A mosaic artwork intended for a stairwell in the newly built Hjortsjöskolan school in Vaggeryd, Sweden, is being removed because it risks collapsing. The cause is that wallpaper glue was used instead of tile adhesive to attach it. 5 million kronor to decorate three stairwells in the new school, which opens this autumn, but has now canceled the contract with the artist.
Builders in the building discovered the mistake. No one can guarantee that the wall with the mosaic will hold after the tiles were put up with wallpaper glue instead of tile adhesive, so it is now being taken down. It is unclear how much it may cost the municipality.