Walking as Artform in Archipelago Sweden with John Schuerman

In May and June 2024, John Schuerman co-curated Walking As Practice 2024 (WAP24), an artist residency focused on walking-based art in Björkö, Sweden. Anna Viola Hallberg and Ami Skånberg initiated and cocurated WAP24 as part of the Björkö Konstnod residency program. Schuerman, Hallberg, and Skånberg worked closely to facilitate and guide group projects, create space for individual artists to produce new walking work, and facilitate regular ‘share sessions’ to learn from and inspire one another.

Schuerman will present the walking art projects created and completed during WAP24. The projects are wide-ranging, delving into global and personal domains, but all are connected to place: Björkö’s lush forests and rocky shores along the Baltic Sea. These walking-art projects provide a unique view into the Swedish landscape, collective action, and our time’s environmental and social concerns.