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\r\n\r\nWe don't really know who you are reading this. We hope you are part of an interested public, because this is important. During a conversation in March, Dramaten's director Mattias Andersson was asked what responsibility he had as an artist. His answer, \u201cThe same as I have as a person\u201d. From this, one can conclude that being an artist is being a person.
\r\nDuring a Svenska Tecknare event, Sara Telaman was talking to J\u00f6ns Mellgren, lecturer in Graphic Design and Illustration in the Bachelor's programme. She expressed concern for the future of the profession. J\u00f6ns\u2019s answer, \u201cYes, well. As a professor, you don't get to spend that much time with the students\u201d. He himself did not worry at all. From this one can conclude that the kids are alright.
\r\nIn the report, \u201cBildkunnighet och Beredskap\u201d* that Bildkonst Sverige has conducted on behalf of Myndigheten f\u00f6r Psykologiskt F\u00f6rsvar, we can read that \u201cvisual literacy, that is, the ability to interpret, analyse and create visual material yourself, is a central competence for strengthening society\u2019s resilience\u201d. From this, we can conclude that what we do, both at bachelor\u2019s and master\u2019s level, is important for the preservation of democracy.
\r\nVisual communicators are needed, but we need to get better at explaining what our expertise actually consists of. Students are responding to current events; they are finding new paths \u2013 we know! We see it! Every year, both contemporary questions as well as the eternal one are raised by students in Graphic Design and Illustration and Visual Communication, as well as all over Konstfack. Our big messy house is, of course, also a kind of intentional algorithm. A \u2018safe and brave space\u2019 may be needed for someone to dare to get thoughts out of their head and give them form. Here, students can hone their craft, ask new questions, suggest new answers, name them, be named, without immediately disappearing down the feed.
\r\nMaybe that\u2019s what\u2019s important; not to be silenced
\r\nby the economy,
\r\nby ill-conceived AI slop,
\r\nby the platform you \u2018have to\u2019 be on,
\r\nby the temporary \u2018vibe\u2019.
\r\nBut for this to be visible and also exist outside of our \u2018physical algorithm\u2019, the Konstfack building, the audience must also strive for something. They must work, be willing to get off the beaten track, search, find, and ultimately \u2013 love.
\r\nYou can do it!\r\nThank you.
\r\nSara Teleman
\r\nProfessor in Illustration
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