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Tag Archives: Denmark
make a little birdhouse in your soul
For more than a decade, Thomas Dambo has been building birdhouses from recycled wood and installing them around Copenhagen. His Happy City Birds project is designed to bring attention to urban tree loss and to create habitats for city birds. The 3,500+ … Continue reading
Best Library Of The Year
One look at at Dokk1 in Århus, Denmark and you can see why it has been named the best new library of the year by the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions. The enormous waterfront library is a perfect example … Continue reading
Whiskey War
Since 1933, Canada and Denmark have been waging a quiet cold war over a desolate island in the far Arctic—really. The grim, barren 1.2 square kilometer rock has no apparent resources or value. But Hans Island is situated smack in … Continue reading
Sculpture by the Sea
“When my Father died it was like a whole library had burned down” is Swedish artist Susanna Hesselberg’s contribution to this year’s Sculpture by the Sea exhibition in Aarhus, Denmark. The cryptic title references Laurie Anderson’s song “World Without End”. … Continue reading
Denmark is chill
“The World’s Most Relaxing Film” is seven minutes of lush meadows, verdant fields, tranquil forests, and some cinematic sunsets. The short was filmed on the west coast of Zealand to promote tourism in Denmark. It brought me back to a … Continue reading
Monkeys on a Plane
During the 1950s,60s and 70s, Danish painter and illustrator Otto Nielsen produced a treasury of marvelous illustrations for periodicals, books, travel guides and advertising posters. He is well known for his wonderful posters for Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen, but some … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Art, Asia, Canada, Europe, Tourism
Tagged Copenhagen, Denmark, Poster, Scandinavian Airlines, Tivoli Gardens
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Shadow City
Gradually shifting and changing throughout the day, Shadow City by Netherlands-based designer Izabela Boloz, captures the movement of sunlight to cast fifty-two images based on Copenhagen’s history, culture and environment. Located on the Østerbro district, Shadow City invites passing pedestrians … Continue reading
What the Phonics
WTPh? What the Phonics is a neat project that helps confused travelers with the frequently tricky pronounciation of street names in Denmark. Artist Momo Miyazaki and sound engineer Andrew Spitz created the interactive installations that are scattered around the heart … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Tech, Tourism
Tagged Andrew Spitz, Copenhagen, Denmark, Momo Miyazaki, Phonics
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Save Christiania (and own a piece of history)
It’s been forty years since a rag-tag coalition of Copenhagen residents and backpackers from around the world tore down the fence and occupied an unused military complex in the heart of the Danish capital, giving birth to the Freetown of … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, History, Tourism
Tagged Christiania, Copenhagen, Denmark, Freetown Christiania
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Underground Literature
Metro Litteratur is a recently launched campaign that helps to promote talented Danish authors, poets and graphic artists by distributing their works at various metro stations in the city of Copenhagen. The program is a collaboration between the Milan-based organization Subway … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Europe, Tourism, Travel Writing, Writing
Tagged Copenhagen, Denmark
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