Bee there
On Gamla gatan we meet two imaginative street lamps with screens in the form of flowers and beehives in colorful plastic. They have not been created to be true to nature and blend into the environment, but stand out properly against the surroundings with bubbly and playful plastic shapes. Each pole has the shape of a tree whose top divides into a fork with two branches. One is weighed downwards by the hive while the other with the flower strives upwards. The tree trunks in aluminum are castings.
Johan Paalzow lives and works in Stockholm, but once upon a time he was a student at Örebro Art College. In 2013, he exhibited in OpenArt with two sculptural lamps that were placed on Gamla gatan. Paalzow’s sculptures are often made of synthetic, industrial materials juxtaposed with shapes and motifs taken from nature. On Gamla gatan, plastic flowers and beehives hang from bark-rough aluminium stems.
This is what the artist has to say about Bee there
‘As an art student at Örebro Art College, I collected bees that had died during the winter. I wanted them to fly again. I became friends with several beekeepers around Hjälmaren. Returning 17 years later with these thoughts in my head not only completes a circle but also gives me the chance to finish what I once started.’
Bee there – Does it mean ‘Bee! There!’ or does it mean ‘Be there’, as in to be there for someone? When it’s dark, the lamps are there for us and make the street safe and inviting, perhaps attracting the viewer like a bee to the flowers and hives.
Konstverk: Bee there
Konstnär: Johan Paalzow
År: 2014
Material: Ljuskonst, aluminium, trä och polyester.
Placering: Gamla gatan
Ägare: Örebro kommun
Konstverkets position på karta
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