CAMILLA JOHANSSON BÄCKLUND
Artist Researcher Teacher
stand with old tjikko (2019)
Foto Annette Arlander
In May 2019 I traveled to Fulufjället in Dalarna with the artist and researcher Annette Arlander to visit the 9 550-year-old spruce Old Tjikko. I had found similarities in our artistic methods while reading her article Agential cuts and performance as research. For example, the iterative processes, the note-taking, and the interest for using Karen Barad´s Agential Realism as theoretical framework for our research practice.
Annette and I stood with Old Tjikko fifteen minutes every hour during one day.
I took notes after each act; 10:30, 11:30, 12:30, 13:30, 14:30, 15:30, 16:30, 17:30, 18:30.
11:30 Annette står / sitter / Old Tjikko står, hänger, kryper / längs berg / klamrar / i sprickor / Står / Jag sitter med Tjikko / och Annett / Blundar / Rött / Tittar / Blått / Blundar med varmröda ögonlock / Tittar / Blått, grönt, grått / Reser mig / Går fyra steg / Står / Ansiktet mot dalen / Blundar / Står / Blundar / Står / Står / Går
11:30 Annette stands / sits / Old Tjikko stands, hangs, crawls / along mountains / clamps / in cracks / Stands / I sit with Tjikko / and Annette / eyes closed / Red / Eyes open / Blue / Close eyes / warm red eyelids / Eyes open / Blue, green, gray / raises / Walk four steps / Stands / Face to the valley / Closes eyes / Stands / Eyes closed / Stands / Stands / Leaves
16:30 Iteration / Om någon har ett namn / Är vi mer benägna att ta hand om den då? / Old Tjikko, gran, träd, växt, art, organism / Namn, ord, språk / Igenkänning, kunskap, utveckling / Upplysning, kunskap, utveckling Överlevnad, tävlan, kapitalism / Överlevnad, samarbete, samhälle, solidaritet / Blundar / står / Undrar / Blundar / Står / Går
16:30 Iteration / If someone has a name / Are we more likely to take care of it then? / Old Tjikko, spruce, tree, plant, species, organism / Name, words, language / Recognition, knowledge, development / Enlightenment, knowledge, development / Survival, competition, capitalism / Survival, cooperation, society, solidarity / Closes eyes / stand / Wonder / Eyes closed / Stands / Leaves
17:30 Tjikko har inget ansikte / Jag inbillar mig ändå att den står vänd mot dalen / Så jag står vänd mot dalen / När jag blundar står jag föresten vänd i alla riktningar / Jag inbillar mig att Tjikko står vänd i alla riktningar / Vi står här / Vända i alla riktningar / Ser inget / Jag ser förresten insidan av mina egna ögonlock / Jag kan inte sluta se / Även om jag skulle förlora synen skulle jag se / Eftersom jag en gång sett / Står / Blundar / Vänder blicken mot Tjikko / Tjikko står / Ligger / Slingrar / Breder ut / Sträcker fram, bak, åt sidan, upp / Jag går
17:30 Tjikko has no face / I still imagine it is facing the valley / So I am facing the valley / When I close my eyes I stand facing all directions / I imagine that Tjikko is facing all directions / We stand here / Facing all directions / Sees nothing / By the way, I see the inside of my own eyelids / I can’t stop seeing / Even if I lose sight I would see / Since I once saw / Standing / Eyes closed / Looking at Tjikko / Tjikko stands / Lying / Meanders / Widening / Stretches forward, back, at side, up / I leave
Paper, printed texts and photo in a folded cover: 2019 05 14 Stand With Old Tjikko – notions from diffractions
Dimensions: 10cm x 15cm, 1 / 10
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