[3/27/2007 ]
Well-known artists engaged to adorn Citytunneln’s stations
At Triangeln’s platforms travellers will be welcomed by small illumination beings that live in the tunnels. At Malmö C Nedre there will be video sequences from around the world, and the arrivals hall above Hyllie station will act as a gigantic clock face where the seconds move by as a point of light along the edge of the ceiling. The four artists Christian Partos, Gunilla Klingberg, Tania Ruiz Gutiérrez and Kristina Matousch have been appointed to be responsible for the artistic adornment at Citytunneln’s stations.
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Kristina Matousch, Tania Ruiz Gutiérrez, Gunilla Klingberg and Christian Partos |
Several years before the spades cut into the ground a process was initiated to produce the artistic adornment in and around the three new concourses which will be created when Citytunneln is built. The objective was to create a contemporary, exciting artistic experience for travellers and others who visit Citytunneln’s stations.
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Copyright: Tania Ruiz Gutiérrez
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Copyright: Gunilla Klingberg
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Copyright: Christian Partos
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Images from around the world at Malmö C
Travellers will be met by moving images from around the world in the underground concourse, Malmö C Nedre. Tania Ruiz Gutiérrez’s video work Itineracy will project images on the station’s walls and give the impression of train windows while converting the actual station into a train.
The video sequences have been filmed at a large number of places all around the world and Itineracy is designed so that it is improbable that travellers will see the same images more than once.
Three adornments at Triangeln
Gunilla Klingberg is responsible for the adornments at both the exits at Triangeln station. In the south exit’s intermediate level the concrete floor will be provided with a pattern that looks like a decorative ornament from a distance. At close range the visitor will see that the ornamentation in the actual work comprises several challenging signs. In the ceiling above there is a mirrored sphere that reflects the surroundings. In the ceiling there are also yellow-orange fluorescent tubes in three circular rows like a sun.
On the intermediate floor in the north exit there are laser-cut flower formations in chromate steel on one of the walls. The formations that liken lotus blooms reflect both the light from the inlet, the station interiors and the travellers. This results in their changing continuously.
Illumination beings
Down in the actual concourse at Triangeln travellers will be met by small illumination beings created by Christian Partos. The illumination beings live in the tunnels and emerge full of curiosity when a train has left the station. When a train approaches the station they seek protection inside the tunnels once again. The impression of illumination beings that move in the station are created with the help of LED rails attached to the station walls.
Time at Hyllie
Kristina Matousch is responsible for the adornment at Hyllie station, partly at the station's platforms and partly at the actual arrival hall above the platforms.
The adornment at the station’s platform is called Fördjupningar (Niches). It comprises cavities covered with glass around the 26 round pillars that support the station’s vault. Heaven and light from above are projected by lanterns in the ceiling. The artistic work is designed to give the impression that the pillars stood in place long before the station was built. The inspiration is taken from the palisade that was found in south Malmö during archaeological excavations a number of years ago.
The light animation Minuten (The Minute) will use the outer edge of the arrival hall’s circular ceiling as a clock face. Luminaires are mounted along the edge of the ceiling to give an impression of a comet that is travelling around the ceiling. The light moves clockwise around the ceiling once a minute and the sequence progresses continuously just like time itself.
The process
The project for providing Citytunneln’s stations with artistic adornment is a collaborative endeavour between the city of Malmö, the National Swedish Public Art Council and the Citytunneln project. The different partners are also the main financial supporters of the different works of art with Malmö Förskönings- och Planteringsförening, the main financial supporter of the adornment at Hyllie station. The total cost of the adornment is estimated to be approximately SEK 18 million.
The work has been led by a steering group appointed by the partners. Artist Acke Hydén is the project manager. She has coordinated and guided the different art projects in the planning and projecting process that is still in progress. After a selection among the artists and the proposals that have been submitted, the steering group has reached its decision on implementation.
The Technical Committee of the city of Malmö has decided upon and approved the proposals for artistic adornment at Triangeln and Hyllie. The city of Malmö will own and be the custodian of these. The National Swedish Rail Administration will be the custodian of the adornment at Malmö C Nedre.
Sketches and models in the exhibition
All works of art will be completed in time for the inauguration of Citytunneln. Sketches, models and the artists’ descriptions of the works of art will be included in the Citytunneln exhibition up until September.