^{Blazing colors at the florist. The smell of wood and metal by the smith making handcrafted axes. The whirring sound of needles by the tattoo artist's chair. This is the craftsmen's exhibition.}

The exhibition Kraftverk – hantverk i en ny tid - invited 10 different craftsmen to move in with temporary workshops to Sven-Harrys art museum and exhibit what modern Swedish craftsmanship looks like today and how the tradition is carried on.

This exhibition was done in collaboration with Stockholms Hantverksförening who turned 175 years old and celebrated them and the craftsman's historical significance. The visitor could both see, feel, smell, listen and taste the craftsmen’s different worlds in this exhibition: an ax smith, a tattoo artist, florists, tailors, a wallpaper craftsman, an illustrator, a paper artist, a mural painter, a shoemaker and a dollmaker.

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“In a poetic and sensual experience for all ages, the possibilities of the hand are manifested and brought to life. Contemporary and traditional meet in a living installation, where craftsmen practise different techniques in the exhibition. It is a place where real conversations take place and the power of creativity comes to life.” Finalist nomination “Exhibition of the Year” Forum for Exhibitors in Sweden 2022.

“The rooms are like small stations, they look like raised stages where the various craftsmen have temporarily settled down with their stuff. This is no ordinary exhibition where things are just hanging on the walls or placed around the room. Here it is the people, the craftsmen themselves, and their skills and materials and specialised tools that are on display.” P1 Kultur, Swedish Radio.

“The exhibition shows how old traditions can be passed on and become valid for us too - and succeeds in doing so with the help of a wonderfully enveloping scenography, where the walls are decorated with flowing film projections and old tools.” Dagens Nyheter

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