Draft:Eva Fidjeland
Eva Fidjeland as an artist active in Kalmar County, Sweden
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Eva Fidjeland (born 1955) is a Swedish glass artist, photographer and digital artist. She is known for her work in stained glass and for reconstructing leaded glass windows for the seventeenth-century warship Vasa in connection with the opening of the Vasa Museum in Stockholm in 1990. She has been commissioned for cultural heritage projects and is represented in public institutional collections in Sweden.
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Eva Fidjeland | |
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| Born | 1955 (age 70–71) Stockholm, Sweden |
| Known for | Glass art, photography, digital art |
Early life
Fidjeland was born in Stockholm, Sweden. She spent parts of her childhood abroad, including in Portugal, Lebanon, Afghanistan and Iran.[1]
Career
Fidjeland has worked with stained glass, visual art, photography and digital media. She has been based in Orrefors in Småland, a region historically associated with Swedish glassmaking.[1]
Vasa project
In 1990 Fidjeland was commissioned to reconstruct leaded glass windows for the Swedish warship Vasa prior to the opening of the Vasa Museum in Stockholm.
According to the newspaper Barometern, the commission comprised eight windows for the stern section of the ship, including two large arched windows for the sterncastle as well as smaller windows for the admiral’s cabin and other areas.[2]
The work was carried out in her studio in Orrefors. The reconstruction was based on historical drawings, fragments recovered from the ship, and studies of the vessel, as no original windows had survived intact.[2]
The windows were produced using traditional leaded glass techniques. Mouth-blown glass, including material imported from Germany, was used to reproduce optical characteristics typical of seventeenth-century glass.[2]
Public art and collections
Fidjeland’s works are represented in Swedish public collections and have been acquired by state, regional and municipal institutions.
Documented holdings include works owned by the Swedish state, Region Skåne, Region Blekinge, Stockholm Municipality, Hultsfred Municipality, Nybro Municipality, Kalmar Municipality and Vetlanda Museum.[3]
These works are registered within the Swedish system for Individuell visningsersättning, indicating public ownership and display within institutional collections.[3]
Additional context
Fidjeland has been associated with the historically protected Orrefors railway station in Nybro Municipality, a 19th-century building recognized as part of Sweden’s cultural heritage. Public records indicate that ownership of the property was transferred from the Swedish State to Fidjeland in 1990, and she has been listed as the registered owner since 1991.