The Silent Oracle
The Silent Oracle
Design AnnaSofia Mååg & Berenice Hernández | ICEHOTEL 37 | Available December 2026 - April 2027
About the art suite
A place of silence, introspection and awe.
As you step into the side of the Main Hall of the new ICEHOTEL, yous eyes are drawn toward a transformation along the grand walls. What begins as a smooth, architectural surface, gradually shifts into something deeply organic - inviting you to step closer and leave the open hall behind...
Dive deep into this immersive, sculptural space titled "The Silent Oracle" that transports you into a hidden world beneath the surface, where snow forms the quiet interior of a mysterious undersea cave. It invites You to become a small creature in a vast underwater world, offering an experience of reflection, mystery and vulnerability. As you approach this space, first and visible features are the walls that seem to transform from the smooth surface of the main hall into something more cave-like and organic.
Guided by a curving structure, the journey culminates at the very inner wall. Here, you finally discover a large eye - intricately carved out of ice and embedded in the inner end wall. It is monumental - calm yet vigilant, full of presence. The eye watches. Is searches. It holds stories, perhaps questions, perhaps memories. It is not merely a decoration, but a sentinel, anchoring the entire atmosphere.
This is not just a space - it is an unforgettable encounter.
About the artists
AnnaSofia Mååg is a Swedish artist working within the fields of sculpture, ceramics, ice and snow. Her artistic expression spans from a highly restrained minimalist design language to evocative, figurative art. Yet, regardless of the medium, her work shares a common code core: They capture an immediate impression that subtly masks an underlying tension - a silent, obtrusive undercurrent of worry.
Mååg has deeply rooted connections to northern Sweden and ICEHOTEL. For many years, she lived and worked as a ceramic artist in the north, operating from various studios and frequently relocating due to the expanding iron mines in Malmberget and Kiruna. Since 2017, she has been based in Dalarna, where she continues her practice and teaches ceramics.
Berenice Hernández's work serves as a poignant reminder of our relationship to unstable places - environments that exist at the constant mercy of imminent catastrophe. In her practice, the spaces take on shifting roles: They can feel forced upon us, or they can manifest as shelters and homes, only to sometimes crumble into ruins. At the heart of Hernández's exploration is the reciprocal bond between space and humanity; how environments are formed in relation to us, and how we, in turn, are shaped by them.
Originally from Mexico City, Hernández currently lives and works in Sweden.
