In 1654, a group of French scientists arrived at Abisko to demostrate how the Earth exacts size and shape. De Maupertuis, chief of the expedition, wrote a book entitled "Jordens Figur" in which he related the measurement results and his experience there.
In 2014, the Royal Insitute of Art (Stockholm) students were at Abisko to develop an artistic research at the Swedish Polar Station. I was a member of this group and I was amazed to see how the light changes very fast there. Along with the light phenomenum I was also taken by the inmensity of the nature. Within this naturally occuring context the human being can feel small and defenceless. I felt as if I was part of nature when thinking about the possibility of a truth beyond the world of experience. Unspeakable, indefinable, unexplainable. The Sublime.
JORDENS LJUS Exhibition:
A serie of 7 drawings. Graphite on Paper. 100x70cms.
A wall drawing. Graphite.950x300cms. With the help of Maite Ortiz.
2 sheets of diary. Graphite on Paper. 42x29,7cms.
A map of Abisko, North of Sweden.
Video:
RESEARCHING LIGHT MEASURES
5'33"
Series of 30 digital still images one image per minute for 30 minutes.
All images were subject to the same exposure time and the same aperture adjustements.
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