Brev från Norr #22

The great elk migration in northern Sweden

News from Konstlada

It will be spring in northern Sweden

Hey there,

It will be spring here in northern Sweden. A sure sign of this is the great elk migration. Very close to us, a little upstream at Kullberg, every year the elk cross the Ångermanälven (the river where we live) on their migration towards summer pastures — on paths they have been using for a very long time. Across Sweden, an astonishing number of people watch this silent natural spectacle live on screen. You immediately understand why: forest, water, bird calls, lots of patience — and suddenly there is a moose in the picture. A natural event has long since become a small national ritual, almost a kind of digital campfire in slow motion. Slow TV at its finest. A Swedish Spring Ritual.

I have compiled more information about the great elk migration my website, here you can find my corresponding blog entry, click here.

You can also watch the great moose migration live here on Swedish television (you don't need to log in). Just click here.

The Konstlada is also changing a lot these days. Today I finished laying the wooden floor in the first room. Solid 34mm thick wooden planks form a quaint, characterful floor in this multi-purpose room, which will mainly be storage space in winter and will be used for exhibitions, workshops and for our Loppis - a very popular and common type of private flea market here - in summer. This is what the room looks like now:

You can find more information about the renovation of the Konstlada in my corresponding blog, which can be found here.

I wish you much pleasure in following the moose in northern Sweden and greet you

heartfelt

Markus Senn
photographer & author