Coverings
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Liber Primus / 2019–2020 110 x 140 cm old book covers, canvas Lighthouse Light / Fyrljus / 2019–2020 110 x 140 cm old book covers, canvas
I rum läser vi tiden
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I rum läser vi tiden / 2021–2023 200 x 90 cm, h 80 cm book pages, graphite, pastel, crayon, MDF, glass, metal, acrylic paint
Nutida dåvarande framtid
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Nutida dåvarande framtid #1, #2 / 2022–2023 ø 165 cm 80 dials
The Melting Down
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The Melting Down / 2017–2018 210 x 120 x 55 cm uranium glass
The Blaze
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The Blaze / 2018 ø 75 cm uranium glass
Drapings
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Drapings / 2016 velvet edition 2 + 1 AP Galleri Ping-Pong, Malmö, 2017 Transfiguration (Fra Angelico) / 2016 Trasfigurazione (Fra Angelico) 80 x 98 cm velvet edition 2 + 1 AP
Absent Stories (wall works)
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Absent Stories / 2015225 x 40 cmbook pagesNIROXprojects, Johannesburg
Absent Stories
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Absent Stories / 2009–201293 x 75 cmBook pages
Old World Rise Again
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In the 60s and 70s, when lamps were at their most popular, virtually every Swedish home had them. This work is made out of nearly 400 old pressed-glass lampshades, discarded material acquired from flea markets.
Towers
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Towers / 2013 max. height 177 cm old pressed-glass lampshades Kunsthallen Brandts, Odense, Denmark photo P.Wessel
Rekonstruktion / Reconstruction
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Reconstruction #1–#3 / 2012 30 x 40 cm Stone
Sites
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Sites / 2012 93 x 75 cm book pages
Blindo
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Blindo / 2018 93 x 75 cm Book pages Blindo / 2015
Dedicated
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Dedicated / 2009–2010 93 x 75 cm book pages
Bristningspunkten
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Bristningspunkten / 2018 36 x 44 x 5 cm framed book, readymade
Stories
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Stories / 2018 48 x 42 x 5 cm Framed Book, Readymade Stories / 2018 49 x 43 x 5 cm Framed Book, Readymade
Another Story
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Blind arkitektur / 2018 200 x 90 cm book pages, MDF, glass, metal
Havanna
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Havanna / 2007 dimensions variable Cuban chandeliers, polyamide fabric, metal construction, light bulbs Moderna Museet, Stockholm photo Albin Dahlström
Viewers
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Viewers / 2009 210 x 400 cm wall-to-wall carpet Sophienholm, Denmark photo Anders Sune Berg
Relight
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Relight / 2011 270 x 381 x 48 cm Broken light tubes, black glass, metal construction Kunsthallen Brandts, Odense, Denmark, 2013 photo P.Wessel
Light Plan
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Light Plan / 2006 17 x 3 m fluorescent lights, 8 nuances Pori Art Museum, 2008 photo Errki Valli-Jaakola
Inner Light (Absent Images)
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Inner Light (Absent Images) / 2001 dimensions variable projection screens Galleri F15, Moss, Norway
Gravures
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The Raven / 2012 (Edgar Allen Poe) book page , gravure Korpen / 2012 (Edgar Allen Poe) book page , gravure
Reflections (Absent Rooms)
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Reflections (Absent Rooms) / 2008 350 x 900 cm antique mirrors Malmö Art Museum
20 Views, 14 Homes and 1 Horizon
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20 Views, 14 Homes and 1 Horizon / 2012 700 x 380 cm old windows, wood Värmlands Museum, Karlstad, Sweden
Woven Paintings
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Screen / 2001 360 x 229 cm acrylic, oak frame Galleri Magnus Åklundh, Malmö Woven Painting / 2002 64 x 72 cm acrylic
Black Works
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Black Tear (Lagrima Negra) / 2005 h 270 cm, ø 16 cm glass light, car enamel Galleri Magnus Åklundh
Illuminators
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Illuminators / 2003 Nylon cloth, metal construction, halogen light Krannert Art Museum, Urbana-Champaign, USA, 2006 Photo Wilmer Zehr Illuminator / 2001 170 x 155 cm Nylon cloth, metal construction, light bulbs Kunstnerernes Hus, Norway, 2002 Photo Øystein Thorvaldsen
Light House
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Light House / 2006 125 x 100 cm cibachrome, edition 3
Archive / Older Works
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Hang Out / 1999 480 x 250 cm awning cloth, rope, wood The Wanås Foundation, Sweden Contemplations in the Green / Funderingar i det gröna / 2002 120 x 140 cm lambda print, diasec mounting