November 10, 2012:
Taking the train to Malmö. Go Östergatan to the Caroli
Church, which is the starting point for a walk, also for a guided tour. A large
group is leaving. We go by ourselves, but we get a brochure with the map of the
installations.
We start behind the church, a character with Spin which is a heavy bench with
lighting that changes when you spin it. In the alley Sankt Gertrud are
falling leaves projected. On a bench sits a bright man, on a roof are
the words projected "Men's World" with symbolic flowing red (blood?) below. Are we
men so terrible. Perhaps it refers to a woman's period? In a alley are red
light rays.
Continue to Drottningtorget. There stands a tree of LED lamps in the form of
balls. In the trees around the square hang light jewelry. At pedestrian
crossings tests one lighting to distinguish and better illuminate
pedestrian crossings. The facade facing Östra Vallgaten has floodlight, to
make safer and attractive environments. At the crossroads has standard lights been
replaced with LED versions. On the bridges over the canal do one also test LED
armatures.
On a facade towards the canal are shadows of jungle plants and jungle
animals projected, a city jungle. "The dangerous Malmö takes over", but I do
not get
afraid. Strolling along the Östra Promenaden. On a facade, a sequence that
brings to mind the itsy-bitsy spider. Weaves its web, washed away by the rain,
the sun rises etc.... Where the canal bends is a lump of concrete. On the blob is
an octopus painted with UV paint, and illuminated with UV light. Along
Rörsjökanalen are diffuse flags flapping in the wind. In a schoolyard
illuminated facade and playground, with designs from the world of school.
In the corner Stora Nygatan and Södra Promenaden is a photo booth,
Gigantomat. One enter and gets photographed and the image appears as a large
screen at a facade. One gets ones few seconds as celebrity. I renounce my seconds.
Moving on past the Museum of Modern Art, which displays shadows and animations
in 3D, do not see 3D so that I skip. Coming to the urban living room. Outside
Caroli City is large table lamp, an everyday object in the public
domain. Now we are back at the Caroli Church. In there we see a picture
and water play of light and a simple laser show. The end of a nice walking
tour. There was more but it would be too much to have with this here.