Erik Krikortz

Erik Krikortz explores issues of democracy and public spaces. He pursues an established tradition in art of drawing attention to the shortcomings and merits of the city, with the use of new technology and its interactive potential. In Emotional Cities he takes the pulse of Stockholm. Or as Krikortz himself puts it: ?Advertising dominates the public space, points at our shortcomings and tells us what we need in order to feel good. Our economy is an ?economy of deficiency?, based entirely on dissatisfaction. Through this light installation, the city?s denizens can demonstrate collectively how they feel. The result is a psychological diagnosis of society.?



Erik Krikortz (born 1975 in Luleå) studied at the department of fine art at Konstfack - the University college of Art, Crafts and Design in Stockholm. His projects are usually set in the public domain and on the internet, and require the participation of other people. In 2006, he won acclaim for the work Colour By Numbers, a collaboration between Krikortz, Loove Broms and Milo Lavén, where the ten top stories of the former LM Ericsson telecom tower at Telefonplan was coloured by mobile phone calls from the public.