Skeppsbron 4/12 (2026) Etchings & engravings by Bart Demeestere

In 2014, Väven opened on the banks of the Ume River, designed by Snøhetta and White Arkitekter, winners of the Kasper Salin Prize. The façade bands are inspired by the birch, the tree that gives Umeå its identity. The city of birches.
A historic harbour once stood on this very spot. Boats, warehouses, trains, water and movement.
The print is made on handmade paper containing text. Text that you can almost, but not quite, read. Above the motif, undulating lines that are both birch and water.
The warm brown tones come from a second plate, brush-painted with coffee. The light areas are painted with highly pigmented acrylic. Each copy is unique: the colour flows differently every time.
The city rewrites itself.
This is a unique state print: every impression is individually hand-painted. No two are identical. I have only made 12 of them; this is number 3.

Materials used:

alukraft plate, Akua intaglio ink, coffee, drypoint, brush-painted acrylic, handmade paper with embedded text

Details:

• Etchings & engravings on Paper
• From a limited edition of 12
• Size: 30 x 21cm (unframed) / 21 x 15cm (actual image size)
• Signed and numbered on the front
• Style: Graphic, illustrative and typographic
• Subject: Architecture and cityscapes
• Hurry, only 1 left in stock