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		<title>Fiat Lux</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 12:33:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today the construction work was started here in Lund for a new campus building that will house several arts and humanities departments. The building, to be finished in 2014,  will be partly new and partly a refurbished brick building from the early 20th century. The old building was designed by the Swedish architect Theodor Wåhlin, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://robertwillim.com/wp-content/uploads/Images-lux_skiss-jais-.jpg" rel="lightbox[868]"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-869" title="LUX as envisioned by JAIS Arkitekter AB" src="http://robertwillim.com/wp-content/uploads/Images-lux_skiss-jais--300x168.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="168" /></a>Today the construction work was started here in Lund for a new campus building that will house several arts and humanities departments. The building, to be finished in 2014,  will be partly new and partly a refurbished brick building from the early 20th century. The old building was designed by the Swedish architect Theodor Wåhlin, and finished 1917, then housing the department of zoology.</p>
<p>I came up with the name of the building: LUX. The name gives nice connotations to enlightenment as well as being a possible abbreviation where LU stands for Lund University and X for an unknown variable.  The name also harmonizes with the already existing SOL-building, which is the centre for languages and literature (the other half of the arts and humanities campus). It has been quite interesting to follow how the name LUX has gone from being a personal fantasy to something that is utilized and let loose in the world.<a href="http://robertwillim.com/wp-content/uploads/bild1.jpg" rel="lightbox[868]"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-879" title="The Shovel" src="http://robertwillim.com/wp-content/uploads/bild1-e1332505233641-224x300.jpg" alt="" width="224" height="300" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.jais-nielsenwhite.se/pagaende/pagaende.asp?id=51" target="_blank" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.jais-nielsenwhite.se/pagaende/pagaende.asp?id=51&amp;referer=');">JAIS Arkitekter AB present the project.</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.sydsvenskan.se/lund/ljus-over-humanister-och-teologer" target="_blank" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.sydsvenskan.se/lund/ljus-over-humanister-och-teologer?referer=');">Sydsvenskan write about the project (in Swedish).</a></p>
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		<title>Conveyors in Cyclic~Tone</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Mar 2012 15:44:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cyclic~Tone is a collaborative online magazine based on the idea to juxtapose writers with visual artists. The latest issue has the theme Space and include the work Conveyors by me and Anders Weberg. Conveyors is combined with an ethnographic text on the traffic hub Knutpunkten in Helsingborg, southern Sweden written by Leila Kaas. Leila is a [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://robertwillim.com/wp-content/uploads/cyclic-tone.tiff"><img class="alignleft  wp-image-855" title="cyclic-tone" src="http://robertwillim.com/wp-content/uploads/cyclic-tone.tiff" alt="" width="244" height="203" /></a><a href="http://www.cyclictone.com/issue_names/space" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.cyclictone.com/issue_names/space?referer=');">Cyclic~Tone</a> is a collaborative online magazine based on the idea to juxtapose writers with visual artists. The latest issue has the theme Space and include the work <a href="http://www.conveyors.se/" target="_blank" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.conveyors.se/?referer=');">Conveyors</a> by me and Anders Weberg. Conveyors is combined with an ethnographic text on the traffic hub Knutpunkten in Helsingborg, southern Sweden written by Leila Kaas. Leila is a former student of our <a href="http://maca.ac/lund/" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/maca.ac/lund/?referer=');">MACA-program</a> here in Lund. She now teaches in the Communications Department at Bristol Community College in Massachusetts (US). Leila is also one of the founders of <a href="http://bridgethink.org/blog/" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/bridgethink.org/blog/?referer=');">Bridgethink.org</a>.</p>
<p>From the editorial of the Space-issue:</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8221;The notion of space is probably as vague and ineffable as space itself. Trying to grasp it in a firm definitional head-lock would probably strip it of any meaning: like sand, the tighter we try to hold it in our hands the faster it escapes through our fingers.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
