Traces, Flows and Energies 2023, Arlanda Airport, terminal 5

Material: CNC milled drawing

The work Traces, Flows and Energies is a drawing that is created from symbols, signs and drawings that are taken from the world around us, such as information signs, clipart, signal images, markings etc. The drawing mixes symbols and signs from different cultures, activities and from different places in the world. The location for the artwork is a 120-meter-long and 5-meter-high passage that leads passengers from the security checkpoint to the duty-free area and, in an extension, to the airplanes.

The inspiration for this artwork has been Egyptian reliefs, Scandinavian rune stones and Siri Derkert’s legendary artworks made for the Östermalmstorgs Metro Station in Stockholm. The intention of Traces, Flows and Energies is to let historical methods of carving be translated through modern CNC technology into a contemporary ”rock carving”.

The intention for the drawing was to create a flow of consciousness that combines different moods and expressions from the private and local, to the universal and global