New work of art in front of the Swedish National Defense College

Now the artwork "Hope & Despair" stands in front of the Swedish National Defense College. In the work, the artist Michel Östlund interprets how the world's striving for increased openness and democracy has turned in the opposite direction. Every year, 8 kilometers of barbed wire are set up around the world to shut people in and out. The barbed wire prevents the openness between us who have laid the foundation for peace and success in our time. The question now is whether we are there again? With millions of people on the run and a life in the shadow of war. The artwork is made of barbed wire to symbolize just this.