In the small village of Steninge, designer Patrik Bengtsson and artist Caroline Mårtensson have created a “nature house” (a house in a greenhouse) in hemp lime which is both the couple's home and a platform for sharing knowledge.
The house has acted as a "test site" for regenerative construction and a place for experimentation, knowledge and change through art, architecture and participant-based arrangements. As a method, Steninge's history and preconditions have been carefully studied in order to safeguard the ecosystem, cultural landscape and the local building and material traditions. At its core lies a desire to build and live in harmony with the surrounding nature. Maybe the solutions for our global challenges are to be found on a small scale?
The exhibition presents process and experiences layered with construction techniques and art. In a correspondence between the couple and the architect Lars Fridén, a poetic dialogue takes place about ideology, identity and place.
The exhibition is a co-production between Caroline Mårtensson/Patrik Bengtsson, Form/Design Center and Rian design museum.
With support from ARQ.
