April 24–26. HANDHELD / Sara Lindström Lindhe
HANDHELD is a choreographic installation that surrounds the visitor with video, bodies, sound, movement, and tactile sculptures. Drawing on a soft and malleable material, and unfolding through layers of association and imagination, the work invites the viewer into a reflective playground at the boundaries between body and matter, the living and the lifeless, play and seriousness.
The videos show hands kneading, pulling, exploring, and shaping the material, while sculptural bodies and traces fill the space. Living bodies move among the sculptures, creating relationships between material, space, and viewer.
The hand is the work’s recurring figure, both concrete and metaphorical. Through touch, an imaginary space opens up where the free, sometimes absurd logic of play meets the presence of seriousness. Here, a tension arises between sensation and expectation, where the hand functions as an exploratory tool that shifts perception, guides the gaze, and negotiates between the organic and the constructed.
Friday April 24 at 6pm–9pm
Saturday April 25 at 6pm–9pm
Sunday April 26 at 2pm–6pm
Weld
Norrtullsgatan 7
Book at: book.weld.se
By: Sara Lindström Lindhe
Dancers: Ina Dokmo, Siriol Joyner & Helena Lambert
Supported by the Swedish Arts Council, in co-production with Weld.
SARA LINDSTRÖM LINDHE
is a Swedish choreographer and artist based in Stockholm. Her cross-disciplinary practice bridges the performing arts and contemporary art, where performance, film, sound and installation converge in spatial, choreographic works. With a playful spirit and a thirst for experimentation, she explores the relationship between body, material and space, where objects often take on a life of their own. Sara holds an MFA in choreography from the Stockholm University of the Arts and a BA from Trinity Laban in London. Her work has been exhibited internationally, and she has also created award-winning video works in co-production with SVT. In autumn 2024, she held an artist residency at IASPIS with the Swedish Arts Council, which laid the foundation for the work HANDHELD. At Weld, she has previously presented SONOTOPER (2023), created in collaboration with sound artist Jan Carleklev, and Träda Trassla Tråda… (2022) – a multisensory work for children created in collaboration with Helena Lambert, Anna Nyberg and Jan Carleklev.
INA DOKMO
is a dancer, choreographer, teacher and shiatsu therapist. She creates works for both children and adults, often in the form of installations where visitors come and go. Her dance practice is deeply influenced by her studies in Chinese medicine and shiatsu – an interest that was sparked during her undergraduate degree at Trinity Laban. She holds a Master’s degree in choreography from the Stockholm University of the Arts and has completed 400 hours of yoga and BMC training. Ina is actively involved in sharing her practice with people from diverse backgrounds, including through PIS (Platform for Improvisation and Somatics), and has collaborated with artists such as Máret Ánne Sara and Zheng Bo.
SIRIOL ANN JOYNER
is a choreographer working at the intersection of dance, visual art and language, with a focus on site-specific practice. Rooted in her Welsh identity, she explores mutation, translation and the political and material relationship between language and dance. She holds an MFA in choreography from Stockholm University of the Arts and a PhD from the Royal Institute of Art. Her work has been presented internationally, including at Performance Studies International in Japan, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Puerto Rico and Movement Research in New York. In 2021, Cullberg presented her solo piece Listening to- in Stockholm.
HELENA LAMBERT
is a trained dancer and choreographer whose artistic practice encompasses a wide range of forms: physical theatre productions, dance performances, site-specific performances, headphone choreographies and interactive installations. Her focus lies on participant-based processes and collective creation, and much of her work has centred on inviting children and young people into artistic contexts. Helena holds a BA in Dance and Culture from the University of Surrey, an MA in Theatre Studies and has commenced an MA in Practical Knowledge at Södertörn University. Her work has been presented at venues including Moderna Dansteatern, Weld, Dansens Hus, Kulturhuset and Norrlandsoperan.
Weld is supported by the City of Stockholm, the Swedish Arts Council and Region Stockholm.