If you are wondering what this is, it’s a statue of Arne Garborg, the famous nynorsk writer, featuring a fine piece of Guerrilla Art, courtesy of artist ArtSparker. The location is Deichmanske Bibliotek, the main public library in Oslo. How did the little green stick get there? I put it there.
The concept is as follows; Ms. Sparker (aka Susan Sanford) makes these beautiful little sticks and then invites others, via her blog, to place then out in public for others to find. The sticks are then sent out in the post to their various destinations. In her own words; ‘Here is a revival of a project I did several years ago, in which I planted sticks around for people to make off with - just a way to bring some startlement into daily life.’
‘My’ stick disappeared some forty minutes after planting. Herr Garborg declined comment.
Take a visit to Susan’s nifty blog Artspark Theatre – many other surprises await you there: http://artsparktheatre.blogspot.com/.
You can see this and other sticks in their pre-planted state here.
You can see this and other sticks in their pre-planted state here.
Looks good, Brian - Thanks for the association of the stick with high culture
ReplyDeleteThis is fun. I wonder who took the stick. It would be fun to see someone check it out and then to watch them decide it is for them to take. Maybe the stick told them to take it home. ha.You inspired me to request a stick for my area.
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