Marko Wramén, born and raised in Malmö, was the editor of the magazine Lundagård in 1994. The freelance journalist is now instituting a scholarship for co-workers at Lundagård to encourage playfulness, courage and brilliance.
Photo: Marko Wramén
When Marko Wramén studied journalism at the University of Gothenburg, he noticed the voluntary work that a lot of people spent time doing, and how they put a lot of time and effort in this.
“I was not able to give anything back then, but I still had the thought that ‘if I have some money left in the future, then I will give something back.’ A couple of years later I thought that this was a good idea, and Lundagård would be a perfect organisation to give attention to the voluntary work.”
With the scholarship, Marko gets the possibility to give something back to those who work hard voluntarily. The award also offers the possibility to build bridges between his own time at Lundagård and Lundagård today, but also for the future. The idea is that the scholarship will be awarded once every year and make the co-workers of Lundagård motivated to continue working without salary.
The criteria to be rewarded the scholarship “Biljetten“ (the ticket), is that a co-worker at Lundagård in his or her work should have the courage to stand out and be different, but still be able to do a good and interesting job. The scholarship should encourage playfulness, courage and brilliance.
“It doesn’t matter if you are a writer, photographer or illustrator, as long as you dare to be courageous and playful in your work. I believe that Lundagård is a good environment to practice all of this.”
The receiver of the scholarship gets a trip for two to Berlin. Why the award consists of a journey, is because it reflects who Marko is. Travelling and international work is something he gladly participates in.
“If you have worked hard I think you should have a reward. Time to have fun! And Berlin is a good destination for this. Berlin offers a creative and exciting environment and there is always something going on. A change of environment is good because it gives you new impressions, and I believe that to be developing both for you as a person and for your creative and artistic side.”
Text: Julia Juntorp
Translation: Charlotte Fransson
