Twenty-six people in Luleå were invited to each put something down for the people of Luleå in the New Year 2999/3000 - that´s how long until it´s being opened again. A bit too long, I think. Just think back, the New Year 999/1000, what was even here then? Nothing, that´s what. This part of Luleå was under water.
Anyway, here´s a list of what´s in there:
- Jan Sandström, composer, put down one of his orginal manuscript.
- Love Alm, a fourteen year old schoolboy and the one whose idea it was to make the ark, put down a bunch of photos of how he lived his life at the time.
- Helmer Widlund, the town archivist, 90 years old, contributed his camera.
- Karin Burstrand, the vicar: a bible.
- Christina Björklund, kindergarten teacher: the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, a candle, and a match box.
- Bengt and Bertil Ökvist, fishermen: net needle and floating cork.
- Mathias Evanne, hair stylist: books on different hairstyles that were in fashion.
- Barbro Liljedahl, occupational therapist: a lifting sling.
- Britta Österstedt, twelve years old: a Pippi Longstocking book.
- Eric Eriksson, iron worker: a music cd.
- Magdalena Urgell, chairwoman of the women´s organization Esperanza: a silver vase.
- Sigge Poromaa, brushmaker: a handmade brush.
- Andreas Harnemo, Slowsoft AB: a telephone.
- Lotta Gröning, editorial writer: a notebook.
- Arne Öhman, teacher and amateur historian: an iron nail.
- Agnes Palmgren, amateur historian: Information about Gammelstad (Luleå´s Old Town), the church, the church village, and the world heritage status.
- Elmi Wanhatalo, nurse: a weaving shuttle, and a weaving book.
- Kurt Johansson, regimental commander: the history of one of Luleå´s old regiments.
- Jan Wikström, architect: a hand-axe.
- Emma-Maria Carlsson, student, feminist: magazines about the struggle for women´s rights.
- Elsbeth Dahlström, junior level teacher: a classic Swedish psalm, Den blomstertid nu kommer.
- Erik Ruth, entrepreneur: medals from the Red Cross for work done during the First World War.
- Jessica Engman, student and golfer: golf club and ball.
- Martin Börjesson, university student of technology: a photo catalogue of that year´s students and information about the university.
- Maria Nyberg, student: an alarm clock.
- Inga-Lill Holmgren, bank director: a bankbook.
fascinating! the ones i hear about usually have opening times of 100 years or so. i remember reading pippi longstocking books when i was young, and my daughter loved them, too. i liked the idea of the boy whose idea it was putting in photos of his daily life.
ReplyDeletei had never heard of that composer so googled him and found part of his motorbike concerto on youtube. fun!
Sandström is also a Professor at Luleå University of Technology, at the Department of Arts, Communication and Education, where my husband also works. He is also a great football fan, a very unpretentious man.
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