House of Sweden – Cars & Transportation Program

Posted on 20. Jan, 2007 by Ryan in 2000-2009, Scania Trucks & Busses, Sweden, Washington, D.C.

The House of Sweden here in Washington, D.C. has recently started their “Cars & Transportation” program exhibit.

This exhibit started on January 12th and runs until March 23rd. I managed to stop in this morning to snap a few photos of their exhibits and I find the layout and organization quite easy on the eyes and very well done. I also got probably one of the best experiences at the House of Sweden by being the first one to arrive to see walk through the exhibit without really anyone else around.

One of the exhibits I found interesting was a photographic exploration of American Truckers and truck cabs by Annica Karlsson Rixon, a Swedish Photographer known as “On The Road”. Annica Karlsson Rixon lived and worked in the mid-ninetees on the West Coast of the United States where she took photos over the course of 1999 of these American Truckers. Karlsson Rixon is presently working with the Swedish College of photography.

There is an excellent writeup by Petter Österlund of the Fotomuseet in Sundsvall and Anna-Maria Svensson of the Swedish Institute that you should pick up while you are there.

I have provided a photograph of her collage installation of these photos below.

An excellent exhibit to see in person. For more information on visiting the House of Sweden, visit their website at http://www.houseofsweden.com/>

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