Copenhagen. The compost will be designed as a possible meeting place for people in the...

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Documentation of different  workshops with students from Ölands Folk Highschool at Kultivator [AFG_gallery id='75']    

Yak Yak is a curatorial project that features newly commissioned and existing works by artists whose practices address rural contexts as particular sites for art making and cultural production. Artists and art/farming/architecture assemblages and collectives from...

Curated by Eva Bakkeslet New Ork is an arena to get inspired by sustainability and green thinking and practice initiatiated by Osebakken Green Neighborhood in Porsgrunn in collaboration with Grenland Artgallery (Norway). The goal is to see how new knowledge and...

  a cooperation with Kalmar Konstmuseum and The M12 Collective     

We exhibited at Glupsk på Dalsland at Not Quite. And tried to make an apple press with Karl Hallberg. [AFG_gallery id='73']    

A bike shed with a green roof. In cooperation with Brett Alton Bloom, Bonnie Fortune and Trish Roan more info on this great site "The Mythological Quarter"               [AFG_gallery id='69']   With thanks to Trish...

http://cumuluskalmar2013.org/workshop/digitalculture Workshop leader: Robert Ek 6 and 7 June 08.30 Bus from Kalmar Theatre to Dyestad on Öland 09.00-15.00 Workshop, coffee break and lunch included 15.00 Bus back to Kalmar Theatre. Adress: Dyestad, Bygata 7,...

A cooperation with M12 (http://m12studio.org/) Last Chance, Colorado and Dyestad, Sweden Gran’s University is an artwork inspired by Mrs. Vendana Shiva who in 2003 started the Grandmothers University in Navdanya, North India. The aim of the Grandmothers...

Jana Fröberg has spent this spring with Kultivator, working out compost and cultivation plans. She has studied art as well as gardening. In a close collaboration between human and microorganisms, materials can slowly be processed into something very valuable....

       15-17 Februari, Kulturhuset in Stockholm               [AFG_gallery id='65']  

see the site for more info  http://www.friendfarm.org/blog/ Friend connections between farms Micro-cooperations for the global cultural Future of the rural! The new multinationals As a visionary, critical project Friendfarm want to question the structures of...

Belgrade Artfair On the stone planet Earth, a layer has been added since the beginning of life, 3.9 billion years ago: our  between 5 and 20 cm thick layer of top-soil.  In this thin layer, the major part of all biological activity of Earth is going on....

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                    Kunstraum Kreuzberg/Bethanien 1st September to 28th October 2012 Opening: Friday, 31st August 2012, from 7 pm Hungry City. Agriculture in contemporary art more info   On the stone planet Earth,...

Kultivator  at  a residence atANA, Astrid Noacks atelier: http://astrid-noack.dk/english. In this time we will present and perform time banking, a form of alternative economy.We hereby invite all who would like to work/exchange time to improve the...

Future Policy “Gnestopia” A policy is a governing document with the overall intentions for the area the policy covers. The review provides guidelines to facilitate development. Kultivator has in spring 2012 worked in a creative school project with children...

Top-soil tombola on the stone planet. Life makes soil. ↓ ↑ and the soil makes life. On the stone planet Earth, a layer has been added since the beginning of life, 3.9 billion years ago: our  between 5 and 20 cm thick layer of topsoil. In this thin...

28/4 – 20/5 Cirkulationscentralen, Malmö “Gran´s University, ornaments of knowledge” The inspiration for Grans´ University, comes from the initiative of Mrs Vendana Shiva, India, that started up her Grandmothers university in...

Tribute toilet 1 and 2 For Artlab Gnesta We decorated the toilet of the artbuilding in honour of Dr. Bindeshwar Pathak, founder of the many times awarded Sulabh Sanitation Movement in India. His work is an example of a single individual’s...

                Barents spektakel 2012, Kirkenes feb 8-12, organised by: Pikene på Broen For Barents Spektakel the Swedish group Kultivator  will try to process a cheese with mixed milk from the four...

The post (r)evolutionary exercises are the outcome of a meeting/friendship/project that started in summer 2010, when we took part in "Goings on" seminar in Beirut, Lebanon. In this seminar, curated by Cecilia Andersson, Scandinavian and Middle east art...

