MIRJA KOFLER

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Kuggören welcomed us with wafts of mist hanging over the trees, a calm sea, fresh air and lots of soothing desaturated green. I immediatly felt home and able to breath deeply. Entering this little village felt like leaving the world behind. Time is standing still here. No tourists, no cafés, no past, no future, just now, just be. We walked up the hill to an ancient labyrinth made of stones, visited the old church called Kuggörarnas Kapell and hardly came across other visitors nor locals.

I instantly felt the urge to clamber a 3-meter-high stone, like I used to do with my sister when we were kids, to get an even better view over the village and the sea. The place seemed to be asleep at first sight, but looking more closely you could discover signs of life: a freshly picked bouquet of flowers in the middle of nowhere, a silhouette behind a window probably preparing some hot tea, a boat with a fishermen far out. This kind of place, a place that seems to never change, gives you the chance to see your life and everything that changed in it since the last time you were here, from a distance. It gives you the chance to reset and recharge.

On our way back to the car we stumbled upon a sign promising fresh fish. We followed it intrigued hoping to meet a local to chat to, but instead found an open house with a fully stocked fridge and freezer, furthermore knives and paper to wrap it up. Fresh fish to take away for cash said a sign in swedish and proved that trust is a higly respected value in this little town. We left with a smile on our face, but no fish in our pockets as we were out of cash and knew our swedish host was already preparing some delicious dinner for us back in Karsjö.

Artists including BEAR´S DEN, BILDERBUCH, THE SLOW SHOW, GLEN HANSARD, DAUGHTER, YAK, ALEX VARGAS, MICHAEL KIWANUKA, JACK GARRATT, ALBIN LEE MELDAU, MATT WOODS, CHRIS PUREKA, THE ALGIERS, HUBERT VON GOISERN, WINTERGATAN, LAPSLEY, KÄPTN PENG, IZZY BIZU, ALA.NI, JESSE MAC CORMACK, LONEY DEAR, DEZ MONA, WOMAN, EBBOT LUNDBERG.

commissioned by Vereinigte Bühnen Bozen

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Stories shot by me: Leander Schönweger "The creator has a masterplan", Die Magie des Drunter und Drüber,
Die Bäckerei - Kultur und Kreativität in der Fabrik, Die Seiltänzerin, Degun Fundament und voller Subversion

Bands including MUMFORD & SONS, THE STAVES, WOLF ALICE, EXPLOSIONS IN THE SKY, DAUGHTER, BEN HOWARD, PORTUGAL. THE MAN, LUCY ROSE, FYFE, RAE MORRIS, THE PAPER KITES, LUISA and IMMANUEL

Live performances shot and edited for Classroom Concert. Some of them commissioned by jetzt.de/Süddeutsche Zeitung.