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Nils Lagergren Art @nilslagergrenart.bsky.social · May 11

My latest Ghost Fleet sculpture, after a 2 year transformation below the waves. Now preselected for Chelsea Art Society’s Summer exhibition in London.

#artprocess #metamorphosis #ghostfleetart #nilslagergren #sculptureart #contemporaryart

Nils Lagergren Art @nilslagergrenart.bsky.social · Apr 22

My latest project, as always built from scrap metal and waste wood, then sunk. Now Nature will transform it for 1-2 years, until it’s ready to salvaged and reborn as a Ghost Fleet sculpture.

#art #Sculpture #Artprocess
#underwaterart #artstories

Underwater picture of a miniature shipwreck created by artist Nils Lagergren.

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Nils Lagergren Art @nilslagergrenart.bsky.social · Apr 2

Found some hollow pieces of wood and a discarded metal tube - and got inspired to create another submarine sculpture. Now it only needs to be aged for two years beneath the waves before it’s ready for the art galleries.

#art #slow-art #ghostfleetartproject

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Nils Lagergren Art @nilslagergrenart.bsky.social · Mar 11

Before, during & after the transformation. Mother Nature and Father Time are crucial co-artists in the Ghost Fleet Art Project.

#art #sculpture #transformation #process

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Nils Lagergren Art @nilslagergrenart.bsky.social · Mar 10

My dad’s biggest project. Inspiring.

#shipoftheline #scratchbuilding #modelship #sailingship

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Nils Lagergren Art @nilslagergrenart.bsky.social · Mar 8

Just a little reminder that we still have a long way to go…

#internationalwomensday

Nils Lagergren Art @nilslagergrenart.bsky.social · Mar 6

One of my ghost vessels, aging in the Baltic Sea. Will be ready for salvaging and rebirth this summer.

#underwaterart

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Nils Lagergren Art @nilslagergrenart.bsky.social · Feb 12

Don’t you just love how nature and time can transform and enhance a Ghost Fleet vessel?

#contemporaryart

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Nils Lagergren Art @nilslagergrenart.bsky.social · Feb 7

Trust the process
Patience is key

#ghostfleetartproject #artprocess #aging #underwater #slowart

Nils Lagergren Art @nilslagergrenart.bsky.social · Feb 6

There’s something special about submarines, especially when they age. These a few of those I’ve crafted so far - aged underwater for 1-3 years.

#art #sculptureart #vessels #submarines #agedbynature

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Nils Lagergren Art @nilslagergrenart.bsky.social · Jan 29

The most satisfying part of the Ghost Fleet art project? Salvaging the vessels after 2-3 years below the waves. ⚓🎨

#CreativeJourney #art #slowart #shipwreck #sculptureart

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Nils Lagergren Art @nilslagergrenart.bsky.social · Jan 26

Foxy view

#art #artiftheday #lagergrenspaperworld #arte #artist

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Nils Lagergren Art @nilslagergrenart.bsky.social · Jan 20

And just like that: it’s ready.

#papercutart #art #artoftheday #positano #italy #amalfi #nilslagergrenart

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Nils Lagergren Art @nilslagergrenart.bsky.social · Jan 12

New papercut att in progress.
#art #papercutart

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Nils Lagergren Art @nilslagergrenart.bsky.social · Jan 5

Exhibiting your art is also so very much about meeting interesting people, making connections and discussing. I love it!

#art #artexhibition #artgallery #lifeasartist #nilslagergrenart

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Nils Lagergren Art @nilslagergrenart.bsky.social · Dec 17

Ageing the vessels underwater is the core of the Ghost Fleet art process - and that story is an essential part of the actual artworks.

#artprocess #ghostship #sculpture

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Nils Lagergren Art @nilslagergrenart.bsky.social · Dec 12

My Ghost Fleet versions of two famous submarines.
Do you recognize them?

#art #sculpture #shipwrecks #artworld #artgallery #nilslagergren

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Nils Lagergren Art @nilslagergrenart.bsky.social · Dec 11

‘Aurore’
Sculpture l, aged underwater

#art #contemporaryart #artgallery #nilslagergren

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Nils Lagergren Art @nilslagergrenart.bsky.social · Dec 9

The underwater ageing process is an essential part of the Ghost Fleet Art Project and takes between 1-3 years.

#creatingart #sculpture #artinsweden #artistsonbluesky

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Nils Lagergren Art @nilslagergrenart.bsky.social · Dec 7

A monument of war turned into a symbol of peace.

#contemporaryart
#ghostfleetartproject
#nilslagergren

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Nils Lagergren Art @nilslagergrenart.bsky.social · Dec 5

‘Ghost liner’, aged for 4 years below the waves of the Baltic Sea. (Kalmar Art Museum, 2021)

#contemporaryart

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Nils Lagergren Art @nilslagergrenart.bsky.social · Dec 4

Sometimes I can’t resist building another ocean liner. Then I sink it. It’s all part of the process.

#art

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Nils Lagergren Art @nilslagergrenart.bsky.social · Dec 4

Hooray!

Nils Lagergren Art @nilslagergrenart.bsky.social · Dec 4

Each of my Ghost Vessel sculptures tells a unique story. Every scar, patch of rust, mussel, or barnacle forms part of a captivating puzzle, clues about what these vessels endured while submerged beneath the waves - often for years.

#artprocess

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Nils Lagergren Art @nilslagergrenart.bsky.social · Dec 4

Hello world, hello bluesky
I hope you share my love for art!

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