Marius Dahl & Jan Christensen
UOOO, 2013
Reinforced concrete and pebbles (crushed marble)
Approx. 1 x 14 x 15 m.
Ranheimsfjæra, Ranheim, Trondheim, Norway
Production: Skanska, Trondheim, Norway
Awarded the winning proposal in the art competition by the municipality of Trondheim for a public sculpture project in Ranheim, outside of Trondheim, Norway.
The large installation mimics an architectural super-structure, such as a foundation of sorts, which is partially submerged in the river. A path will lead to the platform through the woods. The public has access to the sculpture and can use it as a recreational spot and for various activities, as well as a general vantage point. In as much as the design of the inner pattern of the structure resembles the streets of the original city plan for downtown Trondheim from the 17th century, the artwork refers to the existing ruins of bygone agricultural and industrial sites upriver. The river itself used to be an essential source for food, production of energy and means of communication. Today, this area has changed and the river only constitutes an element of nature and ambience among many others, and represents an added value to the experience of the surroundings in the re-developed housing complex. Realizing that the drawing which constitutes the shape of this reclining sculpture is a rendition of a shopping cart, one might consider these historical and socio-political implications.
Curator: Leiken Vik
Photos: Kjell Birger Moen/Skanska, Jarle Refseth/Skanska, Dahl/Christensen
Digital renders based on CAD:
Production:
Photo: Kjell Birger Moen/Skanska
Photo: Kjell Birger Moen/Skanska
Photo: Kjell Birger Moen/Skanska
