An interview with photographer Dawid (Björn Dawidsson), by Anette Sallmander

Photo© Björn Dawidsson

Born in 1949, and known only as Dawid, he is
one of the first photographers to stage exhibitions with only photographs at the popular art venue in Stockholm, Liljevalchs, in 1971.

We meet in Copenhagen at the SAS Royal hotel, designed by Arne Jacobsen, at 8.45 on a cloudy May morning. We greet each other among a host of multicoloured ‘Egg’ chairs. He is wearing a light blue shirt with buttoned-up collar, a dark pair of chinos and leather loafers. He is 183 cm tall, weighs 95 kilos, and carries his 58 years well. He speaks softly, keeping his eyes engaged with mine, sometimes leaning towards me to press a point. His cautious smile starts from the left of his mouth, bounces to his brown eyes and resurfaces at his mouth.