Vision forum

Structure

Vision Forum is an open and porous think tank and production vehicle with its roots in art education. It tries to encourage and develop more visionary paths for contemporary art in conception, production, presentation, evaluation and surrounding dialogue. Rather than using traditional workshop or educational methodologies, Vision Forum researches the notions of change, temporality and mobility by using creative and visionary outlooks on the three concepts. This research is often materialized by staging practical and trans-disciplinary activities that sometimes are private and sometime public. These often take the shape of collaborative performances, practical workshops and exhibitions that change over time.

In order to avoid becoming stuck in a format and stay true to the research it undertakes, Vision Forum reformulates different formats for its activities and remains in constant change. To enable this the project does not have an established form or a geographical location. It will appear where its participants sees fit and take the form that is required at the moment.

History and Current Format

Vision Forum was initiated by artist Per Hüttner and has realized various art projects in China, USA and Spain since 2004. Projects like "Participate?" and "Democracia y Deseo" tried to push the boundaries of what an art exhibition can be an how social events can be integrated within that structure. Vision Forum's current activities are focused on international workshops.

Vision Forum is currently hosted by KSM at Linköpings universitet.

In 2008-2009 its participants come from Sweden, China, USA, Romania, Great Britain, France, Holland, Switzerland and Italy. Meetings, workshops and various events will take place in Guangzhou, Rome, Amsterdam, Zürich, Stockholm, Besançon and Norrköping.

Vision Forum has collaborated with Kunsthalle Luzern; A Foundation, Liverpool; CEAC, Xiamen; Postonomy.co.uk; Vacio9, Madrid; Basekamp, Philadelphia to mention a few.

Criticism

Vision Forum has been criticized for being elitist, unaccommodating, undemocratic and even destroying the traditional values of art and the philosophy of art education.

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