Art History and Economical History 1987 the University of Uppsala
Artist´s books
Kokgropar och andra aktiviteter i Forsmarks skogar / Fire pits and other activities in the woods of Forsmark 2019, with Carl Johan Erikson, afterword Johan Redin. Jon Brunberg Publishing
10° Recept från Forsmarks skärgård / 10°C Recipes from the Archipelago of Forsmark 2016, with Carl Johan Erikson, afterword Jesper Olsson. Jon Brunberg Publishing
Research, and artistic research and development projects (konstnärligt utvecklingsarbete)
2018 – 19 A Macroscopic Exploration – the Final Repository
Research project within the Hub for Environmental Humanities research at LiU, the Seedbox,
funded by Mistra and Formas. Research position held at the Royal Institute of Art, Stockholm.
Joint project with artist and associate professor Carl Johan Erikson, Royal Institute of Art (RIA).
2016 A Macroscopic Exploration – Biotestsjön An artistic research project on wildlife (fish) and warm cooling waters of Forsmark nuclear power plant. With associate professor Carl Johan Erikson, Royal Institute of Art.
2002-03 Art as a Process of Unstabilities Report on the decisionmaking processes in public art with artist and photographer Maria Lantz. Commission for the Public Art Agency Sweden.
Artist´s books
2019 Kokgropar och andra aktiviteter i Forsmarks skogar / Fire pits and other activities in the woods of Forsmark
In collaboration with Carl Johan Erikson, afterword Johan Redin. JonBrunbergPublishing
2016 10° Recept från Forsmarks skärgård / 10°C Recipes from the Archipelago of Forsmark
In collaboration with Carl Johan Erikson, afterword Jesper Olsson. JonBrunbergPublishing.
Exhibitions and events
2023 Borderland group/Excursions Talks, together with Carl Johan Erikson, Lund university
Awesome Ararat, Impact of Research Konsthallen Kraft, ETC Solpark Katrineholm
Du strålande nya värld – Kärnkraft, kärnvapen, kärnavfall, seminar University of Gothenburg, presentation of collaboration with C J Erikson on food and nuclear energy
Tiny Performance Festivals Missionshus utställning och samtal kring lokalt skogsbruk
samarbete Konstfrämjandet Uppland, På tur i Hållnäs
2022 Humanistdygnet LiU, performance 10°, with Carl Johan Erikson
Verkstad rum för konst, Norrköping, performance wild boar sausage, with Carl Johan Erikson
Maskinhuset, Grängesberg, group exhibition, När tiderna förändras
the Photographic Artist Book, Berlin artist book fair april + Konstakademien
2021 Boreal exkursion Hållnäs – on forest and forestry, separate show Möbeln, Tierps konsthall
Lecture of and talk with researcher Erik Westholm, SLU, on forestry, at Möbeln konsthall, Tierp/Youtube
the Limitless Wild Boar part two exhibition and performances at the new Konsthallen Sol,
ETC Katrineholm with Carl Johan Erikson
the Limitless Wild Boar Exhibition and performances at Tegen2, Stockholm with Carl Johan Erikson
2020 Excursions group show Stipendiater Uppsala konstmuseum
10° food performance, Mossutställningar Konstnärliga avsmyckningar Akt II: Eldmarknaden, Sthlm
Excursions Part One, separate show ID:I galleri, Stockholm
2019 Book release Marabouparken Sundbyberg Kokgropar och andra aktiviteter i Forsmarks skogar,
With CJ Erikson, Johan Redin and JonBrunbergPublishing.
Performance 10° Foodtruck Inauguration of video departement at The Royal Institute of Art, Stockholm
Modes of Thinking and Being Ecologica International research conference within Seedbox, LiU. Food performance 10° and presentation with CJ Erikson.
Video screening 10° video Konstfrämjandet Stockholm
2018 Seeds and citizens at Linköpings länsmuseum – An environmental humanities festival within Seedbox research hub, funded by Mistra/ Formas. Exhibition and performance 10° with CJ Erikson.
På tur i Hållnäs show and video screening with CJ Erikson. Konstfrämjandet/ Region Uppsala
Food performance 10° Biologiska muséet, Stockholm. WithCJ Erikson and Jesper Olsson.
