WHAT ABOUT FREEDOM?


Nu-institutet is an independent, non-profit, culture organization, initiated 2009 by the artist Janna
Holmstedt and the director and film maker Karin Wegsjö 2009. They have worked with theatre, film
and visual art for more than 15 years.

Since the start, Nu-institutet has explored ”freedom” as a concept and reality through different artistic
practices – such as workshops, performances, exhibitions, film, etc. – in order to both explore and to
present different aspects of this complex theme. Their work is based on a methodology where each
manifestation becomes a part of a larger whole. Thus, a performance or an exhibition is an artistic
event in itself, but is also used as an opportunity to gather new material, which in turn becomes the
content, or trigger, for a future event.

The project "Sverigepaketet" [Swedish Packing] explored freedom as concept and reality in a privileged Western country like Sweden, and took the Swedish election year 2010 as a point of departure. It was realized in collaboration with Norrbottensteatern in Luleå and Kulturakademien in Mariannelund, Sweden, with support from Framtidens Kultur, Kulturrådet, Stockholms stad och Riksteatern.