Doors that Open and Close, 2025
Wood, steal and wall paint
The work is part of the installation Stage for a play, inspired by science fiction and fiction books. Based on this inspiration I have written my own stories that take place in a dark, barren landscape where time seems distorted, and the audience is invited into parallel stories and events. The landscape is populated by different types of creatures, and perhaps the landscape is on another planet or in another time, or here and now but invisible to the human eye. Time is distorted, and the past, the present and future coexist in a poetic sliding state. The installation is a snapshot of a moment in time that we can now observe from all angles. The sound of a door ajar, held open by the wind, creaking. The wall is waiting to be activated. With the right signal, it can come back to life and become functional again. Clicking in the right place opens a window to a new layer of reality. Functionally, the wall is correctly constructed, according to the rules of human beings, but aesthetically it has taken on a different meaning than before. The wall is not only a construction, it is also an aesthetic feature. The walls lift up our everyday life. Inside the walls is human beings dwelling. There are still many intact buildings with not enough human beings to inhabit them. That’s why experiments are being carried out to get other creatures to occupy the same square living space. Experiments with swapping habitats among different creatures have not been successful. Reading the full report on the experiments requires patience and an understanding of the languages and cultures of all creatures. This makes it very difficult for the average person to read the thick thesis. Probably not many people even think about it or know that this type of material exists, but regardless, the accessibility is incredibly low. The work is exhibited at Bildmuseet in Umeå, Sweden.
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