Category: History

Looking For The Correct Fountain

Cactus 1931? I’ve never seen it before. The Paris Colonial Exhibition (or “Exposition coloniale internationale”, International Colonial Exhibition) was a six-month colonial exhibition held in Paris, France in 1931 that attempted to display the diverse cultures and immense resources of France’s colonial possessions. “Le Cactus”, architects André Granet and Roger-Henri Expert*. My grandmother (allegedly) hid… Continue reading Looking For The Correct Fountain

Paris

Obélisque de Louxor. The Place de la Concorde (French pronunciation: ​[plas də la kɔ̃kɔʁd]) is one of the major public squares in Paris, France. Measuring 7.6 hectares (19 acres) in area, it is the largest square in the French capital. It is located in the city’s eighth arrondissement, at the eastern end of the Champs-Élysées.… Continue reading Paris

On The Wall

In a small framed collection of earth minerals sourced in Arizona and dating from 1970 – hanging on the wall of my living room you will find it. The notorious isotope named; Uranium 238 (natural uranium). If ever it (the little rock) would traverse the Ocean again it would probably cause serious problems for anybody… Continue reading On The Wall

A Thing Of Beauty II

Famille Rose Porcelain ‘Peach’ Bowl Qing dynasty, Yongzheng mark and of the period, 1723 – 1735. © Sotheby’s

A Thing Of Beauty I

Fine green-enameled ‘dragon’ bowl zhengde mark and period, 14th century China. © Sotheby’s

More Words

Somliga saker kan vi bestämma över, andra inte. Vi bestämmer över våra åsikter och vår inställning, vårt begär och vår motvilja – med andra ord allt sådant som vi gör själva. Men kroppen bestämmer vi inte över, inte våra ägodelar heller, vårt anseende och vår ställning – kort sagt sådant som vi inte gör själva.… Continue reading More Words

Memento

An immense part of my childhood and memories. Yet, contemporary in an unsettling way. And it is located far, far away in any meaningful sense of the words.

The City

It is a concept, an idea of sorts; Tokyo, Paris, London or Copenhagen. The city is an entity of its own. Always dynamic and depending on many views, architecture being one of them. So, maybe I am not a materialst after all, after all these years? The buildings being constructed in my city right now?… Continue reading The City