Les nuages (2019)

Gränbystadens Vårdcentral, Uppsala, Sweden

Les nuages is a site-specific installation comprising 18 glazed stoneware sculptures, commissioned by Region Uppsala for Gränbystadens Vårdcentral in 2019.

Inspired by cloud formations in medieval Persian miniature paintings, where clouds appear as expressive forms with a dramatic presence of their own, the sculptures inhabit the architecture of the health centre. Distributed across walls, around corners and throughout transitional spaces, they engage with the building’s colours and spatial features.

As visitors move through the building, the sculptures reveal themselves gradually, inviting a playful game of hide-and-seek between the works, the architecture and the viewer.

Material: Glazed stoneware, 18 sculptures, variable dimensions

Commissioned by: Region Uppsala, Sweden

Year: 2019

© Elvire Soyez

Courtesy the artist