How do you explain a city plan to a dead hare?

Jan Carleklev

How do you explain a city plan to a dead hare?

Citizen dialogue – listening to what we cannot hear. In 2024, Jan Carleklev was invited by *Konst i Blekinge* (Art in Blekinge) to serve as an artist-in-residence, tasked with providing an artistic perspective on the comprehensive plan for the Municipality of Karlshamn. This work led, among other things, to the project *Fladdermuskören* (The Bat Choir). In this webinar, Carleklev presents *The Bat Choir* as a starting point for an alternative view of what a citizen dialogue can be. He notes that his artistic practice does not typically engage with the “designed living environment” (*gestaltad livsmiljö*) or citizen dialogue; however, stepping back to examine the process behind *The Bat Choir* in relation to these concepts can reveal intriguing perspectives and potentially new insights.

This webinar is part of the series “Designed Living Environment over Breakfast” (*Gestaltad livsmiljö till frukost*) and is organized through a collaboration between the following regions: Region Värmland, Region Halland, Region Gävleborg, and Region Blekinge.