[dot_recommends] By contrast with yesterday’s photo, this is a broken window in a building scheduled for demolition near Kvillebeck. Another archive photo – this building no longer exists.
Stoneface
[dot_recommends] Mysterious faces painted on a stone. [dot_recommends] The work of Gotheburg artist Joakim Stampe. See also Faces in the Rocks on TheSupercargo’s main site.
Ingo the Champ
[dot_recommends] Statue of Ingemar Johansson, local hero and once heavyweight boxing champion of the world. [dot_recommends] Ingo the Champ outside the Ullevi sports stadium.
Wet doe
[dot_recommends] This sculpture of a doe stands in Kungsparken. I liked the rain drops on her face.
Sacrifice tree
[dot_recommends] The old Norse used to sacrifice to their gods by hanging offerings in a tree. The tradition seems to live on, though dummies (pacifiers) hang here rather than horsesContinue readingSacrifice tree
Flora with a hat in the rain
[dot_recommends] Flora is a statue by the sculptor Ivar Johnsson and she stands on Floras kulle (Flora’s hillock) just outside the old city. Actually, she’s the main feature in aContinue readingFlora with a hat in the rain
Schillerska school’s facebook
[dot_recommends] Schillerska gymnasium (upper secondary/senior high school) has taken to displaying the faces of each year’s intake as stencilled graffiti on this utility building in the carpark. A kind ofContinue readingSchillerska school’s facebook