Kista is home to three of the tallest buildings in Sweden: The Science Tower (124m), Kista Torn (117.88m) and the Scandic Victoria Tower (117.45m) dominate the area.
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- Scandic Victoria Hotel
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- Kista Torn
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- The Science Tower
Kista is the technical hub, not just of Sweden, but arguably , of the world, second only to California’s Silicon Valley. The suburb, 20 minutes north of Stockholm, is home to some of the biggest names in technology: IBM, Ericsson, Tele2 Sverige and the Swedish Institute of Computer Science. What makes Kista such an interesting place is the juxtaposition of the high-tech employees with the incredible blend of immigrants which live close by, people from Somalia, Syria, Kurdistan, Eritrea, Bosnia, Central Asia, South America, Turkey, Iran and Iraq.
I teach art at Intertnationella Engelska Skolan (IES) in Kista. The school is situated in part of the former teaching buildings of the Institute of Computer Science.
When I was asked to paint a mural for the Central Zone area of the school I immediately thought of Kista’s three towers. In my picture I wanted to mix the sharp modern shapes of technology with the vibrant colours of the different cultures which make up the demographic of Kista.
Here is the mural from start to finish
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- Kista’s Three Towers in Stockholm
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- Kista’s Three Towers mural at IES Kista
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- Kista’s Three Towers mural at IES Kista
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- Kista’s Three Towers mural at IES Kista
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- Kista’s Three Towers mural at IES Kista
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- Me and Frida and the finished Kista’s Three Towers mural at IES Kista
Kista’s Three Towers
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- Kista Torn, Kista
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- Reflection in the Scandic hotel
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- Scandic Hotel, Kista
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- Ali reflected in Kista’s Scandic hotel, Stockholm, Sweden
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- The three towers in Kista