We do Situated Art in Public Space
Working with public art means engaging in projects with installations, sculptures, and paintings as our subject, rather than buildings.
Our artistic approach is rooted in an obsession for space, rhythm, materiality and form combined with a critical consideration to place, history, culture, and philosophy – just as when we work with buildings.
We frequently collaborate with visual artists, sculptors, designers in non-hierarchical and transdisciplinary collaborations.
By opening up our work to different modes of thinking and doing – involving other narratives and techniques – we are able to create what neither of us could have done alone.
Our book ”Offentligt Konstarbete” is based on case studies and research conducted by the office. Published by Arvinius + Orfeus Publishing, 2023.
Contact Joel Persson for requests on commissions and collaborations.
Offentligt konstarbete (2023) >
'Offentligt konstarbete - Fallstudier i konst och arkitektur'
Paperback, 228 pages. Author, Joel Persson & Edvin Bylander.
Arvinius + Orfeus Publishing 2023, ISBN 978-91-89270-61-9 (swedish only)
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Offentligt konstarbete (2023) >
'Offentligt konstarbete - Fallstudier i konst och arkitektur' concerns how we encounter art in everyday life - outside of a framed art context.
Everyday art has no clear or specific task.
It doesn't need to be more or less provocative, thought-provoking, or easy to understand than any other type of art.
However, it must consciously relate to the space it occupies and take a stance on how it engages with its audience.
By the book
Offentligt konstarbete (2023) >
"By placing art in an architectural and spatial perspective, the book provides an important and innovative contribution to the ever-relevant
discussion on the role of art in the public space." - Mattias Kärrholm, Professor of Architectural Theory, Lund University
By the book
Life Line (2017) >
Permanent public art work at Odenplan commuter train station, Stockholm. The 350 sqm art work consists of 32 lines of LED. Collaboration with artist David Svensson.
Life Line (2017) >
Permanent public art work at Odenplan commuter train station, Stockholm. The 350 sqm art work consists of 32 lines of LED. Collaboration with artist David Svensson.
Sammanlänkning (2019) >
A non-hierarchical artistic research project on textiles and architecture using "complete garment knitting" (3D-knitting machines) as technique. Funded by Kulturbryggan, part of The Swedish Arts Grants Committee with the objectives to promote renewal and development in the cultural field.
Sammanlänkning (2019) >
A non-hierarchical artistic research project on textiles and architecture using "complete garment knitting" (3D-knitting machines) as technique. Funded by Kulturbryggan, part of The Swedish Arts Grants Committee with the objectives to promote renewal and development in the cultural field.
Genomsyn (2019) >
The artwork consists of three pairs of windows with screen-printed glass integrated into the walls of the communal sports center, Hjorthagshallen, visible from both the inside and outside. Collaboration with artist Anna Nordquist Andersson. Hjorthagshallen was designed by AIX architects.
Genomsyn (2019) >
The artwork consists of three pairs of windows with screen-printed glass integrated into the walls of the communal sports center, Hjorthagshallen, visible from both the inside and outside. Collaboration with artist Anna Nordquist Andersson. Hjorthagshallen was designed by AIX architects.
Genomsyn (2019) >
The artwork consists of three pairs of windows with screen-printed glass integrated into the walls of the communal sports center, Hjorthagshallen, visible from both the inside and outside. Collaboration with artist Anna Nordquist Andersson. Hjorthagshallen was designed by AIX architects.
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