Apply for residence in Lund
Deadline 30 september 2025.
INTERTWINE
Hedlandet residency invites five (5) writing artist from the Nordic and Baltic countries for a cross-disciplinary exchange within the art of writing, letterpress printing, book bindning and book design. The quest is to make an artists´ book in a traditional letterpress and bookbinding tradition entangled with the exploration of slowness, words, the work of the hand and the influence of place in it self.
The artistic process of letterpress printing based on the principle of materially producing the actual text and the artistic process of writing in a parallel process, allows the artists to contemplate the interdependence between the content of texts and their physical representation. The process of traditional manual letterpress printing will inspire and challenge writing artists when blending the creative spaces of producing text and matter.
The art of book printing in parallel with composing new texts in relation to the concept of intertwine by designing, printing and binding an anthology in a small edition (50 copies á 50 pages). Each artist has approx. 4-6 pages to express and develop their own conceptualization and understanding of Intertwine as a process of artistic research combined with artistic craft and it’s presentation.
Hedlandet intends, together with our collaborating partners Helena Magnusson (Gammelhuset Tryckeri), Kristina Enhörning (S:t Annegatans bokbinderi & konservering) and Johan Laserna (book designer), to entwine robust and environmentally friendly artistic craft with not yet formulated artistic text and transform it into a sustainable work of art to bring into the future.
Application
There is an ongoing open call in collaboration with Swedish publishers who translate Nordic and Baltic literature.
The residency program is also open for applications for those of you who are writing artists. To do this we need a short letter that describes “the why and how”, a fragment of an idea based on the intertwine phenomenon and a CV describing the last three years of professional experience.
The last date for application is 30 of September 2025.
The residency will take place between 23 of February – 12 of April 2026 and includes a stipend à 3.000€ + travel costs.
For more information contact: info@hedlandetresidens.se
Word friendly activism – time and activity plan
1st period (3-4 weeks)
Phase 1
After arriving at Hedlandet residency the writing artists will be given an introductory course in letterpress printing learning among other things traditional handsetting, the workings of letterpress composing materials, basic letterpress design and the art of book-binding.. Artists will receive one-on-one instruction while printing on a manual press during the entire course.
Phase 2
We will end the first period of residency with a workshop including all five writers, the letterpress instructor and the book designer. This marks the take-off for formulating ideas for the coming printing of the artists’ books.
2nd period (3-4 weeks)
Phase 1
We will start the 2rdperiod with a workshop including all writers, the letterpress instructor and the book designer and book-binder. Designs and texts will be discussed to ensure that individual contributions strengthen each other and honour the theme “Intertwined”.
Phase 2
Meanwhile the writing artists will be printing their own texts, making last minute alterations and in the end bind their text. The printing is expected to be accomplished within three days for each participant. There will be a possibility of extension of printing days to accommodate for unexpected events. The 2rdperiod will with a public vernissage.
During the residence program we will invite writers and researchers/scientists for informal dialogue linked to phenomenon of intertwine.
