Scaretrains
Someone has installed these colorful scarecrows next to the rail tracks between Järvenpää and Kerava, close to the Kyrölä station. A brilliantly amusing piece that’s sure to wake up commuters. Anyone know who did this?
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The Guardian: Serpentine pavilion by Sou Fujimoto
Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto’s take on Serpentine pavilion looks like a white cloud in Hyde Park, London. Architecture critic Oliver Wainwright reviews the pavilion and interviews the architect for The Guardian. In today’s overload of wow-architecture it is increasingly difficult to impress with a pavilion, yet Serpentine Gallery manages to provide positive surprises year after year. I think Sou Fujimoto’s pavilion stands proud with the most interesting pavilions of recent years, SANAA’s pavilion in 2009, Peter Zumthor + Pier Oudolf’s in 2011 and Herzog & de Meuron + Ai Weiwei’s pavilion in 2012.
Stereotank: Little Free Library
The Architectural League of New York teamed up with Pen World Voices Festival to bring the wonderful community movement Little Free Library to New York City. They chose ten designers to create one Little Free Library each in Manhattan. New York based Stereotank was selected to design a Library at St. Patrick’s Old Cathedral School on Prince Street in Nolita. The idea, as the name suggests, is to create small book trading posts for local people to share. Stereotank’s design consists of a plastic book exchange pod on top of a wooden frame. The pod has small peepholes that allow visitors to peek in and quickly check the current collection. Then they can duck and enter the library to browse the books and take, return or share a book. From inside, the visitor is still connected to the surroundings through the small holes. The installation will spice up Nolita until September 2013. We really enjoy […]
The Wind Turns to the East by Heli Ryhänen
The Tammerlampi pond in Tampere has received its annual artwork. This year a work by sculptor Heli Ryhänen was selected to be displayed on the pond through the summer. The installation “Tuuli kääntyy itään” – “The Wind Turns to East” consists of 3 boats with 6 passengers floating on the pond. A larger version of the installation was displayed Retretti art center in 2011, the work in Tammerlampi has been scaled down to fit the site better. The setting in a public park is totally different from Retretti where the installation was placed in a giant, dimly lit cave. The installation with its haunting faux leather people has an eerie atmosphere. At the same time it looks beautifully silent with the boats gently swaying in the water. It is certainly a bold choice for an artwork in a public park. The installation will be in place at Tammerlampi until the 1st […]
Himona – TAMK graduation exhibition at Mältinranta and TR1
Spring is here and with it comes again a good chance to take a look at the contemporary visual arts scene in Tampere. The graduates of Tampere University of Applied Sciences (TUAS/TAMK) Fine Arts program have their yearly graduation exhibition at Mältinranta and TR1. It’s really refreshing to see such a range of interesting ideas and pieces of art, all from Tampere. At the same time there’s bitterness in the air since there will not be many of these brilliant shows left. TUAS board has decided to shut down the fine arts program starting next year. They are planning to focus on “more essential” programs such as media production. If the visual arts program really dies, a strong part of the vibrant cultural scene in Tampere will go with it. It’s a shame that creative people are more or less forced to move to Helsinki if they want to get […]