Gränslösa drömmar : En muralmålnings uppkomst

Sammanfattning: The essay is about how municipalities work with public art in order to live up to the cultural policy goals adopted by the government in Politik för gestaltad livsmiljö. The purpose is to analyze the process for a public artwork, based on the perspective of the municipality and the artist, and to discuss the relationship between the artwork and the place. The artwork that was selected is Gränslösa drömmar, a mural that was inaugurated in the summer of 2021. With Eskilstuna municipality as an example, I hope that the essay can provide inspiration and knowledge about the process both to citizens and other municipalities.  By using phenomenological site analysis and semiotic image analysis, the relationship between the work of art and the site is investigated. Interviews with different actors within the project are used to discuss how the different actors describe the process and a comparison between Eskilstuna municipality's process and the state's methodological support Offentlig konst – handbok för statliga beställare is made to put Eskilstuna municipality in a national context.  The result shows that the artwork contributes to the character of the place in a positive way, among other things through the harmonious coloring and the playful motif. The artwork contributes to giving the place an identity that people can feel proud of. The actors in the project are satisfied with the collaboration and artists describe the process as easy because there is a clear mission statement to follow. The state's methodological support addresses, among other things, the importance of early creating a working group with different skills and developing a mission statement. These are examples that the municipality is already working after. Therefore, it could be said that Eskilstuna municipality can be a role model for other municipalities and the state when it comes to work with public art and the one percent rule.