Tag Archives: Norway

Jonas Dahlberg to Design Norway’s July 22, 2011 Memorial Site

The Swedish designer plans “an active and poetic” memorial for victims of the 2011 Norway attacks.
Posted on March 9, 2014 by MaryFrances Knapp (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

  Today, the immediate grief and exhaustion following Norway’s tragic July 22, 2011 attacks have passed. But as Swedish designer Jonas Dahlberg says, this doesn’t mean “the wound” of the painful deaths has been forgotten. If anything, says Dahlberg, the … Continue reading →

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“Death in the Sick Room” by Edvard Munch

The Munch painting explores tuberculosis and death through the survivors they affect
Posted on February 16, 2014 by MaryFrances Knapp (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

In the 1895 painting Death in the Sick Room, Norwegian symbolist Edvard Munch takes a unique look at his sister Johanne Sophie and her death by tuberculosis. Rather than fix his gaze on his sister, Munch directs his attention to … Continue reading →

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Oslo, Norway: The Cemetery Skyscraper

Design student Martin McSherry envisions a new kind of cemetery
Posted on December 29, 2013 by MaryFrances Knapp (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

Six feet under, but twelve stories high – it’s not a marketing scheme yet, but it could be. A student in Oslo, Norway has been turning heads with his vision for the world’s first skyscraper cemetery. The building was designed … Continue reading →

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