Lecture and discussion of the book Gruvans makt (The Power of the Mine) with Johan Sandström.

The event is part of the exhibition A Hole in the Real: Dora García, Pablo Picasso, and the Legacy of Mining which will be on display at Kin from 8 November 2025 to 22 April 2026.

Johan Sandström will give a lecture at Kin, based on the book
Gruvans makt (The Power of the Mine). The lecture will be followed by a discussion and coffee. Participants TBC.

Gruvans makt from 2021 is writt en by Johan Sandström, Department of Business, Art and Society at Luleå University of Technology, and Tommy Jensen, Stockholm Business School. The book is based on the research project Organizing Rocks, which was conducted between 2015 and 2020

About Gruvans makt
Once upon a time, the mining industry and the town of Kiruna were closely intertwined—a mutual dependency that has changed over time. But what happens when the mining company no longer needs the people of Kiruna to the same extent? When the company increasingly relies on fly-in fly-out labor? When permanent employees can be replaced by contractors? When ever fewer hands are needed to extract the ore?

Johan Sandström is a professor of Business Administration at the Division of Industrial Economics at the Luleå University of Technology in Luleå. Sandström’s research revolves around power, responsibility , and organization.

When: Thursday, 29 January
Time: 5:30 p.m.
Where: Stadshustorget 1, Kiruna