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- Blommandeljus (Light in blossom), temporary light artwork in Stadsparken, a park in central Lund, lasting from February through March 2011. The artwork was inspired by the city's annual plants and flower project, and it focuses on Stadsparken's 100th anniversary.
Coloured light is filtrated through the crowns of trees and is projected down on the ground, allowing the audience to pass through and linger in the warmly flaunting flowerbeds of light, even during these dark time of the year. It is an opportunity to devour spring in advance. The visitors stroll, run and bike among the flowerbeds painted on the ground by artificial light.
With different methods of light setting, large fields of colour are created where dollops of other colours simulates flowers with petals and pistils. The spectra covers mainly warm nuances of red, pink and orange, with streaks of amaranth, blue, violet and yellow. - I am right now investigating the possibilities of filmed light in floating balloons, creating the effect of light hovering in the air, as if some object from outer space.
Also I have my ongoing work aiming to somehow domesticate the natural light. I am sketching on ideas and am about to launch a project with a light installation entirely free of artificial light.
- Blommandeljus (Light in blossom), temporary light artwork in Stadsparken, Lund, February – March 2011. The project was developed in co-operation with Gunilla Svensson Arkitektkontor AB through landscape designer Sara Fridh, and park supervisor Lars Brobeck of Lund city council.
- Stråket (The Swath of Light), temporary light setting in park and city environment during Handball World Championship in Lund 2011. The project was developed in co-operation with Gunilla Svensson Arkitektkontor AB through landscape designer Sara Fridh, and park supervisor Lars Brobeck of Lund city council.
- Maneterna (The Jellyfish), permanent indoor light arrangement in the ceiling of the treatment room at Tite Hudvård AB.
- Project manager and tutor at Art and design Academy of Lund during the light project Spektrum (Spectrum) in Lundagård.
- Project Management for working professionals, Malmö University, 15 credits
- Introductory course in Horticultural Therapy, Alnarp SLU, 15 credits
- Tutor and project leader at the Art & Design Academy of Lund for the student light design project “Illustra”
- Contribution of two works to “3 x light”, a light design project in Tomelilla: “Tomelillasjälar” (“Tomelilla Souls”) and “Soluppgång” (“Sunrise”)
- Light design for Sardine Sauvage’s two productions “Möte i rummet” (“Encounter in the room”) for Plattform at Palladium, Malmö and “Intern” for Chicken Soup at Inkonst, Malmö. Here I employed and developed my concept of video light further.
- The sculpture “Kyotoprotokollet 1987”, made on request in connection with the celebration of the 100th anniversary of Lund Expo (“Lundautställningen”). The piece was inaugurated on the 2nd of June and is still on display in Lund’s municipal park.
- Tutor and project leader at the Art & Design Academy of Lund for the student light design project “Ljusspår” (“Light tracks”)
- Light- and sound installation “Sus” (“Sough”) at Malmö Gallerinatt.
- Exhibition “Fotografiska skisser” (“Photographical sketches”) at Art after work at Gallery Rostrum, Malmö.
- Showed my work of video imagery, “Dygnet” (“The day”) at an exhibition in collaboration with Tova Mozard at Skånes Konst, Malmö.
- Represented Sweden and Malmö at “Water Energy”, the second edition of the biannual festival “Integration through water” in Gdynia, Poland, with an adapted version of the work “Hur ljuder världens ljus?” (“What is the sound of global lights?”). The exhibition ran through the whole summer.
- Tutor and project leader at the Art & Design Academy of Lund for the student light design project “Volt”.
- Light design and art installations for the exhibition “Dialog Södra Älvstranden” at the Public Museum of Gothenburg.
- Exhibition “Ett universum” (“A universe”) at Gallery G, Lund.
- Light artwork “The day – for Mother Knota recycles time” at Gallery ID:1, Stockholm
- Light design for the exhibition “Sacred Clothing” at Ystad’s monastic museum.
- Light design for Strindbergsvalvet at Örebro Public Art Gallery.
- Light design at a perfume shop and a entertainment centre in Limhamn, Malmö.
- Project leader and tutor at the Art & Design Academy of Lund for the student light design project “Nysken”.
- Stage light design and props for “Göteborgsutställningen 2003” (“The Gothenburg Exhibition 2003”) at Gothenburg City Museum.
- Light artwork “Artificiell solnedgång” (“Artificial Sunset”) for the project “Mamma Knota”, Örebro.
- Scenography, costumes and stage light design for the dramatic performance “Drottningmötet” (“A meeting of queens”) at the Swedish Theatre in Turku, Finland.
- Exhibition “Konstgjort ljus” (“Artificial Light”) at Gallery Rostrum, Malmö.
- Interior design and illumination for the exhibition “Alfred Nobel: Uppfinnare och humanist” (“Alfred Nobel: Inventor and humanist”), in collaboration with designer Lena Isaksson, at Stockholm Technical Museum.
