All My Relations IV is a three-day intensive workshop that explores the potential of performative and interdisciplinary practices to trigger transformation in human behaviour and ecological awareness. Artists and interdisciplinary researchers interested in existential resilience, more-than-human encounters, and sustainable development are invited to bring their questions to a laboratory designed to connect art, research, and everyday life.
This workshop is organised by Artistic Research (Malmö Theatre Academy, Lund University), Agenda 2030 Graduate School (Lund University), and Gylleboverket, a platform for art and resilience located in the Skånish countryside. It delves into the convergence of interdisciplinary practices and ecological sustainability, rooted in a profound understanding of sensibility, corporality, imagination, being-with, and an exploration towards an extended ecological self.
Participants will embark on a journey where movement itself becomes a central method of inquiry and practice. Walking is not just a means of travel but a vehicle for artistic, ecological, and philosophical exploration. Through the rhythm of footsteps, the act of moving together, and the embodied experience of navigating landscapes, we will uncover new ways of perceiving and relating to the world. Both collaborative and solitary moments on the journey will foster reflection, dialogue, and creative engagement with ecology, interspecies relations, and sustainable futures.
By walking together, we acknowledge the interconnectedness of all beings and landscapes, deepening our ecological awareness and forging meaningful relationships that extend beyond the human sphere.
Walking as Practice Walking is more than just a mode of transport—it is a way of thinking, perceiving, and relating to the world. Movement is not simply about departure and arrival; it is about the unfolding experience between places. The journey itself shapes our understanding, offering a continuous state of becoming rather than a fixed destination.
Throughout history, different cultures have used walking as a means of reflection, pilgrimage, protest, storytelling, and ritual. This workshop will incorporate various walking practices, including:
- Contemplative walking, where the focus is on presence and attunement to the surroundings.
- Conversational walking, using movement as a catalyst for exchange and reflection.
- Drifting (dérive), a practice from the Situationist tradition that embraces spontaneous exploration of landscapes.
- Ritual walking, where walking takes on symbolic meaning, connecting the individual to place, time, and history.
