Det mesta är ännu ogjort. U̶n̶d̶e̶r̶b̶a̶r̶a̶ ̶F̶r̶a̶m̶t̶i̶d̶! (Most things remain undone. G̶l̶o̶r̶i̶o̶u̶s̶ ̶Fu̶t̶u̶r̶e̶!), 2022.
Artist book/portfolio including ten Risograph prints with laser-cut shapes that fold into a set of furniture, plus an A5 booklet. Edition of 10.
Collaborative project with
Queenning Zhao, originally produced for the group show "The Swedish Brand," curated by
C-print (Ashik & Koshik Zaman) at
Galerie Feiertag in Kassel, Germany, 2022.
Photos by Rickard Eklund, except where noted.
Produced with support of the Swedish Arts Grants Committee.
As the group show and curatorial project it was produced for took its starting point in humorously considering the idea of Swedish design from abroad and the impact of IKEA, our project took shape from reinterpreting a few of IKEAs trademarks, like: delivering furniture in flat-pack and self-assembly, the emphasis on wood as a material and identity and the well-known printed matter: the IKEA-catalogue, which since 2021 no longer is printed as a physical edition.
Text from folder (english version):
“Most things remain undone. Glorious future!”, part of the IKEA-spirit and the last part of founder Ingvar Kamprads testament and credo. In its original context the words are meant to inspire perpetual development and a consequently unshakeable belief in the future.
In our times a positive outlook on the future can seem distant. We’re proposing that this credo may serve as more meaningful in the same words, but through an opposing understanding. That it is first necessary to ensure for the healing of actions, rather than proceeding with optimistic vigor. Emissions and the effects of industry need to be balanced and turned net-negative if the future is to be glorious. Much of what’s been done needs to be undone. Undone as in extruding greenhouse gases from the atmosphere. Undone as in removing plastics from the oceans. Undone as in replanting forests in a manner promoting biological diversity.
There are no instructions here for how to put things together. For our model home, there’s only potential, gaps and an end goal.
