”I conducted a workshop exploring policy documents as political spaces. I split the expert council into three groups and tasked them each with reading a policy on collection and acquisition. The workshop participants found that collections serve as foundations for the museums, and that new works are acquired to “complement” the existing collection. Artist in Residence Munish Wadhia commented, “Instead of re-writing history, maybe re-imagine history?” For Grafikens Hus, currently looking ahead at building a collection, the question arises of how such a foundation can be created?” 

Read the Monthly Letter #13 by process leader and curator Macarena Dusant here.

Samlande tankar / Collecting Thoughts is a project by Grafikens Hus with support from the Swedish Arts Council. 

“The final year of Samlande tankar/Collecting Thoughts is here. This year our work culminates into a materialization of methods for acquisition and collection. Meaning what? I have been giving it a great deal of thought. To materialize something can mean to provide it with a body, make it tangible, even physical. I hope that a materialization will generate something that we can refer and return to, but that is still open to flexibility and renegotiation.”

Read the Monthly Letter #12 by process leader and curator Macarena Dusant here.

Samlande tankar / Collecting Thoughts is a project by Grafikens Hus with support from the Swedish Arts Council.