Category: Signs

Photographs showing written or graphic signs

Gustavadolf 1
Cat Links April / Signs

Gustavadolf again

Gothenburg icon, the statue of Gustavus Adolfus (Gustav II Adolf) in the central city square that bears his name, is undergoing restoration. Around the scaffolding and protective covers the city has put up enlarged copies of a cartoon strip Gustavadolf by Eric Werner that ran in the local paper.

Above: Gustavadolf standing on his pedestal says “I feel stiff today.” He goes to the health centre and is directed up the moving staircase. In the wiating room he stands on a chair in the same posture as on his plinth. The doctor calls him in. “Hmm,” says the doctor. “Died in 1632! You should have come in earlier – you’ve got bronze in your urine.”

Below: Gustavadolf takes his dog to see Seidon (Poseidon – andother Gothenburg icon). “How are you doing?” “Dreadful,” says Seidon. “I’ve had a cold since Christmas and I’ve got tennis elbow! Aren’t you working today?” “On sick leave,” says Gustavadolf. “Bronse in my urine – it’s the stress.” “Some people have all the luck!” … Continue readingGustavadolf again

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Pyro-crime
Cat Links March / Signs

Pyro-crime

This graffiti sticker on a lamppost on Varbergsgatan says “Pyro is not a crime”. It’s part of a campaign to legalise pyrotechnic shows in sports arenas (so Google tells me) – but it to me it appears to advocate arson. Which is a crime – a pyro-crime perhaps. … Continue readingPyro-crime

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DCLXVI
Cat Links March / Signs

DCLXVI

An icon-like graffiti sticker on a rain-pearled lamppost at Korsvägen – the sticker includes six Roman numerals DCLXVI that give the number 666 in the Arabic numerals we use today. … Continue readingDCLXVI

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Anna say yes!
Cat Links February / Signs

Anna say yes!

Anna säg ja! A Valentine’s Day declaration created by Cassius and friends as a surprise and encouragement: Anna say yes! The letters are marked out with plastic sheeting and then built up with snow. Cassius proposed to Anna up in the 23rd floor bar of the Gothia Towers Hotel overlooking the sign. She said yes.

For people who can understand Swedish, the whole project is described in this article – with accompanying video clip – from Göteborgs-Posten, our local paper.

Below: There was heart under Anna’s name that didn’t really come through in the above picture.
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Owl and friends
Cat Links February / Signs

Owl and friends

A poster advertising a children’s theatre performance with an owl is posted over the top of another advertising a wrestling match. Hjälmar Brantingsplatsen. … Continue readingOwl and friends

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Pussy?
Cat Links Illuminations / January / Signs

Pussy?

The poster for this year’s Gothenburg International Film Festival clearly references the Russan punk performance art group Pussy Riot. Here the one eye in a balaclava is reflected in the glass of a pus shelter and seems for a moment to make a full face. … Continue readingPussy?

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Tops op
Cat Links Illuminations / January / Signs

Tops op

Tops op or Topsho? In the dark period of the year neon signs are more obvious – as is the serendipitous dyslexa of the neon tube. On Östra Hamngatan. … Continue readingTops op

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