christmas shopping rush hour

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Today is the first quiet day in many stores. Reminiscing the Christmas shopping madness (and preparing for the big sales "mellandagsrea" coming up!) here is a golden moment of shopping rush from Sergel Square. (2007-12-16)

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Efter det här kan en och annan stilla natt behövas

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christmas parcel wrapping

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No snow in sight and Mom has still got six Christmas parcels to wrap. (2007-12-16)

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Det papperslösa samhället är mer avlägset än någonsin

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bike oil

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At the cashier's, did we remember getting that bike oil? (2007-07-12)

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Oljan blir bara dyrare och t.o.m. cykeln behöver en skvätt

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cappuccino

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You can do with or without one but you wouldn't want to miss the sound of a good cappuccino. This one is being implemented at Hamngatan. (2007-06-23)

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Tryck och pys, helt enkelt!

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escalating at T-Centralen

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The life of an escalator is not exactly glamorous. Same work all day long, carrying folks who are too heavy or bring loads of luggage or drop litter where they shouldn’t. This one in the T-Centralen subway station sounds like it needs a prolonged vacation. (2007-06-23)
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Efter lång tjänst kan en rulltrappa bli befordrad till att gå nedåt

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toy stories (2)

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Time to stock up on all those essential toys again. Slightly hysterical, if you ask me. (2007-07-12)

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Välj en färg, applicera och fäst håret!

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organ without bodies

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Jakob’s Church was fairly empty on a sleepy summer afternoon. Well, not entirely empty. There was a guy practicing the organ. Did I say practicing? Doesn’t sound like he needs to practice that much. (2007-06-23)

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Ett träningspass på klaviaturen, kanske inför något av sommarens många bröllop

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the day after the night before

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Win 41 MSEK on the lottery! Or maybe just an aspirin for that headache? Still reminiscing Midsummer. (2007-06-23)

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En Espresso hjälper säkert?

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toy fashion

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Making sure that cuddly toy is properly dressed up (2007-07-10)

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Mitt i all high-tech, en klassisk leksak som man klär på och pysslar om!

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Mom, can we have a soft drink?

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A young crowd eagerly requests an increased supply of soft drinks while the notorious squeaky door still lurks in the background.

(2007-07-10)

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En stilldrink kanske hade varit lite lugnare?

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toy stories

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A couple of slightly hysterical and yet funny commercials aimed at the younger population segment. Your doll, your fancy ball or your spider image – happiness is there in a nutshell if you just buy, buy, buy… now. (2007-07-10)

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Upplev magin, hur grymt som helst!

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return of the squeaky door

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In a parking garage no one can hear you squeak. (2007-07-10)

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Mytologins väktare vid underjordens port får ta med en smörjkanna

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two noodles, please

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Have your moist, cooked noodles take-away or eat-in. Kista offers an abundance of restaurants with food from several corners of this planet. 230 crowns, please, for two noodles to go. (2007-07-10)

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Hur många nudlar får man egentligen i en nudel?

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Temple of Mammon

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I wouldn’t recommend worshiping material goods but these echoing premises certainly provide a respectable air around your everyday shopping. Kista Galleria – conveniently located between the subway and a large parking garage – offers a variety of services including a superb food court. (2007-07-10)

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Ingen vanlig bag-lady ...

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squeaky door in Kista

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Below the shopping mall Kista Galleria is a multi-storey garage. At the lowest level we encounter a wonderfully squeaky door. A running kid as well as a parking ticket machine and a car can also be heard. (2007-07-10)

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Hur kan plan 1 vara C?

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orfeus fountain

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Wet day-dreams by Hötorget. The Orfeus group is a fountain sculpture by Milles in front of the Concert Hall. (2007-06-23)
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Ingen skvalmusik här vid Konserthuset!

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shake rattle and crawl

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Some people believe there are too few wars in the world. To help them through these (relatively) peaceful times there are war toys. This plastic, armed soldier crawled into harms way while emitting rattling noises. He was on sale at Hötorget. (2007-06-23)

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Litet krig är bättre än inget och det ska böjas i tid!

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espresso at Hamngatan

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Most of the city was closed due to Midsummer and the atmosphere was incredibly sleepy. As long as one can have an espresso by Hamngatan there’s still hope. (2007-06-23)

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En tia är väl inte så farligt för lite java?

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lonesome "Segovia" in Gamla Stan

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He might not be another Segovia just yet but he was very persistent with his guitar and he certainly picked a place with great acoustics, a walking tunnel to the Old Town (Gamla Stan). Notice how he stops playing for a second, awaiting the dropping coin… (2007-05-12)

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En del gatumusikanter är duktiga. Andra hittar sin stil ändå, på något sätt.
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"Tänk på avståndet!"

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Time for another ride on the subway. This time to Slussen in one of the new “Vagn 2000” cars. Mind the gap! Or “tänk på avståndet mellan vagn och plattform när du stiger av”, which is a convenient little Swedish phrase with the same meaning. (2007-05-12)

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De nya vagnarna är fortfarande väsentligt tystare. Trafikanter kan sorla lugnt och ändå göra sig hörda.

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pickpockets at Centralen

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We’re at the entrance to a restroom in the Central Station. Coins drop, people enter and a lady in the loudspeaker urges us to beware of pickpockets. (2007-05-27)

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honky-tonk on Västerlånggatan

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A man on Västerlånggatan in the Old Town provided sort of a minimalist moving and swaying one-man concert based on merry vocals, a harmonica and a horn to honk once in a while. Passers-by were slightly confused but no one seemed to mind. (2007-05-12)

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subway car "type C" to Gamla Stan

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The short distance from T-Centralen to the Old Town (Gamla Stan)
is a noisy experience with the older “type c” subway cars (2007-05-12)

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escalator in Gallerian

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A set of small loudspeakers over an escalator in the
Gallerian shopping mall make a slow journey interesting (2007-05-12)

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stockholm by waves

First pixels, then plenty… enter waves!

stockholm by waves is about sound. The sound of Stockholm, to be precise.

We have been strolling the city, producing photos with text. Since the beginning in October 2005 we’ve published roughly 800 pictures on our photo blogs, pixels and plenty. And not just images but also accompanying captions, links to other stuff near and far with comments from around the globe. Since we’re fortunate to be an entire quartet (mind you, with an occasional guest!) we like to think that we provide some diversity in the objects we cover and in how we express ourselves. Fear not, this won’t change!

However, we’re tempted to try adding yet another dimension to your experience of Stockholm by letting you listen to the city. Nice and comforting sounds, strange and inexplicable stuff or maybe pure noise such as road traffic. All this is still very much tentative and whether or not this idea leads anywhere depends a lot on your input. So please let us know what you think. Would you be interested in listening? To what? And how? A podcast?

stockholm by waves is an experiment. So hang on tight, feel free to add your feedback and let’s see… sorry… let’s hear what happens!

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Art Is Not Mute

.The sound of art?

The art of sound?

Go see (sorry, listen) for yourself at Ersta Konsthall
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hey, you’re fast!

You’re absolutely right. This is the place to be.

However, you’re a bit early. We’re still constructing this site. Meanwhile you might want to hang around at our two photo blogs, pixels and plenty.

Catch you later!