Nicolas Borgsmidt

Moving closer

Wednesday, August 20, 2008 9:14:30 PM

As I promised in my latest post, I´d move closer to the mysterious floating museum.
I did! Today!

It was strange to walk down the landing and on to the floating museum. I think the main purpose with this museum was a physical way to show the viewer that there are litterally other perspectives. There was an opening at the end wall so you had an exellent view over the water surface...very beautiful
There has been a lot of modern construction- and building sites along the waterlines and harbour fronts in Copenhagen. Offices and appartments made of steel and concrete and glass.
Protests are beginning to surface against the use of the empty spaces along the water at the harbours and canals.

The floating museum was surrounded by poster boards telling the stories about a project protesting against - and surgesting alternative use of the area.

Project office

They even made an alternative City Arms Plate..transforming the towers and building into some kind of Lochness lookalike sea monster

I´ll give you a link here so you can read more about the project
http://www.parfyme.dk/

Art will find its wayUpright fruit bowl

Comments

Jimmy Quekpabha # Thursday, August 21, 2008 4:07:14 AM

Thank you. Very interesting Museum indeed.

Attila attilasoul # Thursday, August 21, 2008 4:18:11 AM

You just got to love those peoples sence of humour!

Allanricewood # Thursday, August 21, 2008 5:59:20 AM

That's very creative! I love it. That kind of activism puts a smile on my face - without weakening the message. On the contrary!

Henar # Thursday, August 21, 2008 10:38:14 AM

I like people who use their brains... love this idea!!! Whoever said good ideas are ususally the most simple is completely right!
Thanks Nic!

Nicolas Borgsmidtnopanic # Thursday, August 21, 2008 6:34:10 PM

@ Jimmy
I think so too Jimmy

@ Attila
Yes. In this case the humour is very powerful. Many of my colleagues have heard of them!

@ Allan
Yes! their protests is a kind of art in itself, I think. A wonderful happening

@ Henar
Humour, intelligence, creativity. The combination of these three things is a powerful democratic weapon, I think. And you´re right Henar; simplicity can be very beautiful

Adele BrandSittingFox # Friday, August 22, 2008 7:27:39 PM

That's really interesting, certainly not what I was expecting!

Nicolas Borgsmidtnopanic # Friday, August 22, 2008 7:58:10 PM

Heh heh I think a lot of ppl didn´t expect that. But the curiousity dragged them closer

Loiscakkleberrylane # Friday, August 22, 2008 8:18:14 PM

Yes, very interesting!

Nicolas Borgsmidtnopanic # Friday, August 22, 2008 8:24:20 PM

Glad you find it interesting, Lois

scott cummingI_ArtMan # Saturday, August 23, 2008 12:59:08 AM

i liked the 'living restaurant... so cool

Eliane a/k/a Ellymomable # Saturday, August 23, 2008 3:01:29 AM

There is a lot more to this museum than meets the eye. It even has tables and chairs. I am going to visit the link.

Nicolas Borgsmidtnopanic # Saturday, August 23, 2008 7:08:18 AM

@ Scott
They´re smart. They have an innocent approach, a littele bit of infantile clumsyness and amateurism. It makes ppl feel safe and they are not afraid to move clocer. It´s a smart way of delivering this message

@ Elly
Yes, but you might get seasick eating there on a windy day

But it was fun being so close to the watersurface, in the middle of a big city

Eliane a/k/a Ellymomable # Sunday, August 24, 2008 6:24:27 AM

When Getting Seasick at the Floating Museum

When getting seasick at the floating museum
I imagine then I would fall into the bay!
Quite a bit of water pollution I would be
As I am drowning saying "Help me, Hey!"
The environmentalists would be preaching at me.

A poem for you by Elly

Nicolas Borgsmidtnopanic # Sunday, August 24, 2008 7:27:11 AM

I couldn´t imagine a storm- and tornado trooper, like you falling in the water Elly

Ayways, the poem is great

Thankyou

Eliane a/k/a Ellymomable # Tuesday, September 2, 2008 3:33:04 AM

Glad you enjoy it, Nic

I used to be a storm- and tornado-trooper! Now I watch from the window, until I have to go into the basement when the house and windows start shaking.

Nicolas Borgsmidtnopanic # Tuesday, September 2, 2008 7:13:34 AM

What is the status at your place now. CNN is on here round the clock. Itseems you´re not out of the wood yet!

Eliane a/k/a Ellymomable # Tuesday, September 2, 2008 5:24:45 PM

We are cool here, 67 degrees fahrenheit! Though it is very humid...

Nicolas Borgsmidtnopanic # Tuesday, September 2, 2008 6:53:14 PM

Good to hear

Eliane a/k/a Ellymomable # Wednesday, September 3, 2008 2:46:52 AM

Temp went up to 89, though, so hot and muggy! I stayed inside with my daughter and air conditioning.

Nicolas Borgsmidtnopanic # Wednesday, September 3, 2008 7:49:34 AM

Eliane a/k/a Ellymomable # Saturday, September 6, 2008 6:21:06 AM

So, what do you think of the development of the harbor? Are you for or against it?

Nicolas Borgsmidtnopanic # Saturday, September 6, 2008 7:45:08 AM

Copenhagen is a multipatterned carpet of cultures and types of ppl. I like that. Especially when they collide as in this case, at the waterfronts of the big city. I even like some of the ghettos too. It´s like entering a whole different world. I like to be around with the camera to document it