During the summer of 2022, Bakgården at ArkDes becomes a secluded backdrop to a diverse summer programme. Stockholm-based designers Mira Bergh and Josefin Zachrisson (part of the collective Swedish Girls) design a public space with private intentions.

If the public space of the city appeals to a broad and normative public, such neutrality often works to expand some parts of the public realm while restricting others. Through the lenses of pleasure and the emotional relationships we forge with the spaces we share, Bergh and Zachrisson’s secluded pleasure garden for Utomhusverket 2022 challenges tendencies to ‘neutral’ public space. Their work makes room for visibility and invisibility, trysts, assignation, and play.

Mira Bergh × Josefin Zachrisson: Utomhusverket 2022 (Isak Berglund Mattsson-Mårn, 2022). Courtesy of ArkDes. — *Fig 1.* Installation view of *Mira Bergh × Josefin Zachrisson: Utomhusverket 2022* (Isak Berglund Mattsson-Mårn, 2022). Courtesy of ArkDes.

Mira Bergh × Josefin Zachrisson: Utomhusverket 2022 (Isak Berglund Mattsson-Mårn, 2022). Courtesy of ArkDes. — *Fig 2.* Detail view of *Mira Bergh × Josefin Zachrisson: Utomhusverket 2022* (Isak Berglund Mattsson-Mårn, 2022). Courtesy of ArkDes.

Mira Bergh × Josefin Zachrisson: Utomhusverket 2022 (Isak Berglund Mattsson-Mårn, 2022). Courtesy of ArkDes. — *Fig 3.* Installation view of *Mira Bergh × Josefin Zachrisson: Utomhusverket 2022* (Isak Berglund Mattsson-Mårn, 2022). Courtesy of ArkDes.

Mira Bergh × Josefin Zachrisson: Utomhusverket 2022 (Isak Berglund Mattsson-Mårn, 2022). Courtesy of ArkDes. — *Fig 4.* Installation view of *Mira Bergh × Josefin Zachrisson: Utomhusverket 2022* (Isak Berglund Mattsson-Mårn, 2022). Courtesy of ArkDes.

Mira Bergh × Josefin Zachrisson: Utomhusverket 2022 (Isak Berglund Mattsson-Mårn, 2022). Courtesy of ArkDes. — *Fig 5.* Installation view of *Mira Bergh × Josefin Zachrisson: Utomhusverket 2022* (Isak Berglund Mattsson-Mårn, 2022). Courtesy of ArkDes.

Utomhusverket

Utomhusverket is ArkDes’s annual summer outdoor installation. Each commission stitches the spaces of the museum to the streets of the city by way of a large-scale outdoor installation, creating a testing ground that makes room for architects and designers to imagine new possibilities for public life. Each iteration seeks to demonstrate the potential of inclusive and design-driven public space, enabling individual and collective action in the heart of the city.

Mira Bergh × Josefin Zachrisson: Utomhusverket 2022 (Isak Berglund Mattsson-Mårn, 2022). Courtesy of ArkDes. — *Fig 6.* Portait of Mira Bergh and Josefin Zachrisson (Isak Berglund Mattsson-Mårn, 2022). Courtesy of ArkDes.

Mira Bergh × Josefin Zachrisson: Utomhusverket 2022 (Isak Berglund Mattsson-Mårn, 2022). Courtesy of ArkDes. — *Fig 7.* Prototyping (Isak Berglund Mattsson-Mårn, 2022). Courtesy of ArkDes.

Mira Bergh × Josefin Zachrisson: Utomhusverket 2022 (Isak Berglund Mattsson-Mårn, 2022). Courtesy of ArkDes. — *Fig 8.* Process work (Isak Berglund Mattsson-Mårn, 2022). Courtesy of ArkDes.

Mira Bergh × Josefin Zachrisson: Utomhusverket 2022 (Isak Berglund Mattsson-Mårn, 2022). Courtesy of ArkDes. — *Fig 9.* Process work (Isak Berglund Mattsson-Mårn, 2022). Courtesy of ArkDes.

