PUBLIC COMMISSIONS
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I am looking for contexts where my art can exist in various public spaces around society both in Sweden but also in other places. It can be in new buildings, parks or other interesting places that interest me to contribute to new readings and new perspectives.
Below you can take a look at some of the proposals I have submitted for public works.
Please email me for more detailed information about the different projects.
Platsen vi kallade vår / The place we call ours (2024)
sketchproposal
Strängnäs Kommun
480 x 283 x 10 cmLight box with two of photographs printed on glass in one white lasered birch frame.
I was invited by art project manager Björn Norberg to submit a sketch proposal for the direct commission of an artwork for the main entrance of Larslunda Sports Hall in Strängnäs. Early in the process, the idea emerged to combine text and image in a wall-based piece. Through a photographic scene, I wanted the image to function like a shared supporter’s scarf – a hymn that includes athletes, spectators, and the many sports practiced at the site, across all levels.
In my proposal, I developed a concept that celebrates community-based sports and reinforces the role of the sports hall as a place for togetherness through activity, play, and movement. I aimed to create a work that allows people from various backgrounds – both within and beyond the world of sports – to feel seen, while also highlighting the sense of unity that is always present in sports, regardless of season, weather, or world events.
The large-scale photographic work was intended to be printed on glass and installed in a lightbox, framed by a large, inviting wooden frame. This would allow the piece to be experienced both up close by those entering the building and from outside during evening hours – in line with the municipality’s vision of a sports facility that remains accessible around the clock. The lightbox would also help illuminate the area throughout the day and night. The photograph has a familiar character and aims to elevate the role of local sports associations. The site – with remnants from the medieval period – is being developed into a new sports district that brings together people from across the region. Therefore, I chose to create a visual identity inspired by the traditional home of sports: the clubhouse. The red-painted façade with windows symbolizes the accessibility and core values of the community – a collective openness. The centrally placed window in the image shows a motif from the surrounding landscape of Strängnäs, further anchoring the work in its location.
To realize this concept, I constructed a full-scale clubhouse as a scenographic set. This allowed me to work with the photograph painterly and at the same scale as the final piece, and to approach its physical expression – especially since the sports hall was not yet completed. This also gave me a spatial understanding of how the artwork would be perceived by visitors.
From this physical scenography, I also developed a text that conveys the symbolic meaning of the clubhouse: as a place of closeness and a sense of home within the world of sports, but also as a reminder that we all play a role in helping each other grow and thrive – side by side – both at this site and in the landscape surrounding the Larslunda sports district.
The window facing the road by the lake (2023) sketchproposal for Hagavikskolan,
Växjö kommun
A series of ten photographs printed on glass in different sizes placed in lightboxes with aluminum frames
This work is part of a photographic series in which I explore natural environments through the lens of modern technology. My intention was to map the landscape’s topography and transform these surveyed terrains into visual worlds—broad geographical fields where the landscape itself becomes the subject, absent of a traditional horizon line. These views reflect our inherent curiosity to look out toward nature through “windows,” a perspective that has historically helped us understand our position in the world while also acquainting us with the resources and conditions beyond our immediate surroundings.
To realize this concept, I worked with drones to photograph the landscape using digital imaging techniques that reconstruct short-wave infrared (IR) radiation. Infrared technology is widely used in night vision equipment—such as image intensifiers and thermal imaging cameras—when visible light is insufficient. In this process, the natural green tones of the landscape are transformed into vivid reds, while lifeless or inorganic areas appear white. Today, this imaging method is often applied in modern agriculture to monitor large areas and assess vegetation health. By using infrared color rendering, we can “read” the condition of plant life more accurately, making it easier to track crop vitality and environmental change.
The Garden of Greenery (2023) sketchproposal
Nursing Home,
Sundsvalls kommun
In The Garden of Greenery I wanted to bring the quiet presence of nature into the care environment. The proposal was based on motifs of foliage and the organic forms of plants – elements that carry a sense of calm, recognition, and safety. Through color, texture, and natural materials my aim was to create a soothing and homelike atmosphere for the residents, while also offering staff and visitors a softer, more welcoming environment.
The design took shape through asymmetrical wooden frames inspired by the varied life forms of plants. On these frames I planned to stretch woven textiles, developed in collaboration with a Linneväveri. The textiles were based on photographic still lifes of leaves and natural compositions – motifs associated with home, gardens, and nature memories.
As a backdrop I suggested light oak panels, which together with the textile surfaces and wooden frames would form a living, gentle, and harmonious expression. The idea was to let the work meet the viewer with the same sense of tranquility that nature itself can provide.
Dygnet runt tillgänglig för andrum (2023) sketchproposal ,
Mälarsjukhuset,
Region Sörmland
In my proposal for Mälarsjukhuset in Eskilstuna, my aim was to create a calming and grounded artistic expression that resonates with the local identity of the place and integrates harmoniously with the surrounding architecture. I sought to design an artwork that evokes stillness, reflection, and openness a piece that complements the hospital environment while offering warmth and connection. The concept draws inspiration from Sörmland’s landscape tree, the larch. This resilient and elegant tree became both the symbolic and material anchor for the work. Through a combination of traditional craftsmanship and contemporary sculptural techniques, I sought to highlight the larch as a quiet guardian of the region's natural landscape, translating its organic form into an artistic expression that balances strength with subtlety.
At the heart of the installation stands a sculpted tree trunk in bronze. From this trunk, carefully formed branches reach upward, as if growing toward the daylight above the courtyard. The gesture embodies hope and resilience, an organic presence within an institutional setting. The sculptural branches carry hand-blown glass elements, serving both as light sources and as symbolic fruits of the tree. These glass fixtures are designed to complement the bronze, introducing a sense of flow and softness to the architectural space. Alongside this, text is planned for the courtyard wall: “Available around the clock as a space for pause, creating a symbiosis with the courtyard’s planned greenery and my sculpture.”
The glasswork was developed in close collaboration with glass artist Eva Juneblad, whose expertise brought a delicate and tactile quality to the piece. I was assisted by Rebecca Sharp during production, ensuring that each glass element was crafted with the precision and care needed to realize the sculpture’s vision. Together, we focused on creating a visual language that is accessible, inclusive, and rooted in craft—an artwork that speaks to all who encounter it, whether patients, staff, or visitors.
Ultimately, the work is not only a sculptural element but also a symbolic marker of place grounded in local nature, reaching toward light, and embodying a sense of safety, beauty, and continuity in the everyday life of the hospital.