Neighbours & Citizens (growing network)
In cooperation with Sylve Rolandsson, pomologist
Locations: Ljubljana, Södertälje, Kiruna
Technical data: apple tree grafted with Gävle Apple tree, Apple Agreement
Neighbours & Citizens is extended. With the pomologist Sylve Rolandson, we decided to continue planting apple trees in various locations worldwide, in addition to our annual Apple Day in Gävle. By planting an indigenous apple tree and grafting it with the legendary tree from Gävle, we aim to grow the largest crown in the world. This symbolic act will connect many different places on our planet and, more importantly, inspire a shared commitment to our environment, motivating us all to do our part.
The project is ongoing. It usually starts with an invitation to an exhibition from a respected art institution, which becomes our cooperation partner. Each case creates its story, contributing to and connecting with our research subject, neighbours and citizens.
Returning the Gaze / Vračanje pogleda, Cukrarna, Ljubljana, 2022, 2024
With the exhibition Returning the Gaze, we started planting apple trees worldwide. Cukrarna had just opened, and the old building was renovated with a specific new landscape design. The decision to plant an apple tree as part of their outdoor space was negotiated during the exhibition. Once planted, the apple tree becomes the responsibility of the respective location, which takes care of nurturing the tree and its contribution to the global initiative.
The Observatory: Art and Life in Critical Zones, Södertälje Konsthall, 2023
In Södertälje, the work consists of a poster and a workshop with the pomologist, planting an apple tree at Saltskog gård. The house with the garden used to be the summer house of C. M. Liljevalch, founder of Liljevalchs konsthall; today it is studios for 14 artists.
Kiruna: Apples in the midnight sun
Is it possible to grow apples north of the Arctic Circle? Undoubtedly, it is a daring experiment. Together with the pomologist Sylve Rolandson, the artist planted an apple tree at Jukkasjärvi, a village near Kiruna, the most northern city in Sweden.