"36 views of the nuclear power plant at barsebäck," 2002
36 views of the nuclear power plant at barsebäck
by mikael askergren ©
color dvd, 15 minutes loop non-stop. first shown (projected onto wall) in the group exhibition transpose at passagen
the film's series of placid tableaux were filmed with a dv-camera and tripod during a couple of exceptionally clear and beautiful summer days in 2001. the film reveals that the double-sphinx silhouette of the nuclear power plant at barsebäck in southern sweden constitutes the evocative and monumental backdrop to almost every activity of the region's waterfronts. not only for the inhabitants of malmö and other towns along the swedish coast, but also on the danish side of the sound of öresund - all the way from the heights of humlebæk, via downtown copenhagen, to the isle of amager (film still above from the public beach of amager). it's no accident that the filmmaker chose a title that paraphrases hokusai's picturesque 36 views of mount fuji.
for further information, please contact galleri axel mörner or passagen:
www.axelmorner.com
www.linkoping.se/passagen
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