Flaten is a nature reserve and lake in the suburban area of Skarpnäck, in Stockholm, Sweden. This beautiful lake area is home to Democratic Nature, a unique project that brings together partners from science, theatre, education and government to look at the sustainability and governance of the area.

In 2016, Boho were company-in-residence at Flaten with partner Miljöverkstan, who deliver experience-based learning opportunities for school children and programs for newly arrived immigrants.

Over two month-long residencies, in collaboration with designer Gillian Schwab and sound artist Nick McCorriston, Boho developed a new participatory performance work, to be installed in the gallery space by Flaten lake. The game brings together participants to explore the different systems at play in the area—ecological systems, social systems and governance systems.

From a hands-on history of the region from the Ice Age, through to an exploration of Flaten's future, Democratic Nature is designed to facilitate conversations about the value of nature in Sweden's future.