Wednesday, January 12, 2011

A sign of things to come for Auckland's public art programme

Situated at Gustav Adolfs torg in Helingsborg, Sammasrala/Shine Together is a new work by by David Svensson. The artist has collected nine lampposts from different eras and parts of the world and relocated them around an existing post the Helingsborg Square. Svensson is one of the international artists commissioned to make a new public sculpture for Auckland city under its Public Art Programme.
Image: David Svensson, Sammasrala/Shine Together (2010), installation view, Gustav Adolfs torg in Helingsborg, Sweden