Mira Bergh × Josefin Zachrisson: Utomhusverket 2022 (Isak Berglund Mattsson-Mårn, 2022). Courtesy of ArkDes. — *Fig 10.* Metal rods (Isak Berglund Mattsson-Mårn, 2022). Courtesy of ArkDes.

Mira Bergh × Josefin Zachrisson: Utomhusverket 2022 (Isak Berglund Mattsson-Mårn, 2022). Courtesy of ArkDes. — *Fig 11.* Powdercoating (Isak Berglund Mattsson-Mårn, 2022). Courtesy of ArkDes.

Mira Bergh × Josefin Zachrisson: Utomhusverket 2022 (Isak Berglund Mattsson-Mårn, 2022). Courtesy of ArkDes. — *Fig 12.* Process models (Isak Berglund Mattsson-Mårn, 2022). Courtesy of ArkDes.

Mira Bergh × Josefin Zachrisson: Utomhusverket 2022 (Isak Berglund Mattsson-Mårn, 2022). Courtesy of ArkDes. — *Fig 13.* Process sketches (Isak Berglund Mattsson-Mårn, 2022). Courtesy of ArkDes.

Mira Bergh × Josefin Zachrisson: Utomhusverket 2022 (Isak Berglund Mattsson-Mårn, 2022). Courtesy of ArkDes. — *Fig 14.* Process references (Isak Berglund Mattsson-Mårn, 2022). Courtesy of ArkDes.

Portrait of Mira Bergh, Josefin Zachrisson, James Taylor-Foster. Mira Bergh × Josefin Zachrisson: Utomhusverket 2022 (Isak Berglund Mattsson-Mårn, 2022). Courtesy of ArkDes. — *Fig 15.* Portrait at *Utomhusverket* 2022 (Isak Berglund Mattsson-Mårn, 2022). Courtesy of ArkDes.

GRACE / GRAZE / GRAZING LAND

In the performance for the inauguration of Utomhusverket 2022, edible artist Moa Marklund, stylist Amanda Hedman Hägerström, performing artist Leffe Crumlove, and sound composer Adele Kosman invited audience constructed a banquet of cake and invited audience members to take the step from temptation to feast.

GRACE / GRAZE / GRAZING LAND at the opening of Utomhusverket 2022 (Sima Korenivski, 2022). Courtesy of ArkDes. — *Fig 16. GRACE / GRAZE / GRAZING LAND* at the opening of *Utomhusverket* 2022 (Sima Korenivski, 2022). Courtesy of ArkDes.

GRACE / GRAZE / GRAZING LAND at the opening of Utomhusverket 2022 (Sima Korenivski, 2022). Courtesy of ArkDes. — *Fig 17. GRACE / GRAZE / GRAZING LAND* at the opening of *Utomhusverket* 2022 (Sima Korenivski, 2022). Courtesy of ArkDes.

GRACE / GRAZE / GRAZING LAND at the opening of Utomhusverket 2022 (Sima Korenivski, 2022). Courtesy of ArkDes. — *Fig 18. GRACE / GRAZE / GRAZING LAND* at the opening of *Utomhusverket* 2022 (Sima Korenivski, 2022). Courtesy of ArkDes.

GRACE / GRAZE / GRAZING LAND at the opening of Utomhusverket 2022 (Sima Korenivski, 2022). Courtesy of ArkDes. — *Fig 19. GRACE / GRAZE / GRAZING LAND* at the opening of *Utomhusverket* 2022 (Sima Korenivski, 2022). Courtesy of ArkDes.

GRACE / GRAZE / GRAZING LAND at the opening of Utomhusverket 2022 (Sima Korenivski, 2022). Courtesy of ArkDes. — *Fig 20. GRACE / GRAZE / GRAZING LAND* at the opening of *Utomhusverket* 2022 (Sima Korenivski, 2022). Courtesy of ArkDes.

GRACE / GRAZE / GRAZING LAND at the opening of Utomhusverket 2022 (Sima Korenivski, 2022). Courtesy of ArkDes. — *Fig 21. GRACE / GRAZE / GRAZING LAND* at the opening of *Utomhusverket* 2022 (Sima Korenivski, 2022). Courtesy of ArkDes.