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		<title>Sewing Circuits</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2012 21:13:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>robertwillim</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today the composers in the Swedish constellation Syntjuntan visited The Department of Arts and Cultural Sciences in Lund. They held one of their workshops where the participants could sew small electronic instruments, using some basic components and inductive thread. It was a nice experience to leave the screen based electronics that otherwise dominate everyday life. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Today the composers in the Swedish constellation <a href="http://www.syntjuntan.se" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.syntjuntan.se?referer=');">Syntjuntan</a> visited The <a href="http://www.kultur.lu.se/" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.kultur.lu.se/?referer=');">Department of Arts and Cultural Sciences</a> in Lund. They held one of their workshops where the participants could sew small electronic instruments, using some basic components and inductive thread.</p>
<p><a href="http://robertwillim.com/wp-content/uploads/syntjuntan.jpg" rel="lightbox[840]"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-841" title="The Circuits of Syntjuntan" src="http://robertwillim.com/wp-content/uploads/syntjuntan-224x300.jpg" alt="" width="224" height="300" /></a></p>
<p>It was a nice experience to leave the screen based electronics that otherwise dominate everyday life. The contrast between the immediacy of sewing together these relatively simple analogue circuits and tools that I usually utilize for sound work (like Ableton Live, Max for Live and digital recording equipment) is stark. Good with some minimalistic analogue therapy once in a while. Recommended!</p>
<p><a href="http://www.sydsvenskan.se/lund/article1613712/Syntmusik---med-nal-och-trad.html" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.sydsvenskan.se/lund/article1613712/Syntmusik---med-nal-och-trad.html?referer=');">Article in Sydsvenskan</a> (in Swedish).<br />
<a href="http://hyphoff.kult.lu.se/hex/?p=551" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/hyphoff.kult.lu.se/hex/?p=551&amp;referer=');">HEX on the event</a> (in Swedish).<br />
<a href="http://digitalkultur.blogg.lu.se/" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/digitalkultur.blogg.lu.se/?referer=');">Digitala kulturer on the event</a> (in Swedish).</p>
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		<title>Persuade, Evoke, Represent in Montreal</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 21:47:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>robertwillim</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Together with Tom O&#8217;Dell I will be at The 110th Annual Meeting of The American Anthropological Association in Montreal. We will present a paper named &#8221;Persuade, Evoke, Represent &#8211; Ethnographic Compositions in Use&#8221; where we take our ideas on &#8221;Composing Ethnography&#8221;, published in the latest issue of Ethnologia Europaea some steps further. It will also [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://robertwillim.com/wp-content/uploads/2011-AAA-Montreal-Logo-153_.jpg" rel="lightbox[833]"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-834" title="2011-AAA-Montreal-Logo-153_" src="http://robertwillim.com/wp-content/uploads/2011-AAA-Montreal-Logo-153_-245x300.jpg" alt="" width="245" height="300" /></a>Together with Tom O&#8217;Dell I will be at <a href="http://www.aaanet.org/meetings/" target="_blank" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.aaanet.org/meetings/?referer=');">The 110th Annual Meeting of The American Anthropological Association</a> in Montreal. We will present a paper named &#8221;Persuade, Evoke, Represent &#8211; Ethnographic Compositions in Use&#8221; where we take our ideas on &#8221;Composing Ethnography&#8221;, published in the latest issue of Ethnologia Europaea some steps further.</p>
<p>It will also be interesting to check out this years <a href="http://ethnographicterminalia.org/" target="_blank" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/ethnographicterminalia.org/?referer=');">Ethnographic Terminalia</a> exhibition running parallel to the AAA-meeting in Montreal. The theme this year is: Field, Studio, Lab.</p>
