{"id":2778,"date":"2026-06-30T10:48:30","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T10:48:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bomuldsfabriken.no\/?page_id=2778"},"modified":"2026-06-30T12:05:22","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T12:05:22","slug":"mr-walker-jan-hafstrom-eng","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bomuldsfabriken.no\/en\/gruvene-skulpturpark_eng\/mr-walker-jan-hafstrom-eng\/","title":{"rendered":"Mr. Walker \u2013 Jan H\u00e5fstr\u00f6m"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"paragraph--block_206e56fe6421d3863adefbf234b17432\" class=\"root-level-block paragraph\">\r\n    \r\n    <div class=\"container grid-3-6-3\">\r\n\r\n                    <h3 class=\"dot\">Mr. Walker (2019) by Jan H\u00e5fstr\u00f6m<\/h3>\r\n        \r\n                    <div class=\"wysiwyg\">\r\n                <p><em>Mr. Walker<\/em> is located at the back of Bomuldsfabriken Kunsthall, at the junction between the former factory area and the fenced-off mining area. Unlike several of the works in the sculpture park, this work stands in an area characterised by parked cars and activity around the art hall. The four-metre-high sculpture is made of hand-painted aluminium (30 mm) and consists of two juxtaposed silhouette forms. Depending on where the viewer stands, the figure can appear both as a two-dimensional silhouette and as a three-dimensional sculpture. The forward-leaning posture and the marked contours also give the figure a clear impression of movement.<\/p>\n<p>The name <em>Mr. Walker<\/em> is taken from the cartoon character The Phantom, who uses this name when appearing without his mask and costume. In H\u00e5fstr\u00f6m\u2019s version, the figure appears wearing a hat, coat and sunglasses. Over several decades, <em>Mr. Walker<\/em> has developed into a recurring motif in H\u00e5fstr\u00f6m\u2019s artistic practice, appearing in paintings, prints, sculptures and installations. The figure brings together references to childhood memories, popular culture, literature and art history.<\/p>\n<p>The sculpture is part of a larger group of works in which <em>Mr. Walker<\/em> appears in public space. For example, a seven-metre-high version of the figure stands in J\u00e4rnv\u00e4gsparken by Stockholm Central Station. The motif is also found in a number of other works by H\u00e5fstr\u00f6m. In this way, the figure moves between different places, times, spaces and contexts.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Jan H\u00e5fstr\u00f6m<\/strong> (b. 1937, Vallentuna, Sweden) works with a visual language in which certain figures and motifs continually return in new forms and contexts. <strong>Mr. Walker<\/strong> is the best known of these figures.<\/em><\/p>\n            <\/div>\r\n        \r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n\r\n<div class=\"container\">\r\n\r\n    <div id=\"gallery--block_9a1d61938f4a19fcceb96dd1e202790a\" class=\"root-level-block gallery\">\r\n\r\n    \r\n            <div class=\"acf-gallery-grid\">\r\n                            <figure class=\"lightbox-trigger\">\r\n                    <div>\r\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bomuldsfabriken.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_9235-Walker-2000x1250-px.avif\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:100%; display:block;\">\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                                    <\/figure>\r\n                            <figure class=\"lightbox-trigger\">\r\n                    <div>\r\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bomuldsfabriken.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/010-Jan-Hafstrom-Mr-Walker-2000x1340.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:100%; display:block;\">\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                                    <\/figure>\r\n                            <figure class=\"lightbox-trigger\">\r\n                    <div>\r\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bomuldsfabriken.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_9239-Walker-2000x1250-px.avif\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:100%; display:block;\">\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                                    <\/figure>\r\n                            <figure class=\"lightbox-trigger\">\r\n                    <div>\r\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bomuldsfabriken.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_9234-Walker-2000x1250-px.avif\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:100%; display:block;\">\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                                    <\/figure>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n    \r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":2685,"parent":2533,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2778","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - 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