GUNILLA KLINGBERG

“The Wheel of Everyday Life expands a kaleidoscopic pattern across several sites within the Burrard Place community. From its central point, the large-scale formation radiates a wave of imagined energy. The thoughtfully integrated pattern reflects the everyday experiences and social movements that link us together through time and space. A collection of urban symbols is playfully placed to create an open and existential narrative that reverberates from the mundane to more universal and cosmic forces. Inspired by gravitational waves and vernacular iconography the pattern and symbols reference basic human desires for safety, comfort, and acceptance.”

—Gunilla Klingberg, 2022

Gunilla Klingberg was born in Stockholm, Sweden, where she studied Sculpture at Konstfack (University College of Arts, Crafts, Design), and Magazine and Newspaper Design at RMI-Berghs. She has had solo exhibitions in museums and galleries throughout Europe and was included in ARCO, Madrid (2008), and the 10th Istanbul Biennial (2007), and in Philagrafika: The Graphic Unconscious (2010) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Large-scale public commissions include the Triangeln Railway Station (2010) in central Malmö, Sweden, and the Nye Akershus Hospital (2008) Norway. In 2010, Klingberg received the Edstrandska Foundation Award, a five-year working grant from The Swedish Visual Arts Fund.Gunilla Klingberg lives and work in Stockholm. She is represented by Galerie Nordenhake, Stockholm and Berlin.