Under 2014 färdigställde vi vår guide till att starta residensprogram. Ett residensprogram – efter engelskans artist in residency – kan variera stort i form och genomförande. Det handlar om att en eller flera konstnärer bjuds in för att bo och arbeta [...]
Tomma Rum (Empty Spaces) is a self-organised platform and artist group for cultural and artistic exchange. Each summer all participants together arrange a residency in a smaller municipality in Sweden. Tomma Rum is about the meeting and the creation of [...]
Bohuslän! Located on the inland east coast of Strömstad municipality, at the meeting point between the highest and lowest points of the Bohus hiking trail, Tomma Rum was held in Krokstrand. Krokstrand was a lively stonemasonry community at the turn of the 20th century, and in 1902 it was honoured with a Folkets hus, a gathering place for freedom of expression. In 1977, the industry came to a halt and the stonemasons' dwellings were filled with alternative youngsters who continued to keep the Folkets hus alive through festivals, dances, cinemas and more. During the summer of 2024, Tomma Rum, in collaboration with Krokstrand Folketshusförening, was given the honour of staying and working in this Bohuslän's oldest Folkets hus! The building located right next to the sometimes salty sometimes sweeter water of the Idefjord and wherever you look you can see the Bohus granite. We had access to a spacious room called Stora salen, a fully equipped kitchen and bathroom. New this year, was Tomma Rum's collaboration week for people who wanted to explore ideas or make art together with the other participants. The collaboration week took place July 9-16. Yet another unforgettable summer with new meetings, discoveries among lakes, granite and Krokstrand residents and the opportunity to swim over to Norway!500[...]
