Obygden (The undeveloped area)

Artist: Hanna Wildow
Year of creation: 2023
Placement: Södra Munksjön, Jönköping
Technique and material: Large format photography; 800 square metres

About the artwork

Obygden (the undeveloped area) is a large-format photograph of a Swedish pine forest, a familiar image to many that has been reworked here and given new, unfamiliar dimensions. The work and its title invite us to play with associations: the undeveloped, sparsely populated, remote areas – forests, glaciers and places left untouched by human influence. Through the work, the undeveloped area is given a place and voice, hopefully inspiring in viewers new, or additional, perspectives on both developed and undeveloped areas.

About the artist

Hanna Wildow (b. 1983) studied at the University of Arts, Crafts and Design and works in Staffansbo. Wildow is an artist who takes her inspiration from language, stories and history, exploring these themes through different materials and techniques – often with a playfulness and preferably through collective processes.

The artwork is managed by SMUAB.