During our week in the tower at Moviken blast-furnace we had company with several swifts and daws. We changed our original plans for our work and instead we made a dialogue with the inhabitants of the tower. It became an interesting stage for both us and them.

Listen to the sound.

Moviken is a typical ironworks community of the late 18th century. When the ore was brought here, it was transformed into pig-iron before being taken to forges in Strömbacka to be worked into rediron. At the end of the 19th century, there was a blast-furnace here as well as seven charcoal-furnaces and a local school. The blast-furnace has been restored and turned into a museum-piece. The remains of a charcoal store and a charcoal-furnace are other reminders of thecommunity's industrial heritage.

Participants at Moviken Art 2002: Diana Andersson, Annie Ahl, Leif Elggren, Christina Eriksson Fredriksson/Christofer Fredriksson, Ola Granath, Nils Olof Hedenskog, Torgny Larsson and Staffan Thelin.