Snow and Rain Shall Pass
Untouched landscapes of northern Scandinavia by Swedish photographer Karin Alfredsson.
Visit Embassy of Sweden June 2-5, 2025 for an evening tour of their latest photography exhibit Snow and Rain Shall Pass by Swedish photographer Karin Alfredsson. Reserve a spot here.
Karin Alfredsson was born in Jämtland and grew up on Frösön. As a photographer, she seeks out landscapes that few humans have visited, and even fewer have left their mark on: forests, mountains, and waterways. Today these locations are rare and hard to find.
Alfredsson walks or skis to remote land, often spending long periods of time, to fully get to know her surroundings, waiting for the right conditions to appear for her photographs. The weather, light, and atmosphere are as important as the landscape itself.
Snow and Rain Shall Pass is the title of an ongoing series of works: it is poetic, yet factual, as a weather report. Alfredsson is not interested in beauty the way it is normally depicted on conventional postcards. Her photographs are from northern Scandinavia, places like the Dyatlov Pass, Buvriejaverie, and the Arctic region, but Alfredsson prefers not to title them with specific names. They "just are.”
Embassy of Sweden is located at 2900 K Street in Georgetown.