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		<title>Bollywood and The Artificial Past</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 08:50:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>robertwillim</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aesthetics]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A couple of years ago I made a small installation based on light and sound together with light designer Anna Jönsson. The site for the installation was &#8221;Blekingegården&#8221; at the open air museum Kulturen in Lund. One of the ideas with the installation was to explore how you could change the building into a kind [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://robertwillim.com/wp-content/uploads/1920_Posterhojd_1017059a.jpg" rel="lightbox[828]"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-829" title="1920" src="http://robertwillim.com/wp-content/uploads/1920_Posterhojd_1017059a-231x300.jpg" alt="" width="231" height="300" /></a>A couple of years ago I made a small installation based on light and sound together with light designer Anna Jönsson. The site for the installation was &#8221;Blekingegården&#8221; at the open air museum Kulturen in Lund. One of the ideas with the installation was to explore how you could change the building into a kind of imaginary room that stretched the ideas about how museums could represent their materials and environments.</p>
<p>Next week a large film team from India will come to Blekingegården to use it as location for a Bollywood horror movie. &#8221;1920 &#8211; The Evil Return&#8221; . I&#8217;m very happy to see that the artificial pasts of this location is now taken to further heights.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.sydsvenskan.se/kultur-och-nojen/article1572840/Bollywoodskrack-spelas-in-i-Skane.html" target="_blank" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.sydsvenskan.se/kultur-och-nojen/article1572840/Bollywoodskrack-spelas-in-i-Skane.html?referer=');">Article about the film in Sydsvenskan (in Swedish).<br />
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<p><a href="http://robertwillim.com/portfolio/artificial-past" target="_blank">About the installation Artificial Past.</a></p>
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		<title>Yokohama in Düsseldorf</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 11:44:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Elsewhereness:Yokohama will be screened in Düsseldorf, Germany. Yokohama was the first  city to be evoked in the Elsewhereness series by me and Anders Weberg. The Yokohama piece as well as the others in the series can be watched at http://www.elsewhereness.com About the screening: Directors Lounge presents experimental films all around Japan    We will participate in this [...]]]></description>
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<p>Elsewhereness:Yokohama will be screened in Düsseldorf, Germany. Yokohama was the first  city to be evoked in the Elsewhereness series by me and Anders Weberg. The Yokohama piece as well as the others in the series can be watched at <a href="http://www.elsewhereness.com/" target="_blank" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.elsewhereness.com/?referer=');">http://www.elsewhereness.com</a><strong></strong></p>
<p>About the screening:</p>
<p><span style="color: #999999;"><strong>Directors Lounge presents experimental films all around Japan</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #999999;"><em><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lspsgvjqZO1qz5msvo1_250.jpg" alt="" width="160" height="43" />   <a href="http://japaneseguerilla.tumblr.com/tagged/Japan%20Day" target="_blank" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/japaneseguerilla.tumblr.com/tagged/Japan_20Day?referer=');"><span style="color: #999999;"><img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/avatar_9ceb5f9eefa5_48.png" alt="the JGP " width="48" height="48" /></span></a></em>We will participate in this year´s <a href="http://www.japantag-duesseldorf-nrw.de/3720.html" target="_blank" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.japantag-duesseldorf-nrw.de/3720.html?referer=');"><span style="color: #999999;">日本デ</span></a> , the 10th<a href="http://www.japantag-duesseldorf-nrw.de/3720.html" target="_blank" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.japantag-duesseldorf-nrw.de/3720.html?referer=');"><span style="color: #999999;"> Japan-Day in Duesseldorf</span></a>, celebrating the 150 anniversary of Japanese-German diplomatic relations.