GALLERI MAGNUS KARLSSON GOTLAND
• ART GALLERY • 2011 •
FOR GALLERI MAGNUS KARLSSON GOTLAND AN OLD BARN WAS TRANSFORMED INTO AN ART GALLERY AND A PROJECT ROOM. THE GALLERY OPENED IN JULY 2011 AND IS OPEN DURING THE SUMMERTIME TO SHOW CONTEMPORARY ART ON THE ISLAND OF GOTLAND.
THE EXHIBITION ROOM IS CREATED TO FOCUS ON THE ART PIECES AND AT THE SAME TIME TAKE CARE OF THE ENVIRONMENT THEY ARE PLACED IN.
NEW WALLS ARE FUNCTIONING AS THE EXHIBITION SURFACES WITH UNPAINTED RECESSES FOR WINDOWS AND DOOR OPENINGS.
THE SHINGLED CEILING IS KEPT INTACT AND THE CONCRETE FLOOR WAS POLISHED. A NEW ENTRANCE WAS MADE AT THE GABLE FACING THE PARKING.
HANDMADE LAMPS LIGHTS UP THE ROOM TOGETHER WITH THE DAYLIGHT COMING IN THROUGH THE WINDOWS. THE ROOM CAN EASILY BE CHANGED IF NEEDED BY USING THE WINDOW SHUTTERS AND MAKE IT SUITABLE FOR EXHIBITIONS THAT REQUIRES LESS DAYLIGHT. THE SHUTTERS IS PLACED IN EACH WINDOW RECESS AND ITS SURFACE BECOMES A PART OF THE WALL.
FOR THE ENTRENCE, AN ILLUMINATED SIGN WAS BUILT SIMILAR TO THE LOGOTYPE OF THE GALLERY.
PHOTOGRAPHY BY
ERIK WÅHLSTRÖM