Junior Residence 2020: The magic of nature – an art walk with Junior Residence
14 August, 2020, Ekholmens nature reserve
Junior Residence 2020 are exploring the art form of land art and invite you to an experience at Ekholmens nature reserve.
With a gentle hand, objects are moved, painted with blueberries and glued with fish glue. Clay sculptures populate the site, creating the ephemeral Magic of Nature exhibit. During three summer weeks, 6 young people from Botkyrka worked to make an impression on the magical peninsula of Ekholmen together with biologist Britta Ahlgren and artist Julia Adzuki.
Imaan Imaan, Umaima Choudhary, Love Byström, Ninos Cancu, Linnea Alse and Noel Sjöberg.
Junior Residence is a three-week residency for young creatives based in Botkyrka, who get the opportunity to explore, experiment and create their own collective art project.
Youths aged 15-18 can apply for a paid summer job through the municipality’s recruitment agency, and through a process of interviews, a group of 6 individuals are selected for the residency. Artistic leaders and pedagogues year 2020: Kerstin Gezelius and George Chamoun.
Junior Residence is a collaboration between the Multicultural Centre and Botkyrka Konsthall. Residence Botkyrka is supported by Botkyrkabyggen.