Boat trip to find myself and some sheep.

The southern part of Stockholm as we left the harbor.

There were millions of cruise ships in this harbor. They were like flys.

The sheep waiting for me on the island.

Stockholm, in the sun.

Just getting started

Today I visited a few places in Stockholm towards Alby. Here is a photo from that neighborhood. Lots and lots of blocks which were built in the 1950´s during the time when Swedish city planning was based on building neighborhoods that would keep its residences all in one place. They could, work, live and play all in one neighborhood. So in this neighborhood, you find a town center with plenty of shopping.

and then there was Greenland

Last week, I was in Greenland. In Nuuk. It was a strange mix of city and country on the water. Big city buildings, large apartment blocks, all mixed with rocky terrain, no grass, and old beautiful country homes. These photographs are from 2 of the blocks that are part of the large neighborhood of Soviet style run-down apartment buildings built to house all of the Greenlanders moving from the country to the city for jobs. One of the buildings alone has 5,000 people living in it. That is 10% of Greenland´s population!

Made it to Sweden

It has been a while since I posted anything. I have been taking Icelandic Class exams, working too much, going to too many family functions, but now I am back and I am in Sweden. I am in Stockholm for 10 days thanks to a Kultural Kontakt Mobility Grant. They sent me here to find new insiration for my work and to check out the art and gallery scene. So far I have almost seen every contemporary art gallery. I am going to check out a few more today.

In Stockholm, they have the opposite problem of Reykjavik in terms of housing. I have learned that they have a housing shortage, and any and all building is a good thing and not some need to satisfy the American Dream where everyone has a large single family luxury house. It has been a struggle for Stockholm to keep up with providing enough housing for everyone. I am still learning about this, so if anyone has any thoughts, send them my way.

I don´t have many photographs yet, but I would like to share this one of a miniature gold course which was built between 2 apartment buildings. Free miniature golf for all residents! Do they list that on the for rent or for sale advertisement?

So, I am here visiting strange neighborhoods and looking at how people live, seeing artists, meeting artists and trying to figure out what will inspire me. I am going to check out some neighborhoods where many immigrants live. I think that should be interesting. Like Breidholt in Iceland, the differences in place could be very sublte. We´ll see.

Send me your thoughts. I would love it.