Morus Project




Workshops in Seminarieparken, Gothenburg

May 2024




Installation of mulberry leaves which the silk worms have eaten from. Photo: Sebastian Waldenby

Installation of silk weaving and historical documents on silk production in Gothenburg. Photo: Sebastian Waldenby

The old mulberry tree in Seminarieparken. Photo: Sebastian Waldenby 


Photo: Sebastian Waldenby, Hanna Norrna As part of the biennal Craft Day’s program, representatives from the Morus Project held silk workshops in Seminarieparken – a public garden in Gothenburg where an old mulberry tree grows. For the coming season of home-sericulture, leaves from this specific tree will be used to feed the new worms. The workshop included a tree hunt for kids, who were given a map consisting of clues to find the old mulberry tree.



Photo: Sebastian Waldenby

Photos from the process of sericulture. Photo: Sebastian Waldenby

The leaves of the mulberry tree sprung

Tree hunt

Tree hunt. Photo: Sebastian Waldenby

Thread workshop in the garden

Map for tree hunt

Map for tree hunt

Installation of images from the process of sericulture




The event was realised with support of Gothenburg City, Projektstöd Pronto


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