In Nana‑Francisca Schottländer’s work, the body plays a central role as a sensing and investigative instrument in the creation of art and new knowledge. She often works in long‑term series of works, exploring selected themes over time. Her method is characterized by immersion, co‑creation, and slow processes, with audiences frequently invited to participate actively. The individual works function as laboratories in which body, perception, and experience form the point of departure for shared investigations and exchanges.
As part of Bringing In The Tide, Schottländer participates with the performance Tidal Meditations and a series of Tidal Protocols. Tidal Meditations invites visitors to an intimate encounter with the tidal flats, the life within them, the sea currents, and the coastal winds. The performance takes place on June 20 at Hvidbjerg Beach. It is possible to participate in the performance or experience it from the beach.
Schottländer’s Tidal Protocols are instructions for experiences and interactions with specific sites, which visitors can carry out on their own or in groups. With the instructions in hand or on their mobile devices, participants are invited into sensory and intimate encounters with the tides and the surrounding ecosystem. The protocols are developed, among other contexts, through workshops on May 4 and May 5 at the Varde River and Ho Bay, open to everyone.
BIO
Nana‑Francisca Schottländer (b. 1977, Denmark) is a Danish visual and performance artist based in Copenhagen. Her work takes the form of performances and choreographies that often involve the bodies of the audience, as well as sound and video works, installations, photography, and text. She has presented her works and performances at venues including the National Gallery of Denmark (SMK), Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Kunsthal Charlottenborg, Roskilde Festival, Heartland Festival, Hamburger Bahnhof, Slotsfeltladen, and the Wadden Sea Centre, and has held solo exhibitions at institutions such as SMK Thy, KunstCentret Silkeborg Bad, Liselund Garden, and Tunnelfabrikken.