Multiplayer structure (2011)
Opening ceremony for cultural summer school (En kulturskola i rörelse, EKIR) in Gothenburg. It was a workshop for 370 participants in the age 12 to 18.
Material: 3000 wooden laths (length 180 cm, 25x25 mm), 8000 cable ties, sanding paper, black markers, words, field.
On arrival the participants were given 4 wooden laths, sanding paper, cable ties, a black marker and the beginning of four sentences:
I am a person who…
You are a person who…
If I was in charge…
When they are in charge…
The sentences were to be completed by the participants on the laths with the marker. No right or wrong, just thoughts, feelings, visions, and intentions. After writing, the laths were built to together with the cable ties to form a collaborative structure stretching out over the field. More laths and cable-ties were available to cater for further building. A scaffolding tower centred on the field provided possibilities for elevation and full sculpture overview. When the session was over, and the participants joined their respective workshops, we deconstructed, packed and removed the sculpture. Leaving the site as it was. The multiplayer structure was a time- and site-specific event.
