Flat Quinquepus – Celebrating 5 Years with Flat Octopus
1 June 2024
To celebrate their 5th anniversary, artist collective Flat Octopus invites us to a special day with special festivities: two locations, bonded by creativity, a performative moment, and a summery picnic.
11.00–14.00: Drop-in bookbinding workshop with Juanma González in Färgfabriken´s project room
14.50–15.15: Performance by Heidi Edström in Färgfabriken´s project room
17.00–21.00: Picnic in Vinterviken Park
First part – Färgfabriken project room 11.00–16.00
Quinquepus Zine – participatory bookbinding workshop with Juanma González
The anniversary event starts at Färgfabriken Project Space. Juanma González (Flat Octopus) introduces the audience to the world of bookbinding by showing and explaining a number of basic methods. As part of the workshop, visitors are invited to participate by putting theory into practice and creating their own unique Quinquepus Zine. For this, we will use the remaining copies of all exhibition brochures produced by Flat Octopus over the past years. Reactivating and upcycling the printed archive is one way of forging a creative bond between organizer and visitor, together with some surprises and fika.
The workshop is open to everyone and does not require any reservation in advance. If you have any memorabilia related to Flat Octopus that can be inserted into your zine, please bring it with you.
14.50–15.15 ‘a single golden ray’ – performance by Heidi Edström (ingentinget)
“I propose a toast. Let us drink together, transform this molten gold into something else.”
Second part – Vinterviken Park (Aspudden) 17.00–21.00
Quinquepus Picnic
An anniversary wouldn’t be complete without a picnic. Therefore, the closing act of Flat Quinquepus is an informal festive gathering in Vinterviken Park with carefully curated and artistically made vegan wraps, simple picnic snacks and light beverages. Please bring a blanket and your preferred drinks.
You are welcome to walk with Flat Octopus from Färgfabriken Project Space to Vinterviken on the shore of Trekanten Lake or join us at the picnic location when it suits you. Contact: Edit, 072-852 20 49.
– The exact location of the picnic will be communicated on Flat Octopus’ social media platforms a couple of hours before the picnic. Stay tuned!
– If the weather is not picnic-friendly (rain or other unexpected conditions) an alternative plan will be implemented and communicated on social media.
Heidi Edström is a performance and installation artist based in Stockholm. Edström’s works revolve around the ongoing investigation of The Knöl. A shapeless concept that approaches thoughts and beliefs around the uncertain border between health and sickness, order and disorder, the expected and unexpected. She has a background in theatre, and a deep interest in dance, larp, role-playing and science fiction literature. In addition to her artistic practice, Edström is also a member of the punk/performance band Kulturprofilerna and is active in the artist-run associations Best Before Collective and Fylkingen.
www.ingentinget.net
Flat Octopus is an international artist- and curator-run collective in Stockholm started in 2019. The collective organises apartment exhibitions, collaborations, local and international exchanges. Färgfabriken has collaborated with Flat Octopus in the past, producing miniature exhibitions through 2021 and 2022. Flat Octopus are: Edit Fándly, Juanma González, Paulina Granat, Amr Hamid, Alice Máselníková and Erik Wijkström.
www.flatoctopus.com
Flat Octopus is supported by Stockholms Stad.
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