2019 – Havremagasinet, Boden (Sweden)
The old Sami church town (Arvidsjaur Lappstaden)
In the north of Sweden at the town of Arvidsjaur you find a small Sami town which was built as a church town. The church town was spread across northern Sweden to provide accommodation for the community when they came to the church for the mandatory services. The king of Sweden demanded all people of Sweden must attend church and since the people in the north of the country were spread across a large area they had a long way to travel to the local church making it impossible to go for a daytrip. This is the reason for the church towns being spread across northern Sweden.
In this photo series I wanted to photography doors and locks as they were so beautiful and all so different. Old wood and rusty locks. My exhibition was called ‘Opening’ as it was my first private photography exhibition in Havremagasinet’s Cafe Pampa (Boden, Sweden). That moment I totally felt opening myself for the public to show my photographs. Here you can see a few photos of the series.
