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The installation is located in the basement of the building. People walk down the stairs into a very dark space, with most of the floor converted into a large pool of black water, from which the wooden support structure of the building emerges. A video is projected onto the water surface and reflects back to the very end of the room, a video that shows a white figure that slowly is slowly transformed from the outlines of the baltic sea to a scull and back to the outline over the course of 50 minutes.
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The installation creates a quite complex emotional atmosphere. It is calm and radiates a meditative quietness but it is also disturbing. In public statements, Fredrik leaves it open to the visitor to make sense of potential meanings of the installation, however in talks with me prior to the realization of the sound design he clearly stated that he is a bit worried about the political implications of a GAZPROM operated pipeline thru the baltic sea. I wanted the auditive side to reflect this.
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Listen to a stereo recording of the first 60 minutes of the installation
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GAZ by Fredrik Wretman. Exhibited as part of "The Russians Are Coming", 6.6.2010 - 30.10.2010, HAVREMAGASINET, Boden, Sweden.