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #999999;"><strong><em>DL: Short Cuts to Japan,</em></strong> screened on october, 15 at the<strong> <a href="http://black-box-kino-duesseldorf.kino-zeit.de/" target="_blank" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/black-box-kino-duesseldorf.kino-zeit.de/?referer=');"><span style="color: #999999;">Black Box cinema</span></a> </strong>will be dedicated to Japan in experimental cinema and video art. Films included will cover a wide range of “Japans”, from fictional to historical to personal…</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #999999;">films by Ciro Altabás, Marina Chernikova, André Werner, YukihiroTaguchi,   Jean Gabriel Périot, Matthew Dotson &amp; Bart Woodstrop, Anders Weberg &amp; Robert Willim, GUP-py, Kazuhiko Kobayashi, Akinori Okada &amp; Masataka Ohta (pictured: Ansoku No Basyo, 2010)</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #999999;">curated by Julia Murakami</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #999999;">many thanks to Sascha Lueck and whiteconcepts for their support!</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #999999;"><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps/place?cid=2000255728229991108&amp;q=black+box+d%C3%BCsseldorf&amp;cd=1&amp;cad=src:ppiwlink&amp;ei=bliPTvfREI67_Aa9xJEL&amp;dtab=2" target="_blank" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/maps.google.com/maps/place?cid=2000255728229991108_amp_q=black+box+d_C3_BCsseldorf_amp_cd=1_amp_cad=src_ppiwlink_amp_ei=bliPTvfREI67_Aa9xJEL_amp_dtab=2&amp;referer=');"><span style="color: #999999;"><strong>Black Box</strong> Kino im Filmmuseum</span></a> ‎, Schulstr. 4, 40213 Duesseldorf</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #999999;">October 15, 2011, 8 pm (admission free!)</span></p>
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		<title>New Work: The World is Not Enough</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 09:46:33 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Digital Media]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new collaborative work between me and Finnish artist Jussi Valtakari will premiere at The Cultural Center in Jöhvi, Estonia October 1st. From the Statement: The World is Not Enough is a joint work between artists Jussi Valtakari and Robert Willim, based on a sculpted  wooden micro gallery by Valtakari and the video artwork Close [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://robertwillim.com/wp-content/uploads/WinE2.jpg" rel="lightbox[797]"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-798" title="The World is Not Enough" src="http://robertwillim.com/wp-content/uploads/WinE2-300x199.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="199" /></a>A new collaborative work between me and Finnish artist Jussi Valtakari will premiere at The Cultural Center in Jöhvi, Estonia October 1st.</p>
<p>From the Statement:<br />
The World is Not Enough is a joint work between artists Jussi Valtakari and Robert Willim, based on a sculpted  wooden micro gallery by Valtakari and the video artwork Close to Nature by Willim. By screening Close to Nature in the space of the micro gallery the work raise questions about representation, scale and mediation.</p>
<p><a href="http://robertwillim.com/wp-content/uploads/WinE1.jpg" rel="lightbox[797]"><img title="The World is Not Enough 2" src="http://robertwillim.com/wp-content/uploads/WinE1-300x190.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="190" /></a>Close to Nature focus on the ways that ideas about Nature are evoked and engendered through uses of technology. The video work is based on nine 30 sec. clips in an iterative sequence. The first clip of a woody landscape was recorded outside of Taivalkoski, Finland using an Intenso Viddy, a cheap Video Messenger. The clip was transferred from the Viddy to a laptop. When played on the laptop the screen was filmed with the Viddy, creating the second clip and another iteration of the primary filmed sequence. The process was repeated until there were 9 clips representing the landscape. Each of the nine iterations brings the viewer closer to the scenery, while the image and sound also become more distorted and noisy. By using a cheap consumer electronic device, and no video editing of the clips, serendipitous ready-made dimensions and glitch-aesthetics are high-lighted. Close to Nature stress an appreciation of imperfection, chance, and the role of media for experiences of nature.</p>
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</a>A major theme of Close to Nature, the video part  of The World is Not Enough, is the interplay between proximity and distance, a theme that is further highlighted in the context of the micro gallery. By mixing the video work with the sculpted space and the characters inhabiting the micro gallery a further iteration in the representational loop is engendered What is the role of a gallery and who is watching what?</p>