2017 Nuclear Legacies European research conference Södertörn University – Presentation/performance 10°.
Acclimitize, Moderna Muséet – Presentation of 10° Recept från Forsmarks skärgård
Isotop Presentation and food performance 10° within the course of Björn Larsson/Lina Selander at RIA
Food performance 10° and research presentation for the board of Mistra, Seedbox Liu
2016 Fotobok Gbg book fair Gothenburg, food performance on Avenyn 10° and group exhibition
Book release Färgfabriken 10° Recept från Forsmarks skärgård (10° - Recipes from the Archipelago of Forsmark) with CJ Erikson and Jesper Olsso
2015 – 16 A close reading of city planning documents Slakthusområdet, Gräv där du står collection of soil and a walk in the park, within the art project Platsdriven parallellprocess, in collaboration with Slakthusateljéerna and Blue Architecture 2015
OEI release, Marabouparken performance Biotestsjön, with CJ Erikson
2004 Inauguration of the road no 35 The Swedish Road Administration/ Municipality of Åtvidabergs
– art project Hållplats Åtvidaberg
Scandinavian Sparks group show Peking. With artist group Soc. Stockholm
Skåne Social Art Forum – Utopian World Championship. With artist group Soc. Stockholm.
2003 Statens konstråd group show, Art as a Process of Unstabilities, with Maria Lantz
Mönstring, group show Norrköpings konstmuseum – with Maria Lantz, Maija Suomalainen, Lars Almroth
2002 Public Opinion The House of Cultures, Stockholm – dual participation: artists groups Hållplats and Soc.
GALA Utopian World Championship award ceremony Enkehuset Stockholm, a Soc.project
2001 Inauguration of the Utopian World Championship Culturen Västerås with Soc. Stockholm
Support and action Soc - Stockholm, Svenska Dagbladet with Soc. Stockholm
2000 Urban Curating – Temporary readings of urbanities. Group exhibition Jyväskylä, Finland.
In collaboration with architects Meike Schalk and Helena Mattson.
Architecture photography and film the Royal Institute of Art.
Artistic work and other projects
2020 ongoing the Indigenous Forester project on industrial forests on the peninsula of Hållnäs, Northern Uppland
2015 ongoing A Macroscopic Exploration with Carl Johan Erikson – 2021 the Limitless Wild Boar
2015– 2016 Platsdriven parallellprocess– Art project mirroring ongoing city development process in the Slaughterhouse area in Stockholm, in collaboration with the Studios of the Slaughterhouse area and Blue Architecture
2014 Re-inventing Slakthusområdet Report for Blue Architecture
2005–12 The MU-campaign Implementation of industry agreement for exhibiting institutions and artists.
Negotiating parties The State (represented by the Cultural Council and among others Moderna Museet),
and the Artist (the Swedish Artists Organisation KRO) together with among others Hanna Isaksson
2012 Kulturlyftet Course itinerary on public art for the EU-project together with P Ernkvist and O Nilsson.
2008 Equality on the Fine Arts field, a project within the Swedish Artist Organization, resulting in the publication Konsten – så funkar det (inte) by Vanja Hermele
2005 Konstnären Magazine development in collaboration with graphic designer Nille Svensson, journalists Martin Ågaard and Per Wirtén, artists Jonas Nobel and Karin Johnson
2002–2004 Hållplats Åtvidaberg – A public art commission involving the Swedish Road Administration, the municipality of Åtvidaberg and the Public Art Agency. In collaboration with artist and photographer Maria Lantz.
1999 – 2006 Member of the artist group SOC. Stockholm – An art project, a space for performative democratic and artistic endeavours. Groupmembers J Brunberg, P Carlsson, A Drougge, A Lundmark, J Malmström, T Sjödin.
2001 – 2003 Utopian World Championship 2001, 2003 – global web competition in utopian thinking and writing.
2002 Utopian World Championship World Tour Australia – Themes indigenous issues and democracy.
A Soc. Stockholm project with groupmembers J Brunberg and A Lundmark.
2000 – 2004 Hållplats Östergötland – A platform for collaborations in the public land- and cityscape.
In collaboration with ceramicists Lars Almberg and Maija Suomalainen, and photographer Maria Lantz.
Employments, positions of trust and teaching
2018 ongoing 50% CEO, Konstnärscentrum öst
2020 – 2022 President of the board of Falkenbergs konstskola.
