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Sandbox, 2008
Made for the annual out-door sculpture exhibition
Tempo Skien curated by Anne Szefer Karlsen.
Wood, sand, paint, 700 x 700 x 50 cm
There used to be public spaces where people, more
frequently than now, could openly debate issues close
to their hearts. Today few personal, unmediated and
unedited opinions are stated in public. There are also
fewer inter-generational meeting grounds. Bjørn
Bjarre actively does something about this. Untitled
(Sandbox) is a minimalist sculpture at the same time
as it is an enormous sandbox. Our relation to the
sculpture is decided by the fact that its proportions
are altered: it is made so that grown-ups appear big,
or small, in relation to it, just as children do in
relation to an ordinary sand box. Like a demonstration
in favour of art and discussion in public space, the
white square in the middle of the park invites us to
activity and play.
- Anne Szefer Karlsen, from the exhibition
catalogue
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