Ovan Gruvan: Above the Mine

2022 13min

In Sweden, the Kiruna iron ore mine, one of the largest in the world, is eating away at the city’s underground. Some of the centre’s large houses are at risk from landslides and must be relocated in their entirety, in a slow and majestic ballet captured by the camera of Théo Audoire and Lova Karlsson, architects of a constantly moving urban landscape.

Storyline

In Sweden, the Kiruna iron ore mine, one of the largest in the world, is eating away at the city’s underground. Some of the centre’s large houses are at risk from landslides and must be relocated in their entirety, in a slow and majestic ballet captured by the camera of Théo Audoire and Lova Karlsson, architects of a constantly moving urban landscape.

Released
April 15, 2022
Runtime
13min
Language
Swedish
Production
GREC