IVOS 2: ΚΕΙΜΕΝΑ,ΕΙΚΟΝΕΣ

 Lars Tunbjörk was one of Sweden’s most acknowledged photographers.  His pictures, whether they are verging on the surreal or the humorous, always captures the Swedish soul. Lars Tunbjörk- Swedish.     (1956-2015) Whether creating an acid portrait of Sweden, representing the nightmarish world of business offices, tapping into the desolate uniformity of petrified, petit-bourgeois neighbourhoods, examining the state of marginalised peoples in a nation praised for its system of social protection, or exploring the strangeness of a town on the cusp of the Arctic Circle, Lars Tunbjörk has totally forgotten his black and white beginnings. All his energy is now devoted to the exploration of colour, which he approaches in the style of 1970’s American photographers. This is his starting point for questioning the world, a series of interrogations more than observations, which he develops without pessimism but with an undeniable affliction softened by a biting humour. Over