Exhibition Opening
(SAVE THE DATE!) 15 February 2025
The Nordic Watercolour Museum
25 years
2000–2025
Current exhibition
Gardens have more often than not inspired artistic creativity. A large part of Ödlund’s output literally has its roots in an allotment. Many of the pigments in her watercolours, which often blossom into monumental formats, are from plants grown on her allotment. Ödlund’s art builds on cross-pollinations, surprises and secrets. A sensory impression is perceived and interpreted by other senses. Sound and image, nature and culture, physics and metaphysics often interact in her complex installations. The artist has painted pictures with light, played music for nettles and orchids, and listened to the voices of ferns. Ödlund’s paintings, sculptures and video works remind us that nature is cyclical. Several of the works have been created specifically for the exhibition at The Nordic Watercolour Museum and are being shown for the very first time.
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A selection of sketches from the Alfie Atkins books is currently on display at the museum. Gunilla Bergström (1942–2021) has been one of Sweden’s leading picture book creators through the years. The books about Alfons Åberg have been translated into some thirty languages and comprise the majority of Gunilla Bergström’s production. In 2021, while she was still alive, Bergström donated her sketches and original images behind the Alfie Atkins books to The Nordic Watercolour Museum.
Read more16 February–21 April 2025
The exhibition is a tribute to a significant artist with deep roots on the island of Tjörn. The exhibition presents Claes Hake's works on paper, which are characterised by grand gestures and robust forms. He works on rough, handcrafted paper and executed in ink, charcoal and watercolour, the images convey all the energy that typically permeates Hake's art.
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