Swaantje GüntzelARCTIC MEAL
A conceptual dinner illustrating the impacts of the climate crisis on northern Sweden and the Arctic (by Swaantje Güntzel & Jonathan Johansson)
For the past six weeks, I have been an artist in residence at Ricklundgården in Saxnäs, Sweden. I had already been there a year earlier to talk to the local people about whether they observe changes in winter, snow and the behaviour of ice, and if so, how these changes affect them personally.
This stay was intended as a kind of artistic research with an open outcome and was still integrated in my research as an art fellow at RIFS Forschungsinstitut für Nachhaltigkeit | am GFZ. The loose ends of these conversations finally came together when I met the chef Jonathan Johansson, who lives in Saxnäs himself. He agreed to my idea of designing a meal together that would reflect how northern Sweden and the Arctic are affected by the climate crisis. The climate reality on a plate. Since my arrival in Saxnäs in December, we have met regularly to decide which ingredients work best, which spheres we want to include (ocean, forest, soil, social media) and how we can realise the project in practical terms.
In the end, we served five courses in the residence's studio, each course representing the ongoing changes caused by climate change for plants, animals, the sea, the lakes, the rivers, farmers and, ultimately, us.
Over the next few days, I will present each course individually.
The dinner "Arctic Meal" took place on Saturday, January 24th, 2026 at Folke´s studio / Ricklundgården. 10 people of the village were invited, including our current artist neighbour from Ukraine.
#art #conceptualart #konzeptkunst #artistresidency #ricklundgarden #saxnäs #sweden #schweden #västerbotten #künstlerresidenz #arcticmeal #jonathanjohansson #climatecrisis #klimakrise #winter #snow #schnee #arktis #arctic #norden #north #klimawandel
A conceptual dinner illustrating the impacts of the climate crisis on northern Sweden and the Arctic (by Swaantje Güntzel & Jonathan Johansson)
For the past six weeks, I have been an artist in residence at Ricklundgården in Saxnäs, Sweden. I had already been there a year earlier to talk to the local people about whether they observe changes in winter, snow and the behaviour of ice, and if so, how these changes affect them personally.
This stay was intended as a kind of artistic research with an open outcome and was still integrated in my research as an art fellow at RIFS Forschungsinstitut für Nachhaltigkeit | am GFZ. The loose ends of these conversations finally came together when I met the chef Jonathan Johansson, who lives in Saxnäs himself. He agreed to my idea of designing a meal together that would reflect how northern Sweden and the Arctic are affected by the climate crisis. The climate reality on a plate. Since my arrival in Saxnäs in December, we have met regularly to decide which ingredients work best, which spheres we want to include (ocean, forest, soil, social media) and how we can realise the project in practical terms.
In the end, we served five courses in the residence's studio, each course representing the ongoing changes caused by climate change for plants, animals, the sea, the lakes, the rivers, farmers and, ultimately, us.
Over the next few days, I will present each course individually.
The dinner "Arctic Meal" took place on Saturday, January 24th, 2026 at Folke´s studio / Ricklundgården. 10 people of the village were invited, including our current artist neighbour from Ukraine.
#art #conceptualart #konzeptkunst #artistresidency #ricklundgarden #saxnäs #sweden #schweden #västerbotten #künstlerresidenz #arcticmeal #jonathanjohansson #climatecrisis #klimakrise #winter #snow #schnee #arktis #arctic #norden #north #klimawandel
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