{"id":950,"date":"2013-06-29T08:35:09","date_gmt":"2013-06-29T08:35:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/danish\/?p=950"},"modified":"2013-06-29T08:36:48","modified_gmt":"2013-06-29T08:36:48","slug":"strange-creatures-by-the-sea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/danish\/2013\/06\/29\/strange-creatures-by-the-sea\/","title":{"rendered":"Strange creatures by the Sea"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Danes love design, so no wonder this sculpture is a hit! Doesn\u2019t it remind you of a Danish vindm\u00f8lle (windmill)?<\/p><\/div>\n

Every second juni m\u00e5ned<\/strong> [YOONie MAWNeth] (month of June), a series of sculptures pops up along kysten<\/strong> (the coast) just south of \u00c5rhus midtby<\/strong> (the city centre of Aarhus). Tilskuere<\/strong> (spectators, literally \u201dto-lookers\u201d) of all ages walk through the strandsand<\/strong> (beach sand) in order to catch a glimpse of the latest state-of-the-art, mind-bogglingly original skulpturer<