A house that knows how to die

Samtal / panelsamtal
2026-09-04 – 2026-09-06 · Fredag 4/9 Drop in kl. 14.00-15.00 Start kl. 15.00 Welcome introduktion Program 15.00-19.00 Embodied Keynote – with the site and artist/architects Performance by ICHI Middag 19.00 Lördag 5/9 Frukost 09.00-10.00 Program 10.00 – 12.30 Lectures and theoretical keynote Lunch 12.30-14.00 Program 14.00-19.00 sessions with workshops/lectures and social sculptures Middag 19.00 Bar & Mingel Söndag 6/9 Frukost 09.00-10.00 Program 10.00-13.00 lecture and joint reflections Lunch 13.00- 14.00 Utcheck Utställning öppen för allmänheten från Söndag kl 13.00 extra för de som vill- Fredag 4/9 kl.11.00-13.00 Studiebesök på Båt i Skogen– permakulturgård med biodammar, nötodling, ekobygg (2 km från Gyllboverket)
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Plats: Gylleboverket

Gylleboverket, at Österlen in the eastern part of Skåne, south of Sweden, has been a platform for contemporary arts, culture and resilience since 2010. However, it began in the later part of the 20th century as a construction scrap yard where old houses could make their final rest. During the mid-20th century until 2010, demolished old houses from Österlen and the surrounding area were brought to be piled up and returned to soil. Dwelling there in a dialogue with the living world they become the very site they were brought to. In this way, Gylleboverket has cultivated and carried for decades the knowledge of how houses can die, and, at the same time, how a new life and biotope can grow out of dead houses.

During the first weekend of September 2026, beings will be summoned to a practical seminar on the death and life of houses and by extension, the structures that conduct our ways of living. With invited participants from the fields of ecology, architecture and art we will weave lectures, an ongoing exhibition, workshops and discussions into embodied practices. Through the seminar, together we will question the ingrained comfort of houses and body shelters together with a living world in a time of dissolution.

More information with program will come up soon

The title ”A house that knows how to die” is borrowed from an earlier work from artist Alyssa Coffin and artist/architect Per Viktor Hjalmarsson who are part of the curatorial team of the seminar together with Gylleboverket artist group (Etta Säfve & Jona Elfdahl)

In collaboration with Färgfabriken, Stockholm Arkitektur Triennal, Form & Design Center, Malmö and Smålandstriennalen.

Participating Artists, Architects, Ecologists and Researcher among others: Sören Lose (DK), Camilla Nørgard (DK), SaraLi Borg (SE), Viktor Rundgren (SE), Alm Gnista (FI), Sabine Poppe (NO/DE), Laura Suurhasko (FI), Alyssa Coffin (FI), PerViktor Hjalmarsson (FI), Gylleboverket Konstnärsgrupp (SE), ICHI (J), TidelandStudios (DK), Emma Rishøj Holm (DK), John Helmfridsson (SE), Sarah Kaushik (FI), Merri Linna (FI), Smålandstriennalen with Johanna Billing (SE), Tor Lindstrand (SE), Kristian Anshelm (SE), Philippe Blanchard (FR/SE) , as well as representatives from Mustarinda (FI), BioArtlab (FI), ConstuctLab (SE), Chalmers University (SE), Skogen (SE) Färgfabriken (SE), Verrde (Sápmi) Form & Design Center, Malmö, Färgfabriken (SE)