Irrlys, 2024
Installation view from the exhibition Pathmakers, Krognoshuset in Lund
Handblown glass by Anders Wennerhag at The Glass Factory, steel, drift wood, led-lights
Photo: Lena Bergendahl
Irrlys, 2024
Photo: Lena Bergendahl
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The sculptures in Pathmakers are inspired by the emergence of agency, by the threshold between
the desolate and the purposeful. The Irrlys take their name (Norwegian for will-o’-the-wisps) from
the ghostly lights wandering across landscapes, especially marshes. A natural phenomenon, they
are ultimately caused by decomposing organic matter. The paths they trace are without purpose,
yet our minds assign them intentions.
Extract of the essay The purposeful and the desolate by Christiaan Henkel, full version here.
Irrlys, 2024
Photo: Lena Bergendahl
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