Artscape is a non-profit organization that works with street art and pops up in different parts of Sweden.
- Above all, it's about bringing art into the public space, says Daniel Wakeham, one of the founders.
Coincides with the move
In Kiruna, among others, Stadsliv Kiruna and the county art museum Konst i norr have initiated paintings on six buildings.
It all coincides with the relocation of Kiruna's center and there is a thought to it.
- Right now the stores are moving and new centers have not opened.
It was strategic to do something now that you can follow these chaotic weeks, says Emma Bergman.
site developer at Stadsliv Kiruna.
On one of the south walls of Högalidsskolan, Victoria Sundqvist, known as Vickan as an artist, is working on a painting in three parts that has been inspired by students at the school.
- There is a lot of outdoor life, northern lights and midnight sun, and the open fire, she says.
There are familiar themes for Vickan who comes from Boden.