Instructive Anholt: Denmark’s Most Remote And Reflective Municipality

Situated equidistantly between Denmark’s Jutlandpeninsula and Sweden’s west coast in the KattegatSea (figure 1, left), the island of Anholt (permanentpopulation 145¹) not only presents one of Denmark’smost remote municipalities, but more implicitlyoperates as a reflection of Denmark’s geologicalhistory, geopolitical situation, and environmentalfuture: The island is a palimpsest towards anunderstanding of the forces that have shaped acountry and simultaneously a live recording of itsfuture. Visualizing these forces beyond the 1:1 is acritical process towards recognizing the power ofplace and proximity, and was at the heart of thisstudio-based investigation. What follows is a briefbackground on Anholt island, the methodologiesof discovery undertaken by students to unlockinformation beyond the 1:1, and a reflection on theimpact of process towards a better understandingof the influences found at the intersection of theproximate and the remote.

Volume Editors
Urs Peter Flueckiger & Victoria McReynolds

ISBN
978-1-944214-16-6