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Svängrum

Space, poetic quality and movement.

A weathered white wooden wall with a rectangular opening near its centre. Dense, dark trees rise behind it, while bare ground stretches across the foreground.

A flooded landscape beneath a broad, overcast sky. Water covers the grassy foreground and surrounds leafless trees, with a small dark structure standing near the centre of the image.

An upholstered armchair with curved wooden armrests stands against floral-patterned wallpaper. The chair's darker floral fabric contrasts with the smaller repeating pattern on the wall, in muted pink and brown tones.

A black-and-white photograph of a snow-covered field bordered by a dense line of dark conifer trees. A small wooden building stands at the far right beneath a pale, overcast sky.

A small green caravan with peeling paint stands alone in a field of dry, yellow-brown grass. A line of trees borders the field beneath a bright blue sky with scattered white clouds.

A black-and-white photograph of a dense shrub growing against a plain white wall. Thin branches extend across the empty wall on the left, while a small white structure is partly concealed among the leaves on the right.

Two large, leafless, closely trimmed shrubs fill the foreground beside a paved path. Smaller shrubs of similar shape are spaced along the grass in front of pale yellow brick buildings.

A black-and-white photograph of a person lying on an unmade bed, their head visible while their upper body is blurred by movement. Patterned bedding, dark pillows and lace curtains surround the figure in a small bedroom.

A black-and-white photograph of a dark horse with white markings standing among tall conifer trees. The horse faces the camera, partly framed by tree trunks and low-hanging branches, with a pale clearing visible behind it.

A black-and-white photograph looking down at a brick-paved walkway. Several paving stones are missing or displaced, interrupting the regular pattern, while patches of sunlight fall across the dark surface.

A black-and-white photograph of a pale wall covered by contrasting climbing plants. Dense, dark foliage spreads across the left side, while thin, leafless branches form a delicate network on the right.

A vertical colour photograph of a snow-covered corner between a dark building wall and a pale concrete wall topped with black railings. A leafless shrub grows beside the concrete, its thin branches extending across the snow beneath a small, high window.

Svängrum [eng. tr. elbow room; space; direct tr. swinging/swing room]

The series is about space, poetic quality and movement.

Space: The space in the photos as well as in the physical room when exhibited — space as living, living space. Poetic quality: the ambiguous, the magical — inviting the observer in. Movement: even though the images are quiet, almost still lives there is some sort of movement going on — a movement of thought, a breath of the things depicted, a fold(ing).

The series was exhibited at Muro Gallery in Stockholm, Sweden between October 11 & November 5, 2018.

The edition is 4+1 AP. Size is 34,5 × 23 cm (~13,5 × 9 inches).

The photos are printed on fine art archive quality cotton paper (Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta).

All of them were shot on a Nikon F3 or FE2 on Kodak Tri-X, Cinestill 50D or 800T, and expired Fujicolor Press 800, in 2016–18.

A white exhibition poster for Rickard Falk's photography exhibition “Svängrum”. A black-and-white photograph of a person lying on a bed, blurred by movement, is centred on the page. The exhibition title appears above the photograph, with vertically arranged text announcing an opening reception on October 11, 5–9 PM, and exhibition dates October 11–November 5, 2018. The address Kocksgatan 60A appears at the bottom. — Exhibition flyer · 2018

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