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LENA ADAmiNA WALDAU

Lives and works in Dals Långed, Sweden
www.artfool.se

I want my art and style of life to push development in a sustainable direction the ”art walk” (open studios) that we arrange every year in Ascension time
and increase peace in the world. whether we want it or not, everything we do in my region Dalsland in the southern part of Sweden. During four days all of
has an impact – but which? Does my group of clay sculptures about women’s us participating have hundreds of nice and interested visitors inspecting our
problem with men’s conception of sexuality help? (”The burden”) art works and workshops.
Art interests me as a mode of discussion, offering ways to express relations Living as I do in the village Dals Långed with only 1,500 inhabitants, it is hard to
between facts of life, emotions and humour. I have no ambition to present find partners to do art projects with, which is a great pity. I would like working
answers, as politics is a better fitted forum for that. It is enough that viewers in more theatrical forms and in groups. On the other hand it is cheap to buy a
laugh, as well as get embarrassed and start discussing important issues. house suitable as workshop here; I could not finance life as an artist in a town.
I work in many materials: textiles and clay, acrylic and wood, and with many My next project is to master making electronic music, or rather art out of
techniques: painting and graphics, sculpture and embroidery, photo and sounds of many kinds. I hope to find a way of fitting words, the human voice,
text. The starting point often lies in the material I have collected; suddenly into my art. Art out of sounds is more suitable for the web than sculptures.
something wants to be turned into art work. An important art relevant decision I handle my website www.artfool.se as a paperbound periodical, with issues
is to use this stock in the first place, instead of trying to solve artistic problems 4 to 6 times a year, which comes natural for me as I started working life as
by buying new material. It is not making art works that is difficult, but finding a journalist. Artfool is not interactive, as I must reserve time for making art,
opportunities for exhibitions, especially in new places where my art can meet and for my engagements in many associations, instead of communicating via
new people and unfold it’s full capacity of expression. The web is better than computers. I am a representative in artist’s associations on local, regional
nothing, but too much get lost in photos. This is why I always look forward to and national level.

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