Solo

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292706

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NEW EUROPEAN BAUHAUS AWARDS: existing completed examples

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Solo

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In Solo, Dana Sederowsky has created a character who actively rejects society. A character who refuses to need anyone else.

In short, disjointed sentences, and through lists, protocols, long paragraphs and empty pages, the narrator describes a life in complete isolation. Other people are examined from afar. Their behavior is dissected, analysed and despised. Feverish dreams start to trespass on this repetitive, claustrophobic existence. Slowly, reality begins to come apart.

 

What was the geographical scope of your project?

Does your project address mainly urban or rural issues?

Does your project refer to a physical transformation of the built environment or other types of transformations?

Has your project benefited from EU programmes or funds?

Has your project won an EU prize?

Your project is fully completed?

When was your project implemented?

How did you hear about the New European Bauhaus Prizes ?

On whose behalf are you submitting the application?

Please provide a summary of your project

I am a visual artist based in Sweden who recently published my first hybrid artwork/novel title: Separat (swedish),  translated into English; titled: Solo

In Solo, Dana Sederowsky has created a character who actively rejects society. A character who refuses to need anyone else.In short, disjointed sentences, and through lists, protocols, long paragraphs and empty pages, the narrator describes a life in complete isolation. Other people are examined from afar. Their behavior is dissected, analysed and despised. Feverish dreams start to trespass on this repetitive, claustrophobic existence. Slowly, reality begins to come apart.

Dana Sederowsky, born 1975, is a Swedish artist and photographer. Since the 1990s her work has created and explored various fictional characters through photography, video and performance. Solo, written before the pandemic, is the first time Sederowsky presents a character in book form.

Please indicate the main themes of your project with 5 key words

Please give information about the key objectives of your project in terms of sustainability (including circularity) and how these have been met.
Please highlight how the project can be exemplary in this context

An example is that we see the character in the text walking in circles in his/her home, not needing to interact with anyone else.
In one chapter in the work, the character finds him/herself speaking to a tree outside the window.
The tree has specific ideas on how the individual is living his/her life inside the apartment and compares it to the world outside where you have to take action.

Please give information about the key objectives of your project in terms of aesthetics and quality of experience beyond functionality and how these have been met.
Please highlight how the project can be exemplary in this context

The aestitics of this work is very conceptual. All words and details in the environment are given space and time. The referece of time is quite important element.

Please give information about the key objectives of your project in terms of inclusion (equal opportunities, public participation, citizen engagement, co-design, universal design, accessibility, affordability, etc.) and how these have been met.
Please highlight how the project can be exemplary in this context

The character has no gender, no age, no nationality and there are no references in time or space in the story.

Please explain how these three dimensions have been combined in your project.
Please highlight how this approach can be exemplary

Please read the text. Difficult for me to explain in English I am afraid.

Please give information on the results/impacts achieved by your project in relation to the category you apply for

The work has just been published, just one review so far in a Swedish magazine.

Please explain how citizens and civil society were involved in the in the design and/or implementation of the project.
Please also explain the benefits that derived from their involvement.

Other people are just thought about in this stiry. The character is alone by choice, but has many ideas about how others should live their life, for instance not bringing children into this world.

Please explain what kind of global challenges the project addressed by providing local solutions

The story speaks a lot about the apocalypse. Being the only person left in the world.

Please highlight the innovative character of the project as compared to mainstream practices in the field of the project.

I have myself never read a story where you do not get any idea about who is the narrator in terms of gender, age, time and space.

Please explain to the potential of transferring the projects’ results or learnings to other interested parties and contexts.
Please provide clear documentation, communication of methodology and principles in this context.

I think one can have very interesting talks and discussions about what it is like living like this. An individual closed off society.

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