THE PINEAPPLE - INFORMATION (short notes)         Way back in the summer of '95 the first steps to establish an independent and artist run space in Malmö, Sweden was shaped. One year later the name was born and the first exhibition saw daylight in January 1997. This year 2005, the idea of The Pineapple celebrates its 10 years anniversary. The driving force in 1995 was the lack of a dynamic and pluralistic art scene. The vision is still to explore a continuous and ever changable open city space free from commercial interests focusing on the social aspects of art and its production in relation to the society. Since the beginning a great number of spaces, both physical and virtual, have been developed and explored. The structures of The Pineapple platform is based on communication, net- working and joint operations in an international and domestic context to stimulate a creative flow. Our established method of work is based on closeness, an open-minded atti- tude and a flexibility to the art scene and its producers and consumers of all ages. Process is important to give strength to art 'on the go' and to juxtapose, to link and to unite contemporary art in development within the frame of an extended meeting place framing non-profit research and cultural studies. The platform is both a co-operative link between the members of The Pine- apple as well as an environmental co-op tool to fertilize exchanges of visual, political and social values. In the year of 2000 Sparwasser HQ in Berlin was founded in collaboration with artist Lise Nellemann from Denmark. It was the first art space in Berlin with a Scandinavian profile. It is still run by Lise Nellemann. www.sparwasserhq.de. Since the beginning in March 2002, we are co-owners of the gallery space ID:I in Stockholm. Our first show in 2002 presented a collaboration with students from the Malmö Art Academy, a 10 point course entitled 'The exhibition space as a tool for artistic practice'. www.idigalleri.org. and www.thepineapple.cc. After touring UK and Germany our mobile philosophy led naturally in 2004 to take off into the dub of spacelessness. We launched our CD-ROM space called Spaceless and could simultaneously pop up inside PC's worldwide. The content of the first issue has an open span and attitude... from intricate computer programming to art which is both familiar and complex in its visualization, as The Pineapple itself. In August 2004 The Pineapple was reshaped from artists Bjørn Wangen and Torbjörn Limé into a non-profit association. The crew consists now of Magnus Denker (photographer), Torbjörn Limé (artist), Lena Mattsson(artist), Cecilia Wendt (artist) and Annika Wiström (curator). Since then The Pineapple is back on the physical track again with the new environmental project entitled Videobar. Read more under the tab Videobar! HAVE FUN! Malplaquetstrasse, Berlin - Wedding, 22nd July 2005       Tanzmaschine     Collaboration between Torbjörn Limé and Bjørn Wangen 2005 within the framework of The Pineapple. Tanzmachine will be shown at Galleri ID:I in Stock- holm, opening 27th of August. (Tjärhovsgatan 19, Stockholm)                                             Site last updated 13th February 2007