OLSSON, Mikael - Södrakull Frösakull

Background information

"This out-of-print photo volume 'Södrakull Frösakull' by Mikael OLSSON explores the heritage of Bruno Mathsson, one of Swedish modernism’s leading designers, through two ofhis architectural works. In Frösakull – a house that Mathsson both designed and lived in – Mikael OLSSON invaded,colonised and interacted with the remains of the house. In Södrakull, on the other hand – a second house thatMathsson designed and lived in – Olsson acted like a Peeping Tom, sneaking around the exterior of the house with hiscamera. This unethical method of trespassing a private space reveals something even more unethical, namely the factthat nobody, not even the Bruno Mathsson firm, took care of his property after his death. Frösakull was later sold, fixtures, furniture and other possessions included, while Södrakull was refurbished and turned into a glossy andartificial space. In 'Södrakull Frösakull' Olsson has created a phenomenological interplay between presenceand absence, inner meaning and outer representation, turning the very notion of the human gaze inside out." (© Steidl Verlag, 2011)

About Swedish photographer Mikael OLSSON (b.1969, in Lerum)

Photo books by Mikael OLSSON