Lunch with cows 28th August in Tammenpää milk farm in western coast of Finland. The framework of the event is  Halikonlahti Green Art -project, an initiative of artist and curator Tuula Nikulainen and Sunny Future association. The exhibition,...

WORKSHOP ”The camp” -A cross cultural workshop in rum46 with the artist groups from the first Goings On – a seminar organized by Cecilia Andersson that took place in 98weeks project space in Beirut Lebanon from the 24-27 June 2010. Goings On...

We hosted part of Camp 5 organised by M.A.R.I.N.: http://marin.cc/ facilitates research and collaboration between arts and sciences with a focus on environmental computing and marine ecologies. m.a.r.i.n blog: http://camp.marin.cc/ Links to some of  the works...

Århus kunstbygning July 2 - August 17 2011        Info slidesimagine Instruction video digital version of exhibition Imagine farm – ground for cultivating thoughts exhibition concept for summer exhibition at Århus Kunstbygning by...

RADICAL ART PRACTISES GALLERI 21, MALMÖ 7/5 - 29/5 – 2011 YNKB (DK) - THE LEARNING SITE, (DK) & (S) – TEMPORARY SERVICES, BRETT BLOOM & BONNIE FORTUNE (US) - SARAH LEWISON (US) - KULTIVATOR (S) - NANCE KLEHM (US) – OUTDOOR LIBRARY (S)...

An opinionresearch. This installation examines the popularity of statements from the manifest of the European Arts and Agriculture network, agri-culture.eu. This network was established in connection to Kultivators “Wedding between Art and Agriculture” in...

  Presentation at The Campo Adentro International Conference campo adentro: http://www.campoadentro.es/en/conferencia_internacional The conference lasted for five days (from October 20 to 24, closure day) during which there was an exchange of experiences and...

   Kultivator residency in Rum 46 Århus, Denmark 18th of October until 31st of October 2010 Most authorities consider that cheese was first made in the Middle East. The earliest type was a form of sour milk which came into being when it was discovered...

  Cow promise film Harvestfeast 2010 presenting Wedding vow film Wedding scenery Mehdi Chafik Ole Brolin             [AFG_gallery id='25']     .

info film (see it big) The International Gallery18 September – 2 October Liverpool Biennial 2010 Curated by James Brady and Janette Porter (http://www.hightideuk.org/) Ditch it Environmental activism by play, art, and small and large animals, coordinated by...

info slides film (by Thomas Gunnar Bagge) ....UNDER CONSTRUCTION..... The Wedding Between Art and Agriculture, in Dyestad, Öland 22 – 24th July 2010  Two ancient human activities will solemnly marry during a three-day wedding in the farm of Kultivator...

Werk in collaboration with 98weeks Project Space presents Goings On A meeting of international independent art spaces taking place in Beirut Public presentations at 98weeks Project Space: Friday June 25 at 6pm ”Space makers Beirut” Cesar Nammour (Recto...

Initiators/Organisers: Andrew Gryf Paterson (SCO/FI), Ulla Taipale / Capsula (FI/ES) and Signe Pucena / SERDE(LV). expedition to rural Kurzeme, Western Latvia The Herbologies/Foraging Networks programme of events, focused in Helsinki...

Info slides 1. The family tree the interactive family tree the office/timeline 2. Land reform and open source? seminar films mobile plantations 3. Goes Ornamental Gijs Frieling: Outdoor kitchen Erik Sjödin: Super Meal Floor Wesseling: Wedding invitation Marlene...

  Supermarket Artfair 2010, Kulturhuset, Stockholm. We made a wedding cake, announcing the wedding between art and agriculture, for visitors to eat Recipe Supermarket eating film                      

. . . Organisers: RIXC, the Center for New Media Culture in cooperation with Association for Contemporary Culture NGOs (Latvia) and international partners. More info see the website                       ABOUT...

    At the harvestfeast of 2009 we were honoured with works of: Music and Art Centre “ Yellowbox” who made a living jukebox with singer songwriter John Leo Carter. The artist Jonas Rahm, The photographer Simon Johansson, The artist Marlene...