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		<title>Industrial Cool in Stockholm &#8211; &#8221;A Room With a View&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Sep 2011 10:23:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[During the evening September 27 an event focusing on postindustrial rejuvenation processes will take place in an industrial area in southern Stockholm. Below is a presentation, from the invitation letter, of the event (in Swedish). Kapitel 2. Den (o)synliga handen Tisdag 27 september kl. 18-21 Vi sägs idag leva i det postindustriella samhället, ett samhälle [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://robertwillim.com/wp-content/uploads/flyer_27sep.11.jpg" rel="lightbox[783]"><br />
</a><a href="http://robertwillim.com/wp-content/uploads/flyer_27sep.12.jpg" rel="lightbox[783]"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-791" title="flyer_27sep.1" src="http://robertwillim.com/wp-content/uploads/flyer_27sep.12-212x300.jpg" alt="" width="212" height="300" /></a>During the evening September 27 an event focusing on postindustrial rejuvenation processes will take place in an industrial area in southern Stockholm. Below is a presentation, from the invitation letter, of the event (in Swedish).</p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #808080;">Kapitel 2. Den (o)synliga handen</span></strong></p>
<p><span style="color: #808080;">Tisdag 27 september kl. 18-21</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #808080;">Vi sägs idag leva i det postindustriella samhället, ett samhälle där fokus ligger på upplevelser, konsumtion, trivsel och rekreation. Men hur postindustriellt är egentligen vårt samhälle? Förutsätter i själva verket det postindustriella tillståndet en ökad grad av industrialisering? Handlar det inte bara om att industrin har förflyttats någon annanstans eller osynliggjorts för våra ögon?</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #808080;">I Slakthusområdet befinner vi oss fortfarande i en konkret produktionsplats som står i kontrast till den abstrakta idén om det postindustriella samhället. Ännu idag är Slakthusområdet en industri och en produktionsplats som distribuerar 70 % av Stockholms samlade köttkonsumtion. För tillfället samexisterar här industrin och planerna för ett framtida, ”postindustriellt” område. Ett område för rekreation och upplevelser i världsklass. Vi intresserar oss för detta spänningsfält och processerna som styr utvecklingen av postindustriella miljöer, processer av sortering, estetisering, historisering och iscensättande.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #808080;">En av våra mest inflytelserika ekonomiska teoretiker genom tiderna är Adam Smith, ofta kallad liberalismens fader. År 1776 lanserade han i boken Nationernas Välstånd begreppet Den osynliga handen. Begreppet har kommit att tjäna som en viktig marknadsekonomisk princip och går ut på att en individ som handlar till nytta för sig själv också indirekt handlar till nytta för samhället eller kollektivet. Denna tro på att marknaden utan statlig inblandning ger den bästa samhälliga utvecklingen, är en central del i de nyliberala tankemönster som genomsyrar vårt samhälle idag.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #808080;">Är utvecklingen av Slakthusområdet någonting som Den osynliga handen genererar, eller är det en medveten process som drivs av högst synliga aktörer? Vi vill placera Slakthusområdet i ett större sammanhang och synliggöra de postindustriella processerna som verkar i detta nu på plats i Slakthusområdet. Den osynliga handen ska göras synlig.</span></p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #808080;">Program:</span></strong></p>
<p><span style="color: #808080;">18.00 Samling vid Slakthusområdets entré i korsningen Hallvägen/Palmfeltsvägen</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #808080;">Guidad tur genom området av Peter Ögren, ordförande i Föreningen Slakthusområdets Företagare.</span></p>
<p><em><span style="color: #808080;">19.00 Industrial Cool, föreläsning av Robert Willim</span></em></p>
<p><span style="color: #808080;">Robert Willim är forskare i etnologi vid Lunds Universitet och konstnär, med ett intresse för kopplingar mellan kulturanalys och konst. Han har under ett antal år studerat postindustriella miljöer och undersökt hur industrin estetiseras i samband med föreställningar om det postindustriella samhället. År 2008 utgav han boken Industrial Cool – Om postindustriella fabriker som även omfattar bilder och musik på webbplatsen <a href="http://www.industrialcool.net/" target="_blank" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.industrialcool.net/?referer=');">http://www.industrialcool.net/</a>.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #808080;">* <em><a href="http://humpingpact.com/" target="_blank" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/humpingpact.com/?referer=');">The Humping Pact (Dmitry Paranyushkin och Diego Agullo)</a></em></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #808080;">Screening av performance i kolkraftverk i Zollverein, Ruhr: ”The Humping Pact is the suspended act of love towards the environment.”