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EEL-CABBAGE-POTATO-ICE-BIRCH & ISLAND OF DEATH

SIMKA

Five buoys with live trees float in central Örebro. In the background floats the Island of Death. The island is shaped like different mountain levels and has three white signs on it with hollow letters. It is difficult to decipher all the text in the picture, but it appears to say DEAD ISLAND FOR.

Photo: Sofie Isaksson

Three floating islands and buoys with living trees augment the mirrored surface of the Svartån River at the castle. Here floats an iceberg, a gigantic potato, the Isle of the Dead, and lush trees as well. Striking. Thought-provoking. The artist duo SIMKA – Simon Häggblom and Karin Lind – examine the Anthropocene, a proposed geological epoch that deals with how human activities have impacted the planet’s climate and ecosystems. In their development of the artworks, SIMKA engaged a group of people to test the subject. They now invite us to all be part of the dialogue about humankind’s place on Earth and in the universe. The interaction between the artwork and the observer is a hallmark trait of SIMKA.

In central Örebro, three large white creations float on Svartån's water surface. In the middle float five buoys with live trees on them. The first creation on the left is supposed to represent a giant potato. The island in the middle is the Island of Death which is shaped like different mountain levels and has three white signs on it with hollow letters. It is difficult to decipher all the text in the picture, but it appears to say DEAD ISLAND FOR. The third creation is a iceberg.

Photo: Sofie Isaksson

In a glass case there are potatoes nailed up with sticks on a white wall.

Photo: Sofie Isaksson

In central Örebro, a group of five buoys floats with live trees on them. In the background floats the Island of Death of which you can only see the back of what looks like a white high wall.

Photo: Sofie Isaksson

Artwork: EEL-CABBAGE-POTATO-ICE-BIRCH & ISLAND OF DEATH

Artist: SIMKA

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Material: Wood, plaster, buoys, birches

Location: Svartån by Olaiplan

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