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One of Tekniska Verken’s, a regional utilities company’s, heating plants.

Linköping, Sweden

Winter Lights

For a couple of months each year this Swedish city turns into a festive neon phantasmagoria.
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The First Pirate Bay Server

From under the bed of one of the co-founders, this server helped launch the notorious file-sharing website.
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Cirkulation II

This simple roadside art installation ended up sparking a folk art movement and a controversy of international proportions.
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