- De Aderton
- 2024
- Klara Mälarstrand
- University Collaboration
De Aderton is an architectural light installation consisting of ten pavilions, dedicated to female Nobel Prize laureates in literature. The title (meaning the eighteen) refers to the eighteen women who have received the Nobel Prize in Literature so far. The title also alludes to the 18 members of the Swedish Academy, responsible for selecting the Nobel Prize laureates in Literature.
De Aderton celebrates female writers while recognising the gender imbalance among the laureates. Since 1901 the literature prize has been awarded to eighteen women and 103 men. The portraits of the laureates draw inspiration from early church art, where coloured glass was used to evoke beauty and divinity. A musical composition, inspired by the laureates’ works, accompanies the light installation.
Nine individual pavilions, created by master students at Arkitekturskolan KTH, highlight the lives and literary contributions of a selection of the laureates. The main pavilion is created by architect and artist Elise Cervin. This artwork is part of a collaboration between Nobel Week Lights and KTH School of Architecture.
- KTH School of Architecture
De aderton was created by:
Elise Cervin, Project Producer, student and architect
Iris Molendijk, Lighting Designer
Razan Albunayah, Lighting Designer
Johan Stohne, Composer and Sound Designer
Marcus Wrangö, Sound technician
Magnus Bunnskog, Sound technician
Karin Starre, Sound technician
Per Franson and Fredrik Stenberg, Teachers at KTH School of Architecture
Students: Erik Boström Wallin, Denise Filipsson, Tindra Fundin, Julia Hedman, Filippa Hult, Marta Idoate Zapata, Jennifer Jonsson, Katrín Eir Kjartansdóttir, Nina Lagerkranz, Siri Lind, Rachel Meagher, Mulaika Samphani, Alexandra Sörman, Julia Thunberg, Letizia Vairetti, Ladislav Vala, Jiaqi Zhou, Louise Åström, William Östberg, Amanda Daevel, Nicolas Hinze, Karolina Lefebvre, Sofia Lundgren, Sonja Marczewski, Julia Nordlöf, Alice Olsson, Elin Tystrand.
De Aderton is made in collaboration with:
Södermalms stadsdelsförvaltning, OrganoWood, Annell, Norconsult, Toniton, Audiorama, Fredrika Bremer Förbundets Stipendiestiftelse, Farula Lighting Design, Polska institutet, Italienska kulturinstitutet och Koreanska kulturcentret.
“With a background as an architect I have been interested in the influence that the design and maintenance of urban public spaces have on people’s sense of wellbeing. I’m especially interested in the method of placemaking which is focusing on activations in public space as a way to make it more relevant to people to use. Art is one example of placemaking and what makes light art specifically interesting is its ability to transform the shape and perception of public space without having a permanent impact on it.”
– Elise Cervin
