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Rosenfield, K. (2017, February 17). Memorial to Slice Island-Site of the Utøya Massacre in Half. Retrieved October 15, 2020, from
https://www.metropolismag.com/design/arts-culture/memorial-slice-island-site-utoya-massacre-half/
The image above depicts Oslo’s 22 July Memorial Competition winner’s design, created by Swedish artist Jonah Dalberg. The memorial would create a three meter long divide through the island of Utoya, slicing the island into two separate parts. Dahlberg responded to backlash directed towards environmental concerns, “ “It reproduces the physical experience of taking away, reflecting the abrupt and permanent loss of those who died.” Dalhberg explains his radical, evoking plan as one that will impact visitors for a lifetime-and show the sudden, harsh change in victims and their families’ lives forever. It also depicts the two extreme ideologies that led to Andres Brevik’s attacks.