Wednesday, 7 June 2017

in hot pursuit of ronald mcdonald


Dear Sheddists.

it's our last evening in Copenhagen and I look out the hotel window to see two blood-soaked Ronald McDonalds chasing down the street opposite. Can this be for real?

I decide to find out and pausing only to grab my camera I make off in hot pursuit.

So here are some of the lovely new friends I made! All participants in Copenhagen's biggest annual Zombie pub-crawl.

Best regards,

electrofried(mr)

p.s. the steak tartare at U Formel tasted even more delicious afterwards!











































traces


Dear Sheddists,

a little way along the harbour from the Danish Architecture Centre lies The North Atlantic House, a cultural centre dedicated, as it name might suggest, to the promotion of North Atlantic arts. It's supported by Denmark, Iceland, Greenland and the Faroe Islands and plays home to the Icelandic Embassy.

At the moment the Centre is hosting an exhibition called, 'Traces' by Johan Martin Christiansen, an artist from the Faroe Islands. It features a number of pieces made from fabric, plaster and iron-work which are dotted around two of the three galleries housed in the building.

The first of these galleries, on the ground floor, is hung with large, irregularly sewn fabric pieces in muted greys and creams.  They resemble huge sails and as the sun shines though the windows on each side of the room it reveals a series of imperfections in the fabric and the stitching.

On the floor above a stuffed polar bear stands guard over the second gallery. Whilst the bear on permanent display and is not part of the exhibition itself it does set the scene for the second set of works by Christiansen. The room is painted entirely in white and festooned with a number of plaster-covered iron-works resembling harpoons and primitive hunting tools.

For sure the exhibition won't be to everyone's tastes but the subtle use of texture in the first gallery and the haunting, poignant quality of the work on display in the second merits closer investigation.

Best regards,

electrofried(mr)





















fang din by


Dear Sheddists,

and so to a refreshing drink at the  Danish Architecture Centre on the waterfront at Christianshavn.

Just by the entrance we find 'Fang din by' (or 'Capture your city') a superb outdoor photographic exhibition featuring iconic views of Copenhagen.

The Centre itself is tasteful but unassuming - much as one might expect from a Scandinavian design culture. We sip hot chocolate and an excellent bottle of locally brewed Indian Pale Ale in the glass-fronted cafe which overlooks the harbour. It provides a stunning view looking back into the city across the water.

Best regards,

electrofried(mr)