Anneli Hultén, current Chair of the Gothenburg Municiple Council (= Mayor) at the opening of the Gothenburg International Art Biennial 2013 “PLAY! Recapturing the radical imagination” at Röda Sten yesterday. … Continue readingAnneli Hultén
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Coffee break
[dot_recommends] Hospital workers on a coffee break in the sun at Mölndal hospital. Mölndal is a small urban area to the south of Gothenburg, home to one part of Gothenburg’sContinue readingCoffee break
Stretch SUV
[dot_recommends] Stretch limousines I’ve come across before but this is my first stretch SUV. It was parked in Götaplatsen waiting for a wedding party who were getting their photos takenContinue readingStretch SUV
Nollning
New students at one of Gothenburg’s universities taking part in the nolling – “zeroing” or being made to feel that one is nothing – which is part of the student body’s induction process. These girls are wearing signs that tell passers-by their names and that they are science students and Nollas (“0:a”). They are busking and begging money – perhaps for a drinking party later in the day. … Continue readingNollning
Cyclist 383
[dot_recommends] This device counts the numbers of bicyclists crossing Göta Älvsbron from the town to Hisingen. Today’s cyclist 383 is just passing, reflected in the glass of the display youContinue readingCyclist 383
Deerstalker in Haga
[dot_recommends] A window display of second hand “gentlemen’s accoutrements” – including a deerstalker hat – in a shop window in Haga on the corner of Haga Nygata and Skolgatan.
Music in Kungsbacka library
A little step south of Gothenburg is Kungsbacka where Saturday saw a concert in Kungsbacka library with Swedish singers Meja, Anna Stadling and Kajsa Grytt. … Continue readingMusic in Kungsbacka library