Grass Roots Square - Oslo, Norway
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N 59° 54.966 E 010° 44.558
32V E 597438 N 6643349
a sculpture located in plaza outside R6 in Teatergata, Oslo
Waymark Code: WMYVVK
Location: Oslo, Norway
Date Posted: 07/29/2018
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This sculpture is located in plaza outside of Government Building 6 (R6) in Teatergata, Oslo.
In 2009, South-Korean artiste "Do Ho Suh won the international competition to create a project for the plaza outside R6. Suh’s work Grass Roots Square, which is situated beneath and in-between paving slabs outside the building, also includes a tree to provide shade on hot summer days. From a distance, the work resembles squares of grass between the paving slabs, but on closer inspection the “grass” turns out to be tens of thousands of tiny green-patinated bronze figures. The highly detailed figures, which range from seven to 15 centimetres in height, were created in 400 hundred different designs. The figures represent a huge number of individuals of different ages, ethnicities and genders; together they form a powerful and united mass. In contrast to traditional monumental sculptures, the work lies close to the ground. As Suh explains, “Grass Roots Square is at ground level, the same level as the plaza and the public. It is at this level, the grass roots level, where you can truly understand a community.” The horizontally-oriented artwork is linked to R6’s façades by the presence of a tall tree growing between the figures and the building".
Source: Internet
Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Grass Roots Square
Figure Type: Human
Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Do Ho Suh
Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: 2009
Materials used: bronze
Location: plaza outside of Government Building 6 (R6) in Teatergata, Oslo.
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