Land Art Live

The art project Land Art Live addresses our relationship with water in the era of climate change. The project is developed in Storkriket, an area which works for sustainable development within Unesco's program for biosphere areas with lake Vombsjön as an important source of drinking water.

In Land art, temporary works of art in natural materials are created at site in the landscape. Land Art Live takes place on the shore of Vombsjön during August and September 2024. Follow the development of the program which will include workshops, artists' work processes and bus tours! 

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Biosphere candidacy Storkriket - culture as a support process for sustainable development

The ARNA project Land Art Live is being developed in Storkriket, which is a candidate to become a UNESCO biosphere reserve. Through collaboration and local engagement, Biosphere Reserves are testing and demonstrating new strategies, ideas and actions for a more sustainable future. Today there are over 700 biosphere reserves in the world. Storkriket aims to be Sweden's eighth biosphere reserve in 2025 and has designated culture as a support process in the development.
https://storkriket.se/

The nature preserve Övedskloster by lake Vombsjön

The county administrative boards in Sweden work on behalf of the Swedish government and Riksdag. An important part of their work is to preserve natural and cultural values in Sweden. The County Administrative Board in Skåne takes care of around 370 nature reserves. The Övedskloster nature reserve was inaugurated in 2023 and is located between Lake Vombsjön and the rococo castle Övedskloster.About the nature preserve Övedskloster on Länsstyrelsen Skånes website (in Swedish)

The nature reserve has rules to protect plant and animal life. The base is "do not disturb and do not destroy".
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The castle of Övedskloster

The nature preserve is part of the castle environments of Övedskloster, one of Sweden's most significant castles from the 18th century. The castle and its agricultural buildings are only about 400 meters from the beach. In the surroundings of the castle, there is a park open to the public, a plant shop and a café that is open during the summers. There are several walking trails around Övedskloster. One of these follows Vombsjön a bit of Vombsjön's shore where a train line passed in the early 20th century.

The Ramel family has owned Övedskloster since 1753. This is how they describe the business today.

"Our family has been farming and living in this place for ten generations. We continuously develop our business so that we can continue to deliver raw materials of the highest quality, in an efficient manner with as little negative environmental impact as possible. We plan very long-term and strive to overview the consequences of all major decisions for many generations to come."