Permanent installation in Aarhus, Denmark
I've been commisionned to make an installation for a public space in a garden/park belonging to a residential area in Aarhus, Denmark.
When doing an installation like this where people actually live there are many important aspects to take into conderation, practically as well as aesthetically. Doing exhibitions or works for a gallery or a museum venue, you can more or less do as you please as long as the health and safety guy is happy. And if the viewer doesn't like the work he or she can just look the other way. But placing your work permanently in a space where people live, you "force" your work upon them. They cannot escape it and are confronted by it every time they walk by it.
Basically, the work kinda has to last forever and looking good doing so. But one thing is actually really clever; Clay, the material. It might not be the easiest material to work with, it's fragile and breakable. But it can also be done in every shape and in extremely vivid and vibrant colours that will not fade in the sun or otherwise become worn out due to weather. So, it's meant to last forever unless something unexpected happens.
Making a work where people live, I wanted it to be about life in a beautiful and cheerfull way. Encouraging and celebrating. There were three keywords that I immediately got to think of; Home of course and then the two words returning and butterflies. Later, I will tell you more about these three keywords.
Below, you can the first sketches of my installation.
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