Description:
The Podium is made made out of aluminum and is covered with 48 coats of linseed oil paint, dirt and insects
2012
About:
On June 2nd, 2012 I embarked on a 1200 km long walk from my studio in Sweden to an exhibition space in northern Norway. On the 48 day long walk, I brought a specially built museum podium that was coated with paint. Every morning during the walk I painted the podium anew with a coat of white linseed oil paint; this sticky paint attracted insects and dirt that eventually became stuck in it. On the following day the dirt and the insects were embedded in the surface with the new application of paint. When I reached my goal on July 19th, the podium was covered with 48 coats of paint. Each coat contains a variety of botanical and entomological data.
This project was first shown in the show OLW outside Mosjoen Norway, in 2012.
It was later included in Ystad Art Museum’s show Trekking in Time in 2016.
Trekking in the Norwegian mountains ©Fredrik Strid
Day-to-day video diary from the project execution in 2012 Duration 53 min. ©Fredrik Strid
Insects stuck in the white paint on the podium ©Fredrik Strid
The trail between my studio in Sweden and northern Norway (Mosjøen)
©Fredrik Strid
Installation view at Ystad Art Museum 2016, podium and video diary monitor ©Fredrik Strid
Installation view at Ystad Art Museum 2016, podium and map ©Fredrik Strid
Installation view at Ystad Art Museum 2016, Detail, podium wheel ©Fredrik Strid
Installation view at Ystad Art Museum 2016, Detail, podium handle ©Fredrik Strid
Installation view at Ystad Art Museum 2016, Detail, the brush that was used during the walk ©Fredrik Strid
