On the gallery wall where earlier
there had been a labyrinth and photographs of my old neighborhood on
Hisingen, the large portrait of Kapten Krok is now placed. The
drawing is
both based on the main character of a comic I drew while living on Hisingen
and on myself at age 25 when I moved to Olskroken (known as "Kroken", "The
Hook"). A road, created with Lego road-platfoms, starts to form
beneath Kapten Kroks feet. A small painting is leaned against the wall
depicting
my
apartment
in
Olskroken
as a log
cabin, with the schizophrenic artist Carl Fredrik Hill (1849-1911) sitting
in my armchair telling an alter-ego of myself (named Karl) I will find
that which I seek on Hisingen. Also on the floor by the wall is the now
completed Lego model of the Millenium Falcon spaceship. The pirate ship
has disappeared.
Meanwhile, in the corner with the amplifier a guitar
has appeared, as well as a carpet leading towards the other side of the
gallery. A painting is hung above the divide between the two spaces,
depicting
my alter-ego Karl on a snow-covered mountain by a cave entrance saying "They
forced me in this cave...wouldn't let me out...", recalling a sad
memory from my schooldays on Hisingen when I was bullied around. The
pile of sugar in the far corner, now empty of other objects, is swept
out over the floor. The gold stars and spaceships which were previously
on the walls and ceilings were removed. The paintings "Hisingen" and
"Under Villan", as well as the photographs and drawings of
my old neighborhood, which were on the dividing wall facing the inner
space, were removed
as well. On this day the music from the "Empire
Strikes Back" soundtrack depicting
Lukes training with Yoda on the planet Dagobah was played.
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