Mastodawn

Throwback Thursday

Since our last project in Finland has now been completed, I will be sharing images from past events that took place as part of our project series PRESERVED at irregular intervals from now on.

Lämpöpaikka

We created this intervention in the frame of a residency grant at platform Vaasa in Finland in 2013 and presented it during a Performance Festival in Seinäjoki in public space. A small stove was connected to an electrical outlet that is normally used in winter to keep car engines warm (Lämpöpaikka/värmeplats) in order to cook jam. The berries used for preserving were provided to us by visitors to the event. During the whole stay in Vaasa we dealt with the berry culture in northern Europe.

#art #conceptualart #contemporaryart #kunst #konzeptkunst #zeitgenössischekunst #performance #intervention #artistresidency #artistinresidence #platform #platformvaasa #vasa #vaasa #finland #finnland #österbotten #ostrobothnia #beeren #marmelade #berries #jam #seinäjoki #performancefestival #sonnenschirm #einkochen #preserving #preserved #scheibeundgüntzel #lämpöpaikka #värmeplats

Sebastian

Feb 24

Im here at #VasaMuseet for the second time and it is still amazing as hell. The size of the operation they had to pull off to take it from the sea, the amount of work to put it all together and conserve for the people to see…

And of course the size of the ship itself… It starts easy on your eyes when you are on the ground level, but grows when you get above the deck or under it. It’s massive!😍

#Vasa #Sweden #Stockholm #SailingShip

Sourdough2021 Jan 7

In Stockholm for a few day - cold and snowy! The Vasa museum was stunning. #stockholm #vasa #sweden

Jonas 🇩🇰 🇬🇱Dec 25

History has a habit of repeating itself, especially when power outruns judgement.

In the 17th century, the Swedish king Gustavus Adolphus demanded a #warship that would symbolise supreme strength. The #Vasa was built bigger, heavier and more ornate than naval engineering allowed. Extra cannons were added, decoration multiplied, and no one dared to object.

The result was a top-heavy ship that sailed less than a mile before capsizing and sinking on its maiden voyage.

It was not a lack of skill or resources that doomed the Vasa, but unrealistic expectations, political vanity and leadership detached from physical reality.

A similar pattern is now visible in the #us. Donald Trump has spoken of rebuilding the navy and even naming warships after himself — turning military power into personal branding. At the same time, debt grows, political division deepens, and institutions strain under pressure. Yet ambition continues to rise faster than resilience.

Charrvein Oct 19

#silentsunday #vasa #stockholm #museum

Åsa Magnusson Oct 4

SchiffsSamstag; Vasa, a warship from the 1600s, at the Vasa Museum in Stockholm today. I celebrated my birthday there.
#SchiffsSamstag #Schiff #Ship #Warship #Skepp #Vasa #RegaldkeppetVasa #Vasamuseet #VasaMuseum #Stockholm

Åsa Magnusson Sep 6, 2025

Shiffssamstag. Famous ship wreck Vasa in the Vasa Museum in Stockholm. From a visit earlier this year. I didn't take many photos and most of those I shot turned out crap. At least they're my own and have to do for now. I live here in Stockholm and if I want better photos I can just revisit any day and shoot some.
#SchiffsSamstag #Vasa #Wasa #VasaMusuem #WasaMuseum #Wreck #ShipWreck #RegalskeppetVasa #1628 #333YearsAtTheSeaFloor #History #Sweden #WarShip #NavyHistory

Åsa Magnusson Sep 6, 2025

Schiffssamstag. Famous ship wreck Vasa in the Vasa Museum in Stockholm. From a visit earlier this year. I didn't take many photos and most of those I shot turned out crap. At least they're my own and have to do for now. I live here in Stockholm and if I want better photos I can just revisit any day and shoot some.
#SchiffsSamstag #Vasa #Wasa #VasaMusuem #WasaMuseum #Wreck #ShipWreck #RegalskeppetVasa #1628 #333YearsAtTheSeaFloor #History #Sweden #WarShip #NavyHistory

Henrik Sundström Aug 29, 2025

En plakett på trottoaren vid Stortorget i Malmö centrum:

"Under fredsmötet i augusti 1524 drog på denna plats den utländske gästen GUSTAV VASA kniv mot den tyske köpmannen Herman Iserhel."

#Vasa #monarki #republik #skåneintesverige #malmo #Malmö #gustavvasa

Eureka! Fakten May 26, 2025

Die schwedische Galeone #Vasa sank am 10.08.1628 bei ihrer Jungfernfahrt. Das kann heutzutage nicht mehr passieren?! Das italienische Passagierschiff Principessa Jolanda ereilte im September 1907 dasselbe Schicksal.

#Schweden #Italien

https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principessa_Jolanda