Östertälje 1961 - Folke Heybroek

Östertälje 1961

“Here everything came together” with artist and architect working in perfect harmony.

The “Church of Gifts” was designed by Rolf Bergh and inaugurated in 1962. It is built of concrete and stainless steel with a free-standing bell tower. This was the start of a very fruitful partnership between Rolf Bergh and Folke over many years.

Folke made the two windows either side of the altar, the astonishing long ‘River Jordan Window’, a baptisimal window, and a vestry window of ‘The Cloud standing in the Desert’.

Östertälje

Bright blue stained-glass window depicting an abstract fish-like figure outlined in dark lead against vivid layered blue and turquoise glass. — Baptistry window. 47 x 33cms.

Tall stained-glass window in vivid red, pink, and blue tones forming an abstract standing figure with geometric shapes and radiant light. — 'I am the Alpha and the Omega' left of the altar.

Vibrant stained-glass window with circular red, orange, and purple geometric shapes arranged vertically, glowing with warm light. — 'The Mouths That Breathed with Tongues of Fire' right of the altar.

Abstract blue-toned stained glass windows with vertical streaks of color set in dark frames, showing soft light filtering through. — 'The Cloud standing in the Desert'. Vestry windows.

White church with tall, modern white bell tower framed by pine trees on a sunny day, with clear blue sky and surrounding bushes.

Blue-pewed church interior with high wooden ceiling, narrow stained-glass clerestory windows, wall sconces, and a lectern in the foreground.

Blue-toned stained glass window depicting abstract figures and flowing wave-like shapes with bright highlights and textured glass sections.

Blue-toned stained glass window showing an abstract central figure standing above a group of stylized people with flowing wave-like shapes behind.

Vibrant blue stained-glass window with abstract figures, flowing waves, and symbolic shapes arranged across a wide horizontal panel. — The Jordan window. 100 x 1200cms.

Blue-toned stained glass panel showing a stylized figure scattering seed while black birds swoop nearby against abstract flowing shapes.

Stained glass window with abstract blue shapes and black outlines forming a tree-like composition with birds and flowing wave-like patterns.

Vibrant blue stained-glass scene showing a procession of abstract, elongated figures holding glowing star-like shapes, framed by geometric panels.

Blue-toned draft artwork showing abstract, angular figures walking together with flowing shapes behind them, resembling a stained-glass design. — A cartoon for 'The Foolish Virgins', 1961. Gouache on paper. 53 x 100cms.

Stained-glass panel with abstract blue waves and dark angular figures on the left, contrasting with a lighter geometric glass design on the right. — Jordan Window, section. 100 x 1050cms.

Black-and-white photo of a church interior with wooden walls, a simple cross, small wall reliefs, and handwritten text visible at the top. — Model for Ostertalje church (Folke's Diary III, p. 39).

White church with steep roof and tall spire surrounded by trees, with parked cars in a gravel lot under a clear blue sky.

Stained-glass windows in a dim church interior glow with blue, teal, and purple figures, casting soft colored light over pews and candles.

©DM ArkDes Photographer: Sundahl, Sune, 1965.

©DM ArkDes Photographer: Sundahl, Sune, 1965.

©DM ArkDes Photographer: Sundahl, Sune, 1965.

©DM ArkDes Photographer: Sundahl, Sune, 1965.

©DM ArkDes Photographer: Sundahl, Sune, 1965.

©DM ArkDes Photographer: Sundahl, Sune, 1965.

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