- Light design for the exhibition “Se staden” (“See the city”), Malmö Cultural Environment, Nya Buttrickshuset, Malmö.
- Light and water image design for the work “Hur ljuder världens ljus?” (“What is the sound of global lights?”), developed in collaboration with composer and musician Karin Höghielm. The light- and water show was on twice a night from May to September in Pildammsparken (public park), Malmö.
- Light design for the exhibition “ med trä” (“Living with wood”) at the Bo01 house- and home exhibition, Malmö.
- Light design for the exhibition “Fästningen Göteborg” (“Gothenburg: A fortress”) at Gothenburg Public Museum.
- Light design for the dramatic performance “Tjechov! Tjechov!” (“Chekov! Chekov!”) at Skillinge Theatre.
- Light design for the exhibition “Tingen bakom orden” (“The things behind the words”) at Gothenburg City Museum.
- Light design for the dramatic performance “Nattorienterarna” (“Orienteering at Night”) at Theatre Sagohuset, Lund.
- Contributing art works for the exhibition “För mycket” (“Too much”) at Växjö City Art Gallery: Images and a temporary light and sound sculpture, called “Vägen över sjön (Vi var här)” [“The road across the lake (We were here)”] and located in the city’s lake. All based on and inspired by the legend of Saint Siegfrid.
- Contributions to the project “Midvinterljus” (“Midwinter light”) in Helsingborg: Design and creative director for the performance “Underbart är kort” (“Wonderful is brief”). Light design and stage art for the play “Väntsalen”, performed by Theatre Sycorax.
- Temporary employment at Helsingborg Museum as light designer and artist, where I produced an exhibition named “Tid” (“Time”) in collaboration with other artists. The exhibition was on display between the 16th of July and the 31st of August, as a part of the home and housing expo “H-99”.
- Light design for the performance “Kaboom” at Kulturkompaniet, Simrishamn.
- Light engineer for the project “Kärnanspelet”, Helsingborg.
- Contribution to “Emmigration-Immigration”, KC-Syd’s sculpture and installation exhibition in Växjö: The installation “Borderline”, in collaboration with Silvia Wieser.
- Light design for three projects as parts of the council project “Midvinterljus” (“Midwinter light”), Helsingborg: The performance “Sonaten och de tre” (“Three and a Sonnet”) by Theatre Sycorax, the performance “Terrae Pax” (“World Peace”), street light sculptures in Möllebacken and flood lighting the local municipal museum.
- ”Kulturnatt 1996” (“Culture night 1996”) at Landskrona Museum: Light design for the performance “Synlikt” by Christel Jönsson and Karina Lehrstråle.
- Light design for the dramatic performance “Macbeth – crowned by fate” by Estradörerna, Åstorp.
- Light design for Christel Jönsson’s and Johnny Ewald’s exhibition and performance “Silencio” in the F-room at Malmö Art Museum.
- Image artwork for “Frontstafett” (“Frontal Relay”) at Ung Generation 96, Stockholm.
- Light design for “Passage” – the Annual Cathedral Play of Lund’s diocese.
- Light design for the multimedia production “Passion”, by Theatre August at Malmö Public Art Gallery.
- Exhibition consisting of image artwork and the light installation “Blomman” (“The Flower”), as a part of the project “Artpit” at Gallery Isidor.
- Commissioned by Helsingborg City Council to create three different light installations as part of the public Christmas lights.
- Contributions to the project “Midvinterljus” (“Midwinter
light”), Helsingborg: Light design for several sculptures and a
performance in Turbinhallen.
Light design for the dramatic performance “När saven stiger” (“When the sap is rising”) by Theatre 23, Malmö. - Received occupational grant from the Artist’s Foundation.
- The light installation “Ljusparantes” (“Light parenthesis”) as part of an exhibition at Össjö farm.
- Light design for the theatre performance “Kan du vissla Johana?” (“Can you whistle, Johanna?”) by Theatre 23, Malmö.
- Image artwork exhibition at Tomelilla Public art gallery
- Image artwork exhibition at Gallery Brage, Umeå..
For a sample of pictures go to Light design and tutorials.
- 1997 3D-animation computing course: “Den tredje dimensionen” (“The third dimension”)
- 1995 Course in digital video editing
- 1992-93 Light design and lighting technique diploma at Helsingborgs Public Theatre
- 1990 3 months work experience in the stage light department at Malmö Public Theatre
- 1987 Course in decoration and illumination of public spaces
- 1980-86 Forum: Malmö School of Painting and Sculpture
- 1978-80 KV Art Academy, Kristianstad
- 1977 Copenhagen Academy of Creative Cutting
- 1974-76 2-year A-level studies at Växjö katedralskola – Social Education & General Studies programme
- Åsa Wirling
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- 211 25 Malmö
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