
SWAB Barcelona
by Katarina Eismann
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10 x 10 x 1.5 cm 3.9 x 3.9 x 0.6 inch
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Artwork location: Sweden
I observed the ants for several days as they crossed the stone wall, dragging twigs, sticks, and soil. They are constructing something, though what exactly remains a mystery. Their world is undoubtedly gigantic, given the sheer volume they transport in their long, orderly lines.
As time passes, I´m increasingly captivated by their frenzy; with my face close to the ground, their strength seems almost overwhelming. Measuring their efforts by my scale or standards is meaningless, as trying to track any individual ants. This movement is orchestrated for perfect cohesion, a collective surrender to a shared purpose.
I attempted to attract these particular ants with marmalade. They showed no interest in the sweet treat I offered or in my efforts to photograph them. Perhaps they sensed my shadow or the reflection from the camera lens, but my presence had no impact.
My ability to engage with them appears fragile, only significant when I can be the center of attention. In contrast to my giant size, I remain vulnerable, lacking any protection or guidelines. If I truly wish to connect with these species, I need to transform—not into an ant, but into a human who can stay with patient eyes and capitulate with their winding journey over the stone. As we remain together beneath the clouds drifting above, the sun simultaneously warms me and makes their bodies sparkle.
The connection that eventually does happen occurs much later, through your gentle movement—leaning forward, stretching your neck, and aligning your size and perception with this piece.
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In recent years, Katarina Eismann has participated in several major art projects where encounters, exchanges, and ongoing documentation within the artistic process have become crucial parts of producing works. Despite their different approaches, the projects have shared their perspective on the process as a spatial, non-linear retelling of an event, where a piece of work emerges from the conversations and encounters.
This work often involves Eismann participating in other people's projects as an artist or inviting others to participate in her own work. The ambition is that the material gathered over the course of the project should function as a catalyst, a forum for discussion and questions, and a piece of documentation that offers a representation of intangible and complex processes.
Distance and Longing was the working name of a long-term collaboration between Eismann and Eva-Lotta Holm Flach, involving many set-ups of encounters, readings, talks, and seminars. One question was the importance of distances in approaching the unfamiliar and developing new knowledge and understanding through artistic practice.
One outcome was PARTIR/REVENIR, November 2018, an exhibition in collaboration with artists Safaa Erraus (Marocco), Christine Ferrer (France), artist/co-curator Katarina Eismann, and curator Eva-Lotta Holm Flach (Sweden).
Eismann collaborates closely with curator Abir Boukhari and AllArtNow. The works are produced through talks, residencies, exchanges, and exhibitions.
Another long-term project, FOLDOUT, has involved collaboration between a choreographer, performance artist, cellist, mezzo-soprano, and journalist and surveys the transmission of memory and the inheritance of a war. The first part was reconstructed for Moderna Museet in Malmö in May 2015 and developed through the many stories of wars that still constitute the city today.
In Via was produced as the second part of FOLDOUT with Moderna Museet in Malmö. A hundred participants took part in an ongoing, expanding video installation involving teachers, youth leaders, and their engaged groups of young people in Malmö. Workshops, videos, apps, and a folder surrounded the project.
Fireworks is a collaboration between Eismann, Jamie Fawcus, and Annette Taranto. It is a multimedia, performance, and music event at Forum för levande Historia.
Eismann has been working and producing comprehensively through documentation processes.
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