Norrbotten - Haparanda, Sweden - Figurative Public Sculpture on Waymarking.com

Sculpture

"Norrbotten sculpture in bronze with gold leaf inlays. On a base of Gabbro stone. The figure is about 80 cm high. Purchased by Haparanda City in 2008 and placed on the square in Haparanda."
// SOURCE - (Sara Edström)

Sara Edström

"Sara Edström, born in 1968 in Luleå, is a Swedish artist. She has worked for many years with sculpture in concrete and bronze and has several public works in various locations in Norrbotten. Since 2006, she has run Galleri Syster in Luleå together with Anja Örn, among others. Ekström has worked as a producer for the Luleå Biennale, and the county art hall Havremagasinet in Boden, as a business developer for Konstfrämjandet in Västerbotten and has been the chairwoman of the National Association of Artists in Sweden since 2019, where she actively works for better conditions for the country's visual artists. Edström is also active as a singer and music producer under the name Mid Life Crisis Pop Songs. In 2017, she was the editor of the book Konst för alla, published by Konstfrämjandet."
// SOURCE - (Wikipedia)

Norrbotten

Norrbotten, sometimes called North Bothnia, is a Swedish province (landskap) in northernmost Sweden. It borders south to Västerbotten, west to Swedish Lapland, and east to Finland.

Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Norrbotten Figure Type: Human Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Sara Edström Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: 2008 Materials used: Sculpture is bronze with gold leaf inlays, on a base of Gabbro stone. Location: Square in Haparanda

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