Uddenskulptur 2025 – “15!”

Welcome to the fifteenth edition of Uddenskulptur – in the former granite quarry at Norra Kajen in Hunnebostrand!

Since 2011, this disused quarry in Hunnebostrand has been used as an exhibition site. It is rare to have access to such a magnificent environment for artistic activity – a cultural asset that has attracted attention both nationally and internationally.

This year’s exhibition builds on a broader vision supported by Sotenäs Municipality: that Udden in Hunnebostrand should be developed as a cultural site.

By exploring the boundaries of this unique space – physically, intellectually, and symbolically – we are prompted to ask essential questions about what a cultural place really is:
What does it mean? How can it be used? Who has the right to such a space?

Uddenskulptur 2025 is therefore also a platform for dialogue and reflection.

Over the past fifteen years, the exhibition group – with support from Sotenäs Municipality and several sponsors – has presented a wide range of monumental sculptures. The shoreline and surrounding granite outcrops have also been partially used. The historic quarry by the sea still holds great potential as an exhibition environment.

Uddenskulptur 2025 continues this fine tradition and presents new works by:

Sonja Bergqvist (USA), Joseph DiMauri (USA), Lisbeth Krag Olsen (Denmark), Jo Kley (Germany), Søren Schaarup (Denmark), Viktor Korneev (Sweden), and Ulf Johnsson (Sweden).

The artists were selected by an independent international curatorial panel.

Organisation by Stonezone Ideell Förening, Hällevadsholm Sweden

Projectmanagement: Hans Leutscher.

The History of Udden

Stone quarrying in northern Bohuslän began almost two hundred years ago. Conditions were ideal, and Udden in Hunnebostrand became one of Sweden’s most prominent quarries. From the mid-19th century to the mid-20th century, some of the country’s finest stonework was carried out here.

Stone from Udden was used for grand buildings such as the Post Office in Gothenburg and parts of the Swedish Parliament building in Stockholm. Artists also came to collaborate with the skilled stonemasons, creating monuments and works of art – including the Sibbarp Monument on the Öresund, created by Bror Marklund.

After the Second World War, demand for stone declined, and by the 1970s, quarrying at Udden had ceased. When plans for a large-scale residential development emerged in the early 2000s, they were met with strong local opposition. Instead, in 2011, Uddenskulptur was inaugurated – and the site gained new life as a sculpture park.

Plans for the Stone House

In the planned Stone House, all expressions of worked stone will come together.

From Ice Age formations and glacial potholes to prehistoric rock carvings and burial monuments, from the industrial era’s stone production and skilled craftsmanship to contemporary stone sculpture – and with an eye also on future technologies and uses of stone.

Drawing on the site’s unique history and character, we aim to create a meeting place of international significance – in the spirit of institutions such as the Nordic Watercolour Museum on Tjörn and the Vitlycke Museum in the Tanum World Heritage area.