Hugo Lagergren
The unlikely connection between emotion , memory and architectural environments created an integral framework for my work to develop . Like urban structures , the lines and shapes that constitute my prints and physical structures interweave to generate individual responses to the same environment . What triggers these responses is personal , and therefore ambiguous . To encourage these personal responses , I maintain a certain generic element to my portrayal of environments .
Artificial environments play such a large role in human existence that , hopefully , people will be able to connect intimately with the work I produced . However , these environments have begun to create division in our society due to over-arching issues which encompass us all . I therefore found it interesting to explore the structural integrity of urban environments , in relation to its capacity to cause strong psychological reactions . I did this by using disruptive urban textures such as white spirit and wax . Many of the emotions driving the creation of my work are personal memories to which I associate significant emotion . I hope others will be able to experience my work in a similar fashion .