Another Fountain

‘Another Fountain’ is an exploration into the spectrum of human behavior and connection in any context, private and public spaces, outdoors and indoors, day and night. International cultures and countries even have unique expectations and attitudes when it comes to gatherings. The Fountain’s creation was also, in part, inspired by Swedish Girls’ respective experiences to Sweden’s restrictive policies of public conduct in parks and spaces. (For context, it wasn’t until 2023, Sweden’s rules of public conduct encouraged restraint in them.
Dancing and music were all prohibited. And, very few benches were appointed to public parks.)

In contrast, ‘Another Fountain’ invites the public to gather, climb to the top to dance, and explore. It can be situated indoors and out. “The most intriguing part of working within public space formats is [being able] to let go of control,” says Josefin Zachrisson, co-founder of Swedish Girls. “Seeing ‘Another Fountain’ in the middle of a crowd with people dancing on top or children running around, climbing and exploring, is what our practice
is all about for us.”

‘Swedish Girls’, based between Milan and Stockholm, is the artistic practice of Mira Bergh (b. 1993) and Josefin Zachrisson (b. 1994). The duo works across all scales, from home objects to large-scale outdoor installations and performance art, with a conceptual and experimental approach. The two seek to question norms, incite human interaction, and acknowledge values beyond function in order to challenge preconceived notions in culture and contexts.