Turning The Tide – Kulturfestivalen 2024

INTERCULT presents a story about something that everyone in Stockholm needs every day – drinking water. What happens to the water in Lake Mälaren as Stockholm grows and the sea rises?

Here you will find artworks about how global climate change affects you, where you live. Come join us, discuss, listen or just observe.

Vikten av vatten (The importance of water) by TINA ESKILSSON

The work consists of large drops of water on a string. Through the drops, an upside-down reflection of the surroundings is visible. During the course of the day, visitors will be invited to engage in a conversation about water and help fill up and hang a growing number of drops next to the water streaming under the dock.

The artist Tina Eskilsson has been working interdisciplinary with water for a long time. Her art often encourages the visitor to participate. In addition to art exhibitions and public creative commissions, she has realised a large number of water installations in Sweden and around the world.

Discover the work down by the water on Norrbro/Strömparterren on Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 of August, 13.00-17.00.

Mälarmaran – scouting future fish av ONGOING REALITIES

Climate change is knocking on the door. It’s been knocking for a while. We might only have 80 years of clean water left in Lake Mälaren. But who cares? We’ve still got iced coffee? Or is it time to grow gills?

In a cumbersome yet considerate satire, OR interprets both the past and the future, presenting a performance best enjoyed ice-cold, all in one gulp. Picture this: a shot of algae-scented water, a prepping Paris Hilton just emerged from a contemporary urban big city swamp. A refreshing breeze with warm, wet regards from Lake Mälaren and the future.

The work will take place at Vattentorget near Slussen on 16 of August at 16.00 and consists of a live dance performance.

Anna Näsström and Johan Bandholtz form the choreographic duo Ongoing Realities (OR), which explores dance and choreography in interaction with digital technologies such as motion capture, animation, VR, AR and AI.  OR creates multi-sensory experiences both for the stage and other spaces. Their work has been shown and won prizes at the Stockholm Fringe Festival in both 2022 and 2023, and has also been shown at Kulturhuset Stadsteatern’s digital innovation festival; at the Art Museum in Skövde during Riksteatern’s event Technology and Creation; at the Swedish pavilion during the Tanzmesse in Düsseldorf in 2022 and at the magazines Modern Psykologi and Forskning och Framsteg’s event Hjärndagen. In 2023, they opened the inauguration of the Tempo Documentary Festival.

The events are free during the Kulturfestivalen and part of the international art project Turning The Tide run by Intercult and co-funded by the European Union.