4 Days of Escapism, May 14 -17

4 Days of Escapism
12 students from the Royal University College of Fine Arts in Stockholm interpret the Carnival

Free entrance

With: Nadine Byrne, Louise Dahl-Lindvall, Therese Enström, Maria Jokitalo, Naun Juarez, Pella Kågerman, Anders Moss, Therese Parner, Britta Persson, Sannah Salameh, Vanja Sandell Billström, Annelie Sundahl



Weld is visited by a group of art students from the Royal University College of Fine Arts and hosts an exhibition of their work inspired by the Carnival – both as a place and cultural phenomenon. Visitors to the exhibition are met by a cacophony of East German cowboys, a fortune-telling kitten, contemporary pole dancing, a play on perceptions, doomsday thoughts, a dwarf and rollercoaster, Norbert Witte’s exploits, and a study of gravitation – all in a glorious mix …

4 Days of Escapism
is more than just an exhibition, it’s a performance in constant movement where the visitors’ focus is moved from one attraction to another. 
See Weld’s website for a programme of upcoming films.

Heterotopia and just for fun
A carnival is a place where many visual cultures coexist – folksiness, sensationalism, outsider aspects, and more.  The Carnival – its tradition, history and influence on art, was the unifying concept in a year-long academic course at the Royal University College of Fine Arts in Stockholm.  Participating students explored the concept of Carnival through education, films, lectures, tutorials, self-study and work. Participating students are now exhibiting their own work as a part of the course at Weld in Stockholm, May 14-17.

Thanks go to the following for talks and lectures:
Steven Dixon, Bo Hazell, Karin Johannesson, Matti Kallionen, Mattias Larsson, Anna Karin Ljung, Natalie Sutinen, Andreas Theve and Gröna Lund

Thanks also go to the following inspirational artists: Lindsay Anderson, Diane Arbus, Tod Browning, Alexander Calder, Marie-Louise Ekman, Annika Ericsson, Elis Ericsson, Carsten Höller, Dora Maar, Mike Kelly, Monika Marklinger, Stig Sjölund