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Art in Focus: Gerry Johansson


Gerry Johansson was born in 1945 and lives in Höganäs. Johansson’s pictures were taken in many different places, from Skåne to Ulan Bator, and depicts buildings, street corners, trees, roads, with no people. Johansson describes his process as simple, intuitive and driven by curiosity; he stops his car when he sees something interesting to photograph.

Svartvit fotografi föreställandes utblommade solrosor på ett fält. Solrosorna har olika storlekar och två av blommorna är större än de andra och utmärker sig ovanför horisontlinjen.
Detail of the triptych Karaby Landscape, 1991.


The photographs featured in I Follow the Sun were taken in different places at different times, on countless travels all over the world. The impressive panorama Karaby Landscape is nearly two metres long and give the beholder the sensation of being immersed in a field of sunflowers. Each photo has a 140-degree range, adding up to a 420-degree view. The work has a beautiful, melancholic tone, with sunflowers resembling frail, destitute human figures.

Gerry Johansson, Karaby Landscape, 1991

The artwork is currently on display in Artipelag’s exhibition, I Follow the Sun – Sunflowers in Art 1889–2024, which is on view until January 5 2025.

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