GRACE / GRAZE / GRAZING LAND at the opening of Utomhusverket 2022 (Sima Korenivski, 2022). Courtesy of ArkDes. — *Fig 22. GRACE / GRAZE / GRAZING LAND* at the opening of *Utomhusverket* 2022 (Sima Korenivski, 2022). Courtesy of ArkDes.

GRACE / GRAZE / GRAZING LAND at the opening of Utomhusverket 2022 (Sima Korenivski, 2022). Courtesy of ArkDes. — *Fig 23. GRACE / GRAZE / GRAZING LAND* at the opening of *Utomhusverket* 2022 (Sima Korenivski, 2022). Courtesy of ArkDes.

I Promise You a Rose Garden

In the closing weeks of Utomhusverket 2022, I Promise You a Rose Garden was a site-specific performance in which fashion designer EllenX “exploited her fabrics and her friends to explore and expand on the “EXTRA” that is a part of EXTRAvagance”. The performance was produced by AsystemQ with Niki Awandee, Doreen Ndagire, Ayesha Quraishi, and DJ Cheza.

I Promise You a Rose Garden at the closing of Utomhusverket 2022 (Sima Korenivski, 2022). Courtesy of ArkDes. — *Fig 24. I Promise You a Rose Garden* at the closing of *Utomhusverket* 2022 (Sima Korenivski, 2022). Courtesy of ArkDes.

I Promise You a Rose Garden at the closing of Utomhusverket 2022 (Sima Korenivski, 2022). Courtesy of ArkDes. — *Fig 25. I Promise You a Rose Garden* at the closing of *Utomhusverket* 2022 (Sima Korenivski, 2022). Courtesy of ArkDes.

I Promise You a Rose Garden at the closing of Utomhusverket 2022 (Sima Korenivski, 2022). Courtesy of ArkDes. — *Fig 26. I Promise You a Rose Garden* at the closing of *Utomhusverket* 2022 (Sima Korenivski, 2022). Courtesy of ArkDes.

I Promise You a Rose Garden at the closing of Utomhusverket 2022 (Sima Korenivski, 2022). Courtesy of ArkDes. — *Fig 27. I Promise You a Rose Garden* at the closing of *Utomhusverket* 2022 (Sima Korenivski, 2022). Courtesy of ArkDes.

I Promise You a Rose Garden at the closing of Utomhusverket 2022 (Sima Korenivski, 2022). Courtesy of ArkDes. — *Fig 28. I Promise You a Rose Garden* at the closing of *Utomhusverket* 2022 (Sima Korenivski, 2022). Courtesy of ArkDes.

I Promise You a Rose Garden at the closing of Utomhusverket 2022 (Sima Korenivski, 2022). Courtesy of ArkDes. — *Fig 29. I Promise You a Rose Garden* at the closing of *Utomhusverket* 2022 (Sima Korenivski, 2022)

I Promise You a Rose Garden at the closing of Utomhusverket 2022 (Sima Korenivski, 2022). Courtesy of ArkDes. — *Fig 30. I Promise You a Rose Garden* at the closing of *Utomhusverket* 2022 (Sima Korenivski, 2022). Courtesy of ArkDes.

I Promise You a Rose Garden at the closing of Utomhusverket 2022 (Sima Korenivski, 2022). Courtesy of ArkDes. — *Fig 31. I Promise You a Rose Garden* at the closing of *Utomhusverket* 2022 (Sima Korenivski, 2022). Courtesy of ArkDes.

Design Mira Bergh, Josefin Zachrisson Production Studio Hamilton & Serrander Installation Hangmen Graphic Identity Research and Development Installation Photography Isak Berglund Mattsson-Mårn, Sima Korenivski

GRACE / GRAZE / GRAZING LAND, performed for the inauguration of Utomhusverket 2022 on June 3, 2022, was created by edible artist moa marklund, stylist amanda hedman hägerström, performing artist leffe crumlove, and sound composer adele kosman. I Promise You a Rose Garden, performed on August 30, 2022, was created by Ellen X and asystemq with niki awandee, doreen ndagire, ayesha quraishi, and dj cheza.

June 03 — September 11, 2022
extended until April 2023
Bakgården, ArkDes

April 17 — April 23, 2023
A L C O V A, Milan

Public Space with Private Intentions

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