On 30 March 1914, there was a fire in the Aborren neighbourhood at Artellerigatan 1 in Gamlestan. Göteborgs Tvättanstalt Gloria burned almost to the ground. No laundry workers were injured or killed, but four horses used for transport died. Today, Gamlestan’s largest car park stands where the laundry once was, and the traces of the laundry workers hard work are not visible at first glance. In Åsa Dybwad Norman’s investigation of Gamlestan, scattered fragments of the laundry worker’s struggles are gathered together to revisit the days before the fire. Through archival work, material research and speculative historiography, the collective is resurrected in a performance to tell the story of why the laundry actually burned down.Gloria Washes Again was a part of Fältstudier by Göteborgs Konsthall, where six artists were invited to investigate Gamlestan in Gothenburg and the ongoing transformation of the area, and its potential futures. During the autumn of 2025, the artists’ works were presented through a series of urban walks featuring performances and other events. The performance took place in the local gallery and studio Temporary Stabilisations run by artists Annie Johansson and Andreas Engman. 

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