Artist duo J&K / Janne Schäfer and Kristine Agergaard have just concluded the second episode of their art pedagogic research project Vandvenner taking place at Kunstal 44 Moen in collaboration with a great group of children-experts from Blå Veje Skole. The project started April 24 and everyone met twice a week in that period. The 5 week workshop contained meetings with many local water bodies on Møn and explored the idea of living water and circular systems through multi-sensory, artistic and playful experiments. Together with the children they have collected, brewed and distilled liquids for a growing water archive, performed small water rituals, recorded underwater sounds, built water filters and water circulation systems and much more. The 5 week workshop culminated with a presentation and multimedia water installation produced by and with the children at Kunsthal 44Møen.

Vandvenner is a 3-parted research project that is learning with and from children as experts in multi-species communication. It is an integral part of Unshore, J&K’s artistic contribution to Hosting Lands that investigates the threshold between water and land, body and sea.

Scroll below for more photos of the workshop. All photos by J&K

Vandvenner is supported by Statens Kunst Fond.