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I am continuously searching for archetypes of the things I imagine. For example, when I'm painting an apartment building, I try to shape it in such a way that it could be an apartment building of all times, it has to have a timeless appearance.
Marit tOrnqvist's illustrations seem an anachronism in an age in which everything has to be hip, shiny, and streamlined, although such a presumption would be rather untrue; her work would be an anachronism in every age because Törnqvist creates images that relate to neither past nor present. This does not mean that her illustrations are distant or impersonal; the majority of Törnqvist's work breathes a warm and comforting atmosphere. Her illustrations offer just the kind of protection she was yearning...