Chandelier

Law Firm Cederquist, Stockholm, SE 2008

If you enter the foyer of the law firm Cederquist in Stockholm, you see an immense old-fashioned chandelier (450 x 220 x 200cm). Unlike his historic examples the chandelier is upside-down. He is not hanging from the ceiling, but standing on the floor like a little tree. The incredible huge light-bulbs are hanging downwards, whereas the usually hanging crystals stand upwards against gravitation. The rosette, which generally defines the place on the cieling where a chandelier is hanging, will be found here on the floor – carved out of the same stone-material. The whole room seems to be turned upside-down, and youself are walking and standing around headfirst…