Fatima is the curator behind galleri höjden and wants to connect with the neighbors. Andrew is a dramaturg and dancer, he enjoys feeding people and grapples with what it means to be a performer who is also a parent. In the 9th episode of drift they address their prioritization of social relationships over artistic careers and question how context can become part of a performance or an exhibition. Could collectivity gain more importance when working with art and is it possible to hold space for nurturing within artistic spheres?

Fatima Kassius is an artist working with painting and installation. Her work examines memory, architecture and space and often results in site specific installations that reach outside of the art space. She has a BFA from Royal Institute of Art in Stockholm 2020. In 2021 she did her solo show Lokál at Kulturhuset Möbeln in Tierp and she also exhibited in group shows at Örebro Läns museum, Konsthall C, Konstakademien. She often works in curatorial and collective projects and has recently started galleri höjden together with Josephine Kamoun Johansson.

Andrew Hardwidge is a dance artist, dramaturg and researcher. He is curious about the entanglements of aesthetic practice, life making and political cosmologies. Recently he has been speaking with people about healing, about authorship and questions of liberation.

Salka and Lisa met over the course of three days to spend time with each other and dance in höjden’s studio. In the eight episode of drift you are invited to become the listener of their radio show where they unpack some dance related concerns. As the show unfolds we follow them through a range of perspectives and are made aware of the many sides of what is going on. They underline unspoken rules and zoom in and out of their experience of doing and observing dance. What is actually the impact of having an audience and what is dance as a practice if it doesn't reach anyone?

Works/People mentioned: Peter Mills

Lisa Schåman is a dancer based in Stockholm. For the past few years, she has been working with choreographers such as Oda Brekke, Peter Mills, Malin Elgán, Carima Neusser, and Ellen Söderhult. Her artistic process is shaped by somatic practices, score-dance, games and play, as well as theories and philosophies related to dance and aesthetics, and texts written by dance makers. Lisa is a member of höjden, an artist syndicate in Östberga.

Salka Ardal Rosengren jobbar med dans och performance. Hon är född och uppvuxen i Stockholm men flyttade till Bryssel där hon utbildade sig på P.A.R.T.S. (2006-2010). Salka har skapat verk tillsammans med Mikko Hyvönen (Trash Talk), Nicholas Hoffman (The Thing with a Hook) och Andrew Hardwidge (Subbodybodysub). Som dansare har hon jobbat och turnerat verk internationellt med bland andra: Ezster Salamon, Xavier Le Roy, Boris Charmatz, Daniel Linehan, Sarah Vanhee, Tino Sehgal, Gunilla Heilborn, Malin Élgan, Rosalind Goldberg, Liz Kinoshita och Salva Sanchis. Våren 2021 tog hon en master i Nya performativa praktiker på Stockholms Konstnärliga Högskola. Efter sin master skapade hon Lasting Figures som har spelats på Weld, Flockfestivalen, Atalante och åker vidare på Riksteaterturné hösten 2025.

How is the state of drifting a fundamental part of being in a creative process? What does it feel like and how long can it last?

Karins art and design practice meets Danielas song writing in her home on a warm summer day. They get to know each other through the proposed notion of drifting as they spend a day making both a song and a collage together. Listen to them discuss the process and their different approaches to music, language and images.

Karin Roberts is a graphic designer and collage artist, working part time as a project manager for Nordberg Movement. She is also a co-founder of ARTmovement, an organisation that creates artistic meet-ups and co-creates art.

Daniela Serafimova is a Stockholm-based musician, writer and teacher. She produces her own music and is known for her multi-layered sound. She has collaborated with electronic DnB producers such as London Elektricity and Voltage on Hospital Records (UK). Her first single “Borderlands” was released 2020 at Cherish Label (SE), and the self produced EP “Saving Grace” was released in 2022. Currently Daniela is working on her debut album, a soft folk-jazz piano and vocal record with lyrics in Swedish.

Works mentioned: Heather - Bill Cobham Lars Norén - Dagböcker