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Midgård– is, within the Nordic Mythology, the name of
the area that the Gods designated for the humans.
Midgård was also the name of the renovation project of a
residential area in Västervik, a small seaside in
Sweden. The project was conducted between 1993- 1997.
The inhabitants were a multicultural mosaic of
foreigners and Swedes. By integrating art into the
monotone architecture I used the Scandinavian spiritual
culture in order to create a space for integration.
Beside the overall colour setting, I created 17
monumental sculptures of fibre concrete, metal and
several facade paintings. Each art piece contained a
symbolic message about the human material and spiritual
conditions of life.
Midgård was a pioneer project by allowing the myths play
a central role in a large architectonic project and at
the same time innovative from a technical point of view.
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