Rubbish picked up from the water channels of Malmø

Lino Petersson got an invitation from the commune of Malmø city to make sculptures of the rubbish that they took up from the channels.

Flor Lysgaard was invited by Lino to work together to make the two sculptures that later was placed out in the city to make people aware of the problem and enjoy the nice result. Lino Petersson was a student on the first Experimental expressions with plant materials EX at Vea in 2012-13. Organic installations, landart and lamps made of plant materials has been what Lino have made the last years, so this is a different challenge.

The two sculptures were playfully made and at the same time gave you some clear thoughts about what you should not do! The commune had picked up 2 tons of rubbish in the channels and by the beach and wanted people to see for them self’s and think about what water problems the world has.

The two sculptures were colorful on top and dark and scary on the bottom, a good way to get people first to have a smile and laugh, and later get thoughts about the problem. To catch people with a smile is much better than to give them a bad feeling at first sight.

Text: Runi Kristoffersen
Photo: Johan Bävman

Wheels has turned to leaves

This sculpture is like a flower bed where seats from bicycles are flowers and wheels has turned to leaves. The way they used the bicycle hoses is beautiful. The place for this sculpture was very good. It became a compliment to all the other sculptures in this area.

Johan Bävman

Runi Kristoffersen

Lino Petersson

Runi Kristoffersen

Childish look

Sculpture no 2 was placed in a small park and had a more childish look, full of colorful elements and a baby seat for bicycles placed right under the wave of all the trash. Bicycle spokes was used to put each element in the position of the diagonal direction on the black base. I am sure that both children and adults went closer to see this work too.