Sven Yrvind · vídeo

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Sven Yrvind constructs a mock-up for the interior of a small boat, focusing on a galley shelf and a gimbaled storage box designed to hold 10 days of supplies, including powdered food and water, for long-term solo sailing. The narrative shifts to a past legal and environmental conflict involving an oil refinery near his former home and research laboratory. The refinery attempted to expand its storage capacity by drilling 2,000 wells into a mountain to create a massive underground oil reservoir, claiming an easement on Yrvind’s land. Yrvind challenged the legality of the construction by consulting a legal expert on easements and publicizing the environmental risks through media coverage and protests involving Greenpeace. The resulting public pressure and legal scrutiny forced the company to abandon the project, though the local town, which relied on the refinery for employment, retaliated against Yrvind. The stress of the conflict and the loss of his research facility contributed to the end of his marriage. Yrvind maintains that his actions were necessary to uphold his personal values.

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