For European union agricultural minister meeting in Växjö, Sweden invitation by Växjö arthall Seed up ! Is a campaign to support the Belgian project seeds for food, initiated by prof. Willem van Cotthem. The project objective is to collect seeds...

Symposium is organised by RIXC, The center for new media culture with the support of Nordic Culture Fund, and Nordic Culture Point ABOUT SYMPOSIUM The 4-day symposium gathering together artists, activists, technologists, scientists and researchers, to share their...

Info Go to Glocal guide website See the map Glocal guide is an ongoing Kultivator project. Sustainability using open source / information approaches: in art and grassroots culture, ecology, architecture and environmental design Sustainability using Open source...

info Land, art in the Zeeland Wilhelminapolder presents an exhibition in art station Hongersdijk focussing on man in relation to the surrounding landscape. The occasion for the exhibition is the 200th anniversary of the Royal Wilhelmina Polder Society (De KMWP). Works...

Supermarket 2009 artfair where we showed artist Nick May and Farmer Oloph Fritzén                             [AFG_gallery id='17']    

Participation Synaesthetic dinner over the future of food. Foam, Brussels, Belgium download the electronic edition of the "Open Sauces" cookbook in pdf format.                

artist as farmers, and artists’ cultivation projects. Residency and conference at The Elterwater Merz Barn by foundation Littoral, UK.              

  Linking Culture and agriculture as a strategy for a meaningful countryside. more info           . . . . . . . . . Castle Groeneveld, Baarn, The Netherlands The Groeneveld Forum 2008 is a two-day symposium to explore whether it is...

Öland folkhögskola students built a chickenhouse at school film  

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  Students of Capellagården collect and recycle porcelain into 2 dinner tables in three days   film                    

 Malin Lindmark Vrijman Ett experiment att framställa brukskärl genom odling. Genom frön, mylla, sol, vatten och tid kan kärl tillverkas till mycket låg energi kostnad. För att återknyta till historien och göra...

  Ölands folkhögskola, form and design students make a mobile chickenhouse   film              

Rapeseed oilpress installation at the Verbeke foundation . Rapeseed oilpress installation at the Verbeke foundation  

info Right to farm the land Cooperation between Plan3/Octava, Kultivator and Public globality gardens, with land from Råbelövs gods. In Swedish language, the expression ”farm the land” can be read both as the right to actually farm, thus grow...

  film oil installation Film/Installation for the group exhibition ±Plus/Minus by SKART at our dear friends place “Yellow Box”. We cut trees, chopped wood from our local forest and placed the wood in the living room of Yellow Box. Projecting at...

info making new friends is a stategy for survival by enlarging kultivators group of friends It was performed at "Supermarket" art fair in Stockholm, and culture week Nybro. Visitors could choose from a selection of vegetables seeds from the seedbank of...

info animation (bigger) Open discussion: How can culture, ecologi and economy meet How to get the innercity of Stockholm sustainable Mossutställningar, Birger Jarlsgatan 18A 4tr. Moderatorer: Malin Lindmark Vrijman och Mathieu Vrijman, Kultivator.   Panel:...

                                Tower of Power` Marlene Lindmark and Malin L. Vrijman. From the exhibition Between Reality and Fairytales in Högsby, Sweden 2007, a collaboration...

Exhibition in W139, Amsterdam 'Das Bild muß die funktion der Kartoffel übernehmen ' Jörg Immendorf On December 2005 my family and I moved from Haarlem to a newly-built estate in the country to the north of Nijmegen. Five days later W139 called...

Keity Anjoure info film URGENT SECRET! This video-performance has been realised in the forest of Dyestad (Sweden) during a residency in the Guest Atelier of Kultivator. In terms of this new collaboration, Keity Anjoure wishes to question the intimacy between voice and...

info Earthworks 2007 Environmental arts and agriculture experiment on site Site – specific - locally produced? We consider this direction within contemporary artpractice to be the far most relevant at the moment, and we recognize that its resting on long...

Ölands Souvenir 2007 - for memory) is an object a traveler brings home for the memories associated with it. Souvenirs include clothing such as T-shirts or hats, and household items such as mugs and bowls, ashtrays, egg timers, spoons and notepads. They may be...

Installation/film at local food market, Kalmar. About the travel of our daily food. film