Lev! (Swedish for ''Live!'') is a long glass artwork in the pedestrian and bicycle tunnel between the Railway Station Square in central
Umeå
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and
Haga District in
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. It was inaugurated on 17 November 2012 in conjunction with the festival Autumn Light and the reopening of
Umeå Central Station.
The work is dedicated to the memory of writer
Sara Lidman.
The display has 16 audio channels, of which four are interactive. It is among the largest glass artworks in Europe.
More images
File:Lev! (del av konstverket).jpg, Photographed at the tunnel's western wall
File:Lev! – uppfart mot Järnvägstorget.JPG, Glass artwork covers the walls of the tunnel
References
Glass works of art
Public art in Umeå
Tourist attractions in Umeå
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