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Material Religion
The Journal of Objects, Art and Belief
Volume 16, 2020 - Issue 2
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Interior Design Dilemmas in a Shared Room of Silence

Pages 213-235 | Received 30 Jan 2018, Accepted 09 Jan 2020, Published online: 05 Mar 2020

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FIG 1 The inauguration of the room of silence at SUS in Malmö in June 2011. Photograph: Gunnar Sandin.

FIG 1 The inauguration of the room of silence at SUS in Malmö in June 2011. Photograph: Gunnar Sandin.

FIG 2 The reopening of the room of silence at SUS in Malmö in January 2014. Photograph: Anna Petersson.

FIG 2 The reopening of the room of silence at SUS in Malmö in January 2014. Photograph: Anna Petersson.

FIG 3 The left short side of the room of silence in 2014, with the ambient lighting design, the protruding wall, and wooden ditch holding rounded stones. Photograph: Anna Petersson.

FIG 3 The left short side of the room of silence in 2014, with the ambient lighting design, the protruding wall, and wooden ditch holding rounded stones. Photograph: Anna Petersson.

FIG 4 The new Muslim prayer corner in the right short side of the room of silence in 2014. Photograph: Gunnar Sandin.

FIG 4 The new Muslim prayer corner in the right short side of the room of silence in 2014. Photograph: Gunnar Sandin.

FIG 5 Panel curtains hanging in the entrance-hall of the room of silence in 2014. Photograph: Gunnar Sandin.

FIG 5 Panel curtains hanging in the entrance-hall of the room of silence in 2014. Photograph: Gunnar Sandin.

FIG 6 The textile artwork with a nature/animal motif, the piano, and the altered electricity cord in 2014. Photograph: Anna Petersson.

FIG 6 The textile artwork with a nature/animal motif, the piano, and the altered electricity cord in 2014. Photograph: Anna Petersson.

FIG 7 The left-side of the room of silence with a nature inspired setting. Furnished for a Christian lunchtime service in 2017. Photograph: Anna Petersson.

FIG 7 The left-side of the room of silence with a nature inspired setting. Furnished for a Christian lunchtime service in 2017. Photograph: Anna Petersson.

FIG 8 The right-side of the room of silence, with the Muslim prayer corner and the low wooden table with the guest book for thoughts and prayers in 2017. Photograph: Anna Petersson.

FIG 8 The right-side of the room of silence, with the Muslim prayer corner and the low wooden table with the guest book for thoughts and prayers in 2017. Photograph: Anna Petersson.