The Steilneset Memorial in Vardø  is a striking memorial, located on an island in the far north-east of Norway, designed by architect Peter Zumthor to commemorate suspected witches who were burned at the stake there in the area in the 17th century.  It comprises two structures, one designed by Zumthor and a second housing an installation by the Franco-American artist Louise Bourgeois.

Zumthor's structure comprises a fabric cocoon suspended inside a pine scaffolding framework.  Inside the cocoon is a corridor floored in oak, along the length of which light bulbs hang behind 91 windows to represent each person who was put to death during the witch trials.

The second structure houses a sculpture by Bourgeois that takes the form of a steel chair through which a perpetual flame burns, surrounded by seven mirrors, like judges around the accused.

Learn more about the Steilneset Memorial here.