Göteborg is a state of mind 2/3

I was invited to a debate about IASPIS1 in Göteborg, to hold a short introduction about my way of working and the art scene here. It was a discussion about different ideas how Göteborgs art scene should (or could) be connected to IASPIS
The evening discussion was interesting, and revealing, both in how Göteborg emotionally is connected to Stockholm (from where the money (and power?) is distributed) and the rest of the world.
But the discussion that revealed it self during the evening must be just the beginning of a much bigger and important understanding and debate about how the art life in this city is part of a global world. I am a strong believer of that if we do not start to professionally use the informal structures of this city, we wont be able to achieve much. The main importance here is not the institutions in them self. What makes it possible for me to stay and work in this city is the informal structures. People, colleges, and there networks is what makes the importance.
Part of the misunderstanding during the evening was how we divided people in to three categories, local, national and international. This is not a good way of thinking, mainly because it do not tell anything. Most of the artist that took part of the discussion are part of all three categories already.
When I got the invitation to be part of the debate and to have a ten minutes speech, the overachieving me could not resist it self. So I also did an interview film with four of the most interesting artists living in Göteborg right now. I asked them two questions:

-What fascinates you about your creative practice?
-What are the advantages of living and working as an artist in Göteborg?

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• Magdalena Rapala
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• Kajsa G Eriksson
• David Crawford
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RIP David.

What he is talking about towards the end of this video are things he and I had been discussing when he was teaching me.

His thoughtfulness is so apparent at the start here when he thanks the interviewer for the questions and says he learned something from them.