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December 17th 2009 we published 163 04/ Venezia, New York, Paris

a book that describes our three year educational project

The book is divided into three sections, Venice, New York and Paris - the three international destinations of the project. It includes writings by participants from the project including students from Tensta High School. The University of Arts, Crafts and Design (Konstfack), teachers, curators and artists.

The book has been designed by acclaimed young designer Parasto Backman

http://www.parastobackman.com/

Editors: Katrin Behdjou Arshi, William Easton
Co-editors: Taher Sadigh, Ida Ömalm Ronvall
Authors: Måns Wrange, Birgitta Norrman Cullborg, Katrin Behdjou Arshi, Åsa Cederqvist, Shamiram Haido, Sara Lundén, Hedvig Wiezell, Masi Ebrahimzadeh, Tor Lindstrand, Ida Ömalm Ronvall
Graphic Design: Parasto Backman
Concept: Katrin Behdjou Arshi
Photography: Tova Rudin-Lundell
Set Design: Saša Antić
Translation: Bettina Schultz

163 04/
163 04/ is a pedagogical exhibition project that over the past three years has been working with Tensta Konsthall, Tensta High School and The University College of Arts, Crafts and Design. Each year 25 students from these schools have been studying together along with professional artists, architects and designers. The project gives the High School students the opportunity to discover contemporary art and arts education and gives the art students a chance to explore new ways of working.

163 04/ VENEZIA 07
The artistic mentors Åsa Cederqvist and Samir Alj Fält lead a group in the first year of 163 04/. The work resulted in among other things, the art film Lost in Echoes, that was shown at Tensta Konsthall, Tensta Gymnasium and Konstfack. It also brought the group to Venezia where it was shown at the Venezia biennal 07. Students created manuscript, scenography, costume, cast list, direction and graphic material. Together they created a art film on 9 minutes with a dreamlike, surrealistic story. The year resulted in many experiences and personal journeys in the project and in the art field.
Upplevelserna från den personliga resan i projektet och i konsten blev många.
Artistic mentors: Samir Alj-Fält, architect and designer, Åsa Cederqvist, artist and film director
Curator: Katrin Behdjou Arshi
Students: Selcuk Cigel, Rabi El Mardini, Sarah Dayan, Farinaz Friezade, Joakim Forsgren, Gabriella Gerges, Shamiram Haido, Hawnaz Kadir, Sedat Köyluoglu, Monika Mastafa, Sara Monshizadeh, Magdalena Naziropoulou, Otim Ocora, Anna Odell, Shirin Raouf, Seher Talayhan and Elisa Touma.

163 04/ NEW YORK 08
During the second year of 163 04/, a group was lead by the performance artist and musician Sara Lundén. The group was introduced to the performance techique and practice in workshops. A slection of the performance pieces was presented at Tensta Gymnasium during the process, and at a number of public spaces in New York. At Tensta Konsthall, in may 2008 the collected works was presented: eleven performance works and the documentary film I’m kind of a big deal, that was created together ith artist and filmmaker Patrick Kretschek.
Artistic mentor: Sara Lundén
Curator: Katrin Behdjou Arshi
Film documentation: Patrick Kretschek
Graphic designer: Parasto Backman
Educational mentor for High School students: Hans Davis
Students: Maria Barros Quintanilla, Emily Fahlen, Elin Jönsson , Aida Younos, Anna-Karin Holtz, Saadia Hussain, Hanna Andersson, Hedvig Wiezell, Lotta Orava Claesson, Masi Ebrahimzadeh, Sophia Ta, Noor Alzuhair, Salmah Bhviyan, Diana Zanzi Ferrando, Hülya Ilgöy, Jowan Safari, Maja Sundqvist, Yasaman Afshar, Shnna Mustafa and Aman Habtu.

163 04/ PARIS 09
In the third year of the project, a group worked together with archietcture Tor Lindstrand during the spring of 2009 and exmamined possibilities and limits in architecture. The project started in the home and went on with the house, the block, the neighbourhood, the city, the country and to Paris and the outside world. With a variety of techniques and materials, as for example photography, coca-cola light, video, construction drawings, fireworks, text, promenade, barbeque party and flashlights, the issue of architecture was seen from different perspectives.
Artistic mentor: Tor Lindstrand
Curator: Katrin Behdjou Arshi
Students: Yusuf Bilici, Misak Hrant, Salah Karbouj, Daniel Andersson, Fahrettin Cankaya, Abdualrahman Ibrahim, Merve Akalinli, Deline Revend, Sodah Bitar, Sandra Badle, Filsan Mohamed Abdirizak, Feleg Asfaha, Hend Ejeel, Belsam Djehiche, Selam Welde, Mariatou Jack, Hanna Hjortek, Turid Sandin, Maria Taljo, Jenny Dremé, Raffael Guariglia, Jenny Almqvist and Carina Ohlsson.

163 04/ VENEZIA NEW YORK PARIS
In the fall of 2009 the book 163 04/VENEZIA NEW YORK PARIS, a documentation of the the project, is released. The book is divided in to three parts, Venice, New York and Paris the three international destinations for the project and contains texts by the students, the teachers, the curators and artists and is designed by the leading young graphic designer Parasto Backman.

163 04/ was supported by Allmänna Arvsfonden and Foundation for the Culture of the Future.