</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #808080;">* <em>Matmapping (Eva Arnqvist och Adriana Seserin)</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #808080;">Eva och Adriana är två av initiativtagarna till projektet Ett Rum Med Utsikt. För kvällen har de gemensamt utfört en matmapping, en genomlysning av vad som produceras i Slakthusområdet. Mappingen fungerar också som kvällens rumsliga gestaltning och måltid.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #808080;">I Ett rum med utsikt utforskas en rad frågeställningar rörande platsens ideologi, politik och praktik. Genom en serie publika händelser med inbjudna gäster lägger vi kapitel till kapitel i en berättelse om en plats i förändring. Om en industrimiljös uppgång och fall, om kultur som tillväxtmotor och upplevelser i världsklass. Projektrummet blir en experimentell plattform med samtal, aktioner, konst och mat. Ett rum med utsikt genomförs under ett års tid genom en rad publika händelser. Projektet drivs av konstnärerna Eva Arnqvist och Karin Lindh samt arkitekten och konstnären Adriana Seserin.</span></p>
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		<title>Folkliv at The Museum</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 19:37:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Next Saturday, September 24th, the open air Museum Kulturen in Lund will arrange a day with a number of events on the theme of folklore and superstition. They will screen the series Folkliv (Folklife, link to the series on iTunes U) in the auditorium during the day. Here&#8217;s a link to a previous post on [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://robertwillim.com/wp-content/uploads/folktro_drake_384.jpg" rel="lightbox[776]"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-777" title="Folkrons dag på Kulturen i Lund" src="http://robertwillim.com/wp-content/uploads/folktro_drake_384-300x175.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="175" /></a>Next Saturday, September 24th, the open air Museum Kulturen in Lund will arrange a day with a number of events on the theme of folklore and superstition. They will screen the series Folkliv (Folklife,<a href="http://itunes.apple.com/no/itunes-u/folkliv/id422568142" target="_blank" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/itunes.apple.com/no/itunes-u/folkliv/id422568142?referer=');"> link to the series on iTunes U</a>) in the auditorium during the day. <a href="http://robertwillim.com/folkliv-new-tv-series" target="_blank">Here&#8217;s a link</a> to a previous post on the series, that I wrote when it premiered on Swedish national television UR in 2010.</p>
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		<title>Culture Night and The Overlooked</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Sep 2011 12:42:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[September 17 The Department of Arts and Cultural Sciences will arrange a number of events and attractions as part of the annual Culture Night in Lund. As part of the arrangement a selection of photos from our Overlooked-project (Förbisett) will be exhibited. After this exhibition we will start searching for new contexts and spaces where [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://robertwillim.com/wp-content/uploads/Aktuelltruta.jpg" rel="lightbox[763]"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-764" title="Culture Night in Lund" src="http://robertwillim.com/wp-content/uploads/Aktuelltruta.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="150" /></a>September 17 <a href="http://www.kultur.lu.se/kulturnatten-2011" target="_blank" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.kultur.lu.se/kulturnatten-2011?referer=');">The Department of Arts and Cultural Sciences</a> will arrange a number of events and attractions as part of the annual Culture Night in Lund. As part of the arrangement a selection of photos from our <a href="http://www.bokus.com/bok/9789171398475/forbisett-nar-vardagen-glimrar-till/" target="_blank" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.bokus.com/bok/9789171398475/forbisett-nar-vardagen-glimrar-till/?referer=');">Overlooked-project (Förbisett)</a> will be exhibited. After this exhibition we will start searching for new contexts and spaces where the Overlooked might be shown. If you happen to know about some interesting place, please feel free to drop a line.<br />
And when talking about this project, I just found <a href="https://www.ne.se/rep/förbisett-i-vardagslandskapet" target="_blank" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.ne.se/rep/f_rbisett-i-vardagslandskapet?referer=');">a thoughtful review</a> of the book (in Swedish) by Arne Järtelius at Nationalencyklopedin.</p>
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