Grafikens Hus presents an exhibition of Afaina de Jong’s public artwork An(Other) Vernacular in the entrance to Södertälje Science Park.

The exhibition presents an architectural model of the art pavilion and a textile with de Jong’s Södertälje-inspired pattern. During the exhibition period, we invite guests, reference groups and visitors to round-table discussions about how different stories can take place in public space, norm-critical perspectives on urban development and architecture.

Afaina de Jong, living in Amsterdam, is an architect, visual artist and cultural entrepreneur whose work is deeply connected to represent people and cultural movements that are not traditionally represented in architectural form. The project began in 2019 as part of the Public Art Agency Sweden initiative Kunskapsnav offentlig konst, led by Grafikens Hus in collaboration with Södertälje municipality.

In 2023, the project was planned to be inaugurated in Astraparken in Södertälje in the form of a multifunctional art pavilion. Through dialog and printmaking workshops with local associations and reference groups, the architect and artist Afaina de Jong worked together with Innavisions to create a Södertälje-inspired form and color language for the pavilion.