This day turns out to be a talkative one. The first guests enter as soon as I open the door. Thoughtful observation generates reflections on normality, perfection, body grounded voice… and the unforeseeable response, that sometimes expands the horizon. Other visitors arrive and leave again,

keeping their experience private. Finally, somebody with keen eyes and careful hands makes a small adjustment with great impact. Thank you, Alexander and Marcus, Emma and everyone who ventured inside!

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Day 15: the gravitational field of yesterday shifts, as Thea gives me a hand… A sky underfoot, a spaceship flying low… Close encounters. Later, a dancer’s understanding takes place in front of the green canvas; a slow attentive movement, hands waving, weaving softly. Even later: shared musings on words and listening with Erik. A day of quiet wonders.

The day begins with a sushi lunch, followed by a major remake. First, the Vitruvian figure takes over the void on the back wall – creating a coherent, almost hermetic sequence; completely altering the ambiance. Suddenly, all things are on the move: chairs, tape drawings, post-it notes… and circles are floating over the longer wall. Thank you, Lisa and Jonas, for an encouraging intervention! The coming visitors will encounter a very different mood…

A long-awaited rain has soaked the ground. The soil is fertilized, the sky is clearing.  The inside / outside theme transforms through the day, in dialogue continuously carried on from one visitor to another; forming a braid, where the strands are concepts such as abstraction, resonance, gravity… A dialogue where words don’t dictate, but detect; where there is no right or wrong, only truth.

What fits between representation and abstraction? I don’t know yet… is it the gift of flying?

Thank you – Kennet, Johanna, Cecilia, Hannes and others!

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Until now, the green chairs have been choreographed freely, from the interactions of each new day. But in fact, they are a partial remake of Karin Lindström Kolterud’s project “the Situation”, which deals with the many-layered concept of loneliness… This morning, before opening, I place the chairs according to one of suggested set-ups from the project. I then assign a theme for this day: “from inside / from outside”, preparing the re-arrangement of works accordingly. Then, I open the doors for today’s visitors…

By the end of the day, I have (among many other things) received a precious gift: a void. Thank you, Michael!

A day with no major changes; unknown visitors offering personal comments; a quiet, candid day. And then, an evening when everything is turned around – a new space, suddenly. Followed by a peer-to-peer feedback session; a wealth of experience and perspectives. Thank you, Agnieszka and Auli, Esmé and Andrea – from the core of my heart, thank you! I’m at a loss for words.

“Läget” (“the Situation”), draft by Karin Lindström Kolterud p.1

“Läget” (“the Situation”), draft by Karin Lindström Kolterud p.2

Day 7: Reset, start anew… I cannot move the large canvases on my own, so they’ll have to stay set for the time being. Everything else goes back into the storage space – only the armchair and the folding chairs remain. They aren’t my artworks; they are my coworkers. The pea-green chairs are a low-budget remake of “the Situation” – a project highlighting loneliness, by Karin Lindström Kolterud. Karin herself shows up, and gives some valuable suggestions on how to choreograph the bulk of chairs in relation to the paintings.
At 3pm, a visitor arrives from Cambridge – via zoom – and takes a tour through the whole set-up in my cellphone.

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