Artist Imke Rust brings UNESCO World Heritage sites ‘Twyfelfontein or /Ui-//aes’ and ‘Decorated Farmhouses of Hälsingland’ closer
‘Worldresidency programme of one month at the World Heritage property ‘Decorated Farmhouses of Hälsingland’ (Sweden), was awarded to artist Imke Rust from Namibia/Germany. The call for applications was open for people from all over the world, including researchers, artists or other cultural actors and creators. Imke’s winning proposal explored the links between the World Heritage site in Sweden and the Namibian World Heritage site ‘Twyfelfontein or /Ui-//aes’.
“I must admit that while I have always been intrigued by history, I always thought conserving history does not leave much space for living in the present or to transform, be open and be free to create. We must be careful to maintain a delicate balance,” says Imke Rust.
She continues: “As I do further research on World Heritage sites, I realise many sites honour and care for the conservation of cultural and artistic creations. I am happy that in a commercial world people still recognize human creativity as valuable to our global community, which needs to be protected for future generations. I have realised the linkages between the past and present and how we can draw learnings from history. I have appreciated the fact that especially, the Gävleborg Region not only aims to conserve its history, but also encourages and supports new creativity to develop in correspondence to it.” ‘
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Info about the artist – https://imkerust.com
