Artistic decoration

Several years before the first sod was cut, the process of creating artistic decoration for Citytunneln’s three stations was initiated. The aim was to create up-to-date, challenging art for travellers and visitors.

Malmö C Nedre
In the underground station area, Malmö C Nedre, travellers will be met by moving images from around the world. Tania Ruiz Gutiérrez’s video artwork ‘Itineracy’ projects pictures on the station walls giving the impression of train windows. Video sequences have been filmed at a large number of sites throughout the world. ‘Itineracy’ is formulated so that it is unlikely that travellers will encounter the same images more than once.

Triangeln
Gunilla Klingberg is responsible for the decoration at both the exits to Triangeln station. At the intermediate level of the southern exit, the concrete floor has a pattern that from a distance looks like a decorative ornament. On closer inspection, however, the visitor will see that the ornamentation in the work actually comprises several signs. Suspended from the roof, there is a group of mirrored spheres that reflect the surroundings. In the ceiling there are also yellow-orange fluorescent tubes in three concentric circles, like a sun.

On the intermediate floor of the northern exit, there are laser-cut flower formations in chrome steel on one of the walls. The formations, reminiscent of lotus flowers, reflect the light from the entrance and the station interior, providing a constantly-changing formation.

In the concourse at Triangeln, travelers will be met by small light-creatures. They are the work of Christian Partos. They live in the tunnels and emerge full of curiosity when a train leaves the station. When a train approaches the station they hide inside the tunnels again. The impression of light-creatures moving around the station is created using LED rails attached to the station walls.

Hyllie
Kristina Matousch is responsible for the decoration of Hyllie Station. ‘Fördjupningar’ (‘Cavities’) is the name of decoration on the station platforms. It consists of a glasscovered cavity round the 26 pillars that carry the station roof. The artwork gives the impression that the pillars stood there long before the station was built. The inspiration is taken from the palisade that was found in the area in archaeological excavations some years ago.

The illuminated animation ‘Minuten’ (‘The Minute’) uses the outer edge of the circular ceiling in the arrivals hall as a clock-face. Along the edge of the ceiling there are fittings that create a point of light that flows forward, giving the impression of a comet moving around the ceiling. The light moves clockwise around the ceiling during a period of one minute, and the process continue permanently, just like time itself.

‘Ansikten’ (‘Faces’) consists of glass discs connected to seats under ceilings in the entrance area. In each disc there are seven cut-out circles. The location of these cut-outs in relation to one another looks like faces with eyes, nose, ears, and mouth. All faces are at the same height, approximately 2.5 m above the ground.