Residence

SPANA IN EVA DAHLGREN OCH ALEXANDER LERVIKS UNIKA UTSTÄLLNING

Residence · Portraits & interviews · 2 pages

Article scan

Loading article

CHECK OUT EVA DAHLGREN AND ALEXANDER LERVIK'S UNIQUE EXHIBITION

During Stockholm Design Week, Designgalleriet presents an exciting new exhibition in which designer Alexander Lervik and artist Eva Dahlgren have created a unique glass art project on the theme of light.

In the exhibition Dit ljuset leder (Where the Light Leads) – which premieres on 7 February at Designgalleriet in Stockholm – visitors will experience glass objects in a dark universe where the works come to life through light and music.

Eva Dahlgren has specially composed a piece of music on the theme of light, and together with Alexander Lervik has also specially designed hand-tufted rugs in collaboration with the Swedish company Ogeborg, which will adorn the space.

"The most wonderful thing about a technically advanced project like this is that you can't get attached to one idea or solution. You have to stay open the whole time and listen to the other collaborators and their specialist knowledge. The shared joy over the final result is thereby multiplied many times over," says Eva Dahlgren.

The glass objects in the exhibition have been created together with skilled glassblowers at Målerås glassworks, who took inspiration from Dahlgren's music.

"In several exhibitions I have collaborated with prominent creators from different professions within the cultural field, and found it extremely rewarding for the projects. This time I wanted to collaborate with a musician to create a total experience where all the senses are engaged, and from the very first moment the dream was to work together with Eva Dahlgren," says Alexander Lervik.

Dit ljuset leder opens its doors on 7 January [sic] during Stockholm Design Week (6–12 February) and continues throughout February.

Here are the 5 works on display:

The Drum Kit is an interpretation of various drums, cymbals and bass drums that creates its own little city with its different shapes, colours and patterns.

The first sketches of The Earth depicted a planet in the process of exploding. The installation evolved along the way and finally took the form of a bubbling volcanic creation where ten glass stones slowly move up and down in time with the music.

The Singer consists of one glass body inside another. The inner object is shaped like a vortex from which words seek their way out and around the object. A glass bubble then embraces the whole. On the floor lies a black hand-tufted rug with a three-dimensional pattern, also in the shape of a vortex, which enhances the light effect by creating a play of shadows with its three-dimensional form.

A drop of water in a summer-glittering lake set the shape for the installation The Violin. The sound of leaves flickering in the wind and the sun's reflections in the deep blue water. Four dark blue glass dishes float in the air with a wave pattern similar to that created after a drop of water hits the surface of the water.

The Sunrise has its origin in the sound wave profile from the piece of music Eva created for the installation. The glass object is a reversal of the sound wave, where light streams out from the wave's peaks. On the floor lies a hand-tufted rug that, with a shadow image of the sound wave's shape, illustrates a sunrise in a dew-covered forest clearing.

English translation of the original article. Text captured from the published article; the PDF holds the archived page.