Sven Hörnell
Sven Hörnell (* 1919 in Järved near Örnsköldsvik , Ångermanland province ; † October 4, 1992 in Riksgränsen ) was a Swedish photographer . Hörnell photographed the Swedish mountain regions for more than 50 years .
Life
When the Second World War broke out in 1939 , he was drafted into the military and assigned to the skier battalion ( Swedish skidlöparbataljonen ) in Boden . Despite the circumstances, he was fascinated by the landscape, the people and the light in the north. That is why he settled in Riksgränsen at the beginning of 1940 .
Many of his pictures and later films of the mountains were made from his airplane , a Piper PA-18 Super Cub acquired in 1965 . In 1967 he made the first landing on the snow-covered Kebnekaise .
His archive contains historical pictures from Sápmi from the 1940s as well as scanned panorama pictures in the size 6 "× 17".
He produced postcards, paintings and books. Hörnell was obsessed with technology and used 21 projectors to show visitors the splendor of the mountains in his studio in Riksgränsen. Sven Hörnell also showed these photographs in numerous slide presentations in the region, including for vacationers in Björkliden .
He published these photographs in several illustrated books .
In October 1992 Sven Hörnell died on his usual morning walk between Katterjåkk and Riksgränsen.
His daughter Gudrun Hörnell has owned a shop in Kiruna Folkets Hus since 2005 , where Sven Hörnell's books can be purchased.
Works (selection)
- with Jan Olof Olsson, Kurt Blomberg: Sverige sett från luften . Bonnier, Stockholm 1972, ISBN 91-0-037656-6 .
- Mitt Lapland. Sarek, Kebnekaise, Torne Träsk . Riksgränsen 1981.
- Subarctic land - Luleå Kiruna Narvik Lofoten . Riksgränsen 1991, ISBN 91-630-0533-6 .
Web links
- List of publications on worldcat.org
- Sven Hörnell AB. Archived from the original on September 21, 2016 ; Retrieved April 3, 2019 (Swedish).
- SVEN HÖRNELL - KIRUNA, SWEDEN. humanspectra.com, archived from the original on January 20, 2011 ; Retrieved April 3, 2019 (Swedish).
Individual evidence
- ^ Om Sven Hörnell. In: svenhornell.se. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016 ; Retrieved April 3, 2019 (Swedish).
- ↑ SVEN HÖRNELL - KIRUNA, SWEDEN. humanspectra.com, archived from the original on January 20, 2011 ; Retrieved April 3, 2019 (Swedish).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hörnell, Sven |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish photographer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1919 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Järved near Örnsköldsvik , Ångermanland province |
| DATE OF DEATH | 4th October 1992 |
| Place of death | Riksgränsen |