2014 – 18 Project leader/planner, Blue Architecture Landscapes AB.
2015 – 19 Curator in public art, Konstnärscentrum, of commissions for Anneli Wallin and Christine Ödlund.
2010 – 16 Board member at the Royal Institute of Art, Stockholm.
2005 – 13 Board member of KLYS – Kulturella och litterära yrkesutövares samarbetsnämnd,
2012 – 14 Board member of Folkrörelsernas Konstfrämjandets styrelse.
2006 Juror for Europan – the European architectural competition for architects up to 40yrs.
2005 – 13 Working president of KRO, the Swedish Artists Organisation.
2011 Juror of the architectural competition Kulturaxeln. The municipality of Vänersborg and Architects Sweden.
2002 – 04 Guest teacher /critic, School of Architecture KTH Rörelsens rum, New Urban Territory, the Porto Field.
2000 Public space in Norrköping Course leader on public art.
1998 Lecturer the Royal Institute of Art
Bibliography
Trakten, Kraft främjar motstånd i parken 2023, https://trakten.nu/konst/kraft-framjar-motstand-mot-morker-i-solparken/
Göteborgs universitet sociologipodden: Det bortglömda kärnavfallet avsnitt 21, 2023, https://play.gu.se/media/21.%20Det%20bortgl%C3%B6mda%20k%C3%A4rnavfallet/0_l9qpv2f0
Norrköpings tidningar, Corren utställningen Det gränslösa vildsvinet 2022
Tidskriften Verk, I glappet mellan Vilt och tamt, Svante Larsson 2021/10/01
https://www.verktidskrift.se/svante-larsson-carl-johan-erikson-karin-willen
Dagens Nyheter, Laddad utställning om vildsvinets framfart, Birgitta Rubin 2021/02/10
https://www.dn.se/kultur/laddad-utstallning-om-vildsvinets-framfart/
Uppsala Nya Tidning, Boreal exkursion at Möbeln Tierps konsthall 2021/06/14
Interview Möbeln Tierps konsthall, on the show Boreal excursion, https://kulturhusetmobeln.se/evenemang/karin-willen/
Cora, Ödesmättade kokkonster, Eira Langaas, #59, 2020
Skogen #6, 2020
Absolut Farmakon, Snabba tankar vid kokgropen, Axel Andersson 2019/12/05
Aftonbladet, Kärnfull konstbok, Ulrika Stahre, 2019/11/06
Uppsala Nya Tidning, Det nya konstverket är en kokbok, Ingela Södermalm, 2016/05/08
Arbetarbladet, Muterad kokbok från Forsmark, Bodil Juggas, 2016/03/31
Aftonbladet, Får sina fiskar varma, Ulrika Stahre, 2016/03/13
Grants, finance and prizes
2022 Working grant 2 years Konstnärsnämnden, Utvecklingsbidrag 2 years Region Uppsala
2020 The Swedish Arts Grants Committee, project Recept för råvara och kontext with Carl Johan Erikson
Ateljéstipendium, the municipality of Stockholm
2020 Working grant, the municipality of Tierp
Längmanska kulturfonden – the Last Primeval forest of Europe
2019 Prize – Cookbook of the year 2019 - category life style, Måltidsakademien, Kokgropar
2018 Research Grant from Seedbox – the Hub for Environmental Humanities research the Seedbox, funded by Mistra and Formas. For the project A Macroscopic Exploration – the Final Repository
2017 Grant of honour, the municipality of Gävle
2016 The Cultural Council's literature support for publishing 10° Recept från Forsmarks skärgård.
2006 the Prize of Stockholm Architectural Union together with Maria Lantz:
2004 – 2013 Funding related to presidentship KRO: Equality-projects, campaign of MU-avtalet the Swedish Arts Grants Committee, Region Väst and more, The ESF, The National Board of Youth Affairs.
1998 – 2004 Funding for the artist group SOC. Stockholm: The Swedish Arts Grants Committee, Stockholms stad, Framtidens kultur. Funding for artprojects Hållplats: The Public Art Agency, municipalities of Åtvidaberg, Norrköping, Östsam, The Swedish Road Administration, IASPIS, the foundation Framtidens kultur
2004 The Swedish Arts Grants Committee for the project Hållplats Åtvidaberg.
2001 The Swedish Arts Grants Committee, 2 years working grant