Ana Zdravković invites you to contribute to her project You can’t see the forest for the trees / Du ser inte skogen för alla träden at the UmArts Research Centre on the Arts Campus. Ana’s artistic research explores forests through the lens of their biodiversity and intricate connections, where every organism plays a role in maintaining a cohesive whole. This new artwork will construct a forest using everything but trees, emphasizing overlooked smaller-scale organisms. Despite their size, these tiny beings are essential to forest ecosystems, contributing to their health, resilience, and biodiversity. You are welcome to contribute ideas, texts, objects, artworks to this large installation to create a collection of visual representations of the diverse organisms that compose Swedish forests. The installation will feature cut-out drawings on paper, suspended in space, allowing visitors to “walk through” the forest seen from this unique perspective. The species selected for the installation include lichens, fungi, mosses, plants, insects, molluscs, birds, and mammals, with a focus on those classified as Nationally Extinct (RE), Acutely Threatened (CR), Highly Threatened (EN), and Vulnerable (V).[*]
Who can participate?
You’re invited to explore what defines a forest and what it means to us. This open call welcomes students, staff, academics, and non-academics from art, design, architecture, and other fields, as well as anyone curious about nature, creativity, and sustainability.
How to participate?
You are invited to participate by contributing an element (an artwork, an object, or any other meaningful addition) to the installation at UmArts Research Centre. Your input can reflect your perspective on forests, their relationship with humans, or their role in addressing today’s challenges. Ana will welcome you at the UmArts Research Centre, Östra Strandgatan 32:
24 March to 4 April, every Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday at 14.00-16.00
Feel free to drop by and discuss your participation, or simply have a look at the development of the artwork. All the elements should be brought to the UmArts Research Centre no later than 4th of April.
Ana Zdravković is Artist in Residence, UmArts Research Centre (18th March – 13th April)
Email: anazd3@gmail.com
Instagram: @a.zdrav
[*] Information retrieved from www.artfakta.se, a webpage dedicated to the Swedish biodiversity.