As part of the Performing Landscapes project, 12 artists came together for a ten-day creative camp in the hills of Piemonte to explore deeper connections between art, nature, and community. Through inspiring talks, hands-on gardening, harvesting and cooking together, the program offered fresh insights and encouraged the exchange of ideas. Together, we reimagined how art can become a strategy for engaging with nature and how we might foster a sustainable relationship between green spaces and humans.
PLACE Performing Landscapes is a collaborative initiative between Bethlen Theater in Hungary, Norwegian Landscape Theater and Hiatus. Together, we are developing projects in green spaces across three European cities, creating tools and networks that empower artists to engage with nature in sustainable and innovative ways.
We believe that art plays a vital role in fostering deeper, more meaningful connections between people and the natural world. PLACE invites creative minds to explore, share, and expand artistic practices that connect citizens with nature.
We launched an open call for artists and selected 12 inspiring project proposals, 4 for each city. This summer, we travelled together to Piedmont in northern Italy for a ten-day creative camp. The residency was filled with exchanges, workshops, gardening, guest speakers, creative sessions, and land connection practices, all designed to nourish and develop the artists’ practices and proposals. By the end of the year, one project per city will be selected and brought to life.
PLACE is co-funded by the Creative Europe programme of the EU.