Dreamland

01jun12:00 pm30(jun 30)5:00 pmDreamlandHouse of Sweden Presents an Exhibit by Helene Schmitz12:00 pm - 5:00 pm (30)(GMT+00:00) 2900 K Street

Event Details

‘A Meditation on Man’s Relation to Nature’

Dates: Through December 2021
Viewing Hours: Saturday – Sunday, 12 p.m. – 5 p.m. ET
Location: House of Sweden, 2900 K Street NW, Washington, DC

Embassy of Sweden presents the specially curated photo exhibition “Dreamland” by Swedish artist Helene Schmitz.

For the past decade, Helene Schmitz’s work has been concerned with the human and technological impact on the natural world. In the exhibition Dreamland, Schmitz’s photographs bear witness to the ongoing transformation of living ecosystems, which humankind has turned into abstractions and economical values.

Dreamland is a photographic account of the extraction and depletion of natural resources in Sweden. It consists of two series that examine human-induced changes in bedrock and forest at two different locations: “The Bedrock” focuses on the Aitik mine outside Gällivare and “The Forest” displays the aftermath of a forest fire in former production forests of Västmanland.

Schmitz links her photographs to the rich tradition of landscape painting, using a large-format, analogue camera that lets the spectator observe both the overall vista and the small details. She calls her photographs in the Dreamland series “a meditation on man’s relation to nature—a global, highly industrialized and automated transformation of landscapes.”

Dreamland is curated in collaboration with Embassy of Sweden in USA and consists of 12 photographs, newly composed music by Lisa Montan, and the sound installation “The Messenger” (2020).

Helene Schmitz has put together numerous exhibitions in her home country and abroad—including at Fotografiska (New York), Prins Eugen’s Waldemarsudde (Stockholm), and Fotografisk Center (Copenhagen)—and she has produced several award-winning books in collaboration with writers, philosophers, and historians.

Dreamland will be on display in House of Sweden through December 2021. House of Sweden is located at 2900 K Street, NW, Washington, DC and is open every Saturday and Sunday between 12:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. Free admission.

“Turnings of Fire” from the Dreamland exhibit © Helene Schmitz

Time

1 (Tuesday) 12:00 pm - 30 (Wednesday) 5:00 pm(GMT+00:00)

Location

House of Sweden

2900 K Street

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