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Object – guitar
Object – cladding plank
Object – C24 floor beam
Credtis
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Object – guitar
Object – cladding plank
Object – C24 floor beam
Credtis
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Heritage Floor Beam – Fixed Installation
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Material history summary
The beam originates from a spruce felled in approximately 1901 in northern Sweden, and given a digital passport in retrospect in 2050.
The spruce grew in the deep boreal forest of northern Sweden, in what was then privately held land owned by the Lindgren family — smallholders who managed several hectares of mixed woodland near the village of Sorsele.
The forest had been in the family for generations, passed down since the mid-1800s as part of a self-sustaining estate combining farming and forestry.
The beam originates from a spruce felled in approximately 1901 in northern Sweden, and given a digital passport in retrospect in 2050.
The spruce grew in the deep boreal forest of northern Sweden, in what was then privately held land owned by the Lindgren family — smallholders who managed several hectares of mixed woodland near the village of Sorsele.
The forest had been in the family for generations, passed down since the mid-1800s as part of a self-sustaining estate combining farming and forestry.
Sweden, 2020
The tree likely sprouted around the early 1780s, slowly maturing through long winters and short, intense summers. Its rings tell of drought years, heavy snows, and slow, steady growth in the shade of taller pines. It was part of a naturally regenerated stand, growing freely under the cycles of nature and care.
By 1901, the Lindgrens selected several large trees for felling, this spruce among them. It was likely felled using hand tools by two brothers, Erik and Johannes Lindgren, hauled out by horse, and transported to a small riverside mill.
Sweden, 1999
The spruce was crafted into a beam that served as a structural support in a Swedish schoolhouse from 1902 to 2050. Over 150 years, the beam witnessed generations of children growing and learning beneath its span.
Sweden, 1902
Dismantled in a reconstruction of the schoolhouse in 2050, the wood was preserved and sent to the timber terminal. At the terminal, the beam was measured, assessed, and planed into a new beam, classified as C24. The beam was bought by a building company, constructing residential houses in an area in Småland. In 2050 the plank was installed in a house, currently owned by the Richardsson family.
Sweden, 2050