Location: Leeuwarden – City centre Dates: 7 May to 14 August 2022
Bosk is more than just an impressive, mobile art installation, though. It’s an arts project with a packed programme of performances and exhibitions that focus our attention on the urgent need to change our view of the relationship between humanity and nature. It ranges from a summer school for Leeuwarden neighbourhoods, a Bosk news programme for primary school pupils and a whispering garden full of inspiration, to a spectacular percussion show and dance performances that will knock you off your socks.
For 100 days, Bosk will also create space for everyone to make time for conversations, art and ideas. After a hundred days, the walking forest will leave Leeuwarden city centre. The trees will make their way to their final destinations. Dispersed throughout the city and in the surrounding areas, they will find fresh soil where they can put down roots and keep an eye on future generations.
A walking forest
The city squares are clearings in the forest, livened up by cultural activities which enhance the story of the walking forest. Besides organising a cultural, educational and in-depth programme, Bosk is also initiating all sorts of green initiatives in Leeuwarden’s city centre and suburbs and in the wider province of Fryslân. This autonomous artwork was initiated by the late Joop Mulder (Sense of Place) and created by Bruno Doedens (SLeM) in close collaboration with Arcadia.
Route
Bosk follows an approximately 3.5 kilometre route through Leeuwarden city centre and tours from location to location. Bosk moves in stages on weekdays, so the forest decreases in one place while growing somewhere else. These events are included on the route map. The dates are still conditional.
Bosk follows an approximately 3.5 kilometre route through Leeuwarden city centre and tours from location to location. Bosk moves in stages on weekdays, so the forest decreases in one place while growing somewhere else. These events are included on the route map. The dates are still conditional.
Programme
Bosk tells a story that connects, enchants, broadens horizons but is also relatable. Humanity and nature both stand to benefit from rewriting the story of the Earth. That’s why anyone can join Bosk and the project invites you share your thoughts and to participate. Together with participants, neighbourhoods, villages, associations, entrepreneurs and organisations, Bosk aims to create a greener future by planting lots and lots of trees. After 14 August, then, the trees and the thousands of seedlings of the walking forest will all find permanent places in the Leeuwarden municipality. Arcadia will announce the content of the various programme elements at its programme presentation.
FAQ
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