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Gerhard Richter, Natalia and me
Sometimes a few quite unrelated aspects of one’s life come together and create a new synthesis. I am in Basel, Switzerland, twice a year to teach at the World Peace Academy and I am fortunate to know Natalia B, a young Russian, who studies Europea…
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Burundi Beauty
I’ve worked in Burundi since 1999 to promote reconciliation and peace after the genocide in the 1990s – with non-governmental organizations, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and a private university. During longer stays I spend my spare time with e…
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Mount Puig, Spain
A little news from my studio… I guess “Costa del Sol” – the Coast of the Sun – is not the first thing you think of when you see this photo? However, in March 2010 I visited a peace research colleague who has a house up the hills from Benidorm in…
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Hyde Park Tableau Vivant 2012
A little news from my studio…Early April morning in Hyde Park, London. Sun rays through early mist. Before the foliage you can better enjoy the sculptural shapes of trees. Click on the image to see full screen A simple picture? Yes, it is a simp…
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Exhibition “Insights – Outlooks”
“Insights – Outlooks – Insikter/Utsikter” – April 6 – July 15, 2012 Catalogue text in Swedish Kanske en titt in i verkstaden, snarare än en utställning… En kombination av 5 typer: “klassiskt” svart-vita foton; tryck på metall, ett knippe iPhoto-bilder tagna med olika “appar” samt – som det senaste jag gjort – experiment med att […]
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Art, business schools and other schools: Synergy, please!
I want to share the article below from Financial Times with you – about art collecting by business schools. The examples here are all from the United States; so are there similar collections at business schools around the world? Furthermore, I wou…
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Oh yeah – aren’t we all grappling with that?
This is a brilliantly ironic commentary on all the bullshit surrounding – some – art discussions. I just love it…On a more serious not: Art is so fascinating because we really cannot define what it is. In the best of cases we know it when we see…
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"Venezia Suite" – 4 collages: A little background & sales info
Venice, Italy is a treasure for photographers. It’s always been considered ‘picturesque’ and over the years several fine photo art books have been published. I am seriously considering creating one, based on my two visits in 2011-2012. This post i…
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Exhibition “From War To Peace”
“Från krig till fred – From War to Peace” – January 17 – February 9, 2012. An exhibition of photos by Sören Sommelius and Jan Oberg. Images from around the world – Sommelius more war-oriented, Oberg with street boys and young women from Burundi. Held at Västers Bibliotek, Örnvägen 66 i Lund – local […]
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Short video with some recent works
Via this blog, Linkedin, Facebook and a mail service, I try to reach various categories of art lovers – photo art lovers in particular – who cannot visit my gallery in Lund, Sweden. It’s one of the joys of technological innovation that I have writ…
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