Frihamnen, Gothenburg, Sweden, May 2017
Right in the heart of the old, now almost-defunct, harbour of Gothenburg lies Frihamnen (“the Free Harbour”). In the absence of official utilisations, over the past decades a constellation of spontaneous urban nature has been allowed to emerge at the tip of one of its industrial piers. The area is currently dominated by pioneer tree and plant species, and frequented by wild rabbits, seagulls, and urban foxes. Nevertheless, the days of this interstitial landscape are numbered: as the city prepares to celebrate its 400th anniversary in 2021, the pier is rapidly being redeveloped into a residential area and an ordered park.
Frihamnen, Gothenburg, Sweden, May 2017
Right in the heart of the old, now almost-defunct, harbour of Gothenburg lies Frihamnen (“the Free Harbour”). In the absence of official utilisations, over the past decades a constellation of spontaneous urban nature has been allowed to emerge at the tip of one of its industrial piers. The area is currently dominated by pioneer tree and plant species, and frequented by wild rabbits, seagulls, and urban foxes. Nevertheless, the days of this interstitial landscape are numbered: as the city prepares to celebrate its 400th anniversary in 2021, the pier is rapidly being redeveloped into a residential area and an ordered park.