Jonas Dahlberg
"A memorial that strives for everyone to be in silent agreement runs the risk of minimizing what happened, and contributes to our forgetting of the circumstances."
Jonas Dahlberg, 'Notes on a Memorial' (2018).
Biography
Jonas Dahlberg (b. 1970, Borås, Sweden) is an artist living in Stockholm, Sweden. Dahlberg’s practice is situated at the intersection of art, architecture, the private and the political. His diverse works include video installations, photography, scenography and publications, as well as projects closer to architecture. In recent years he has become known for his winning proposal for the memorial sites to honour the victims of the terrorist attack in Oslo and Utøya, Norway, in 2011.
Essay
The following text is the script for Jonas Dahlberg’s film Notes on a Memorial from 2018.
Read the script here:
NOTES ON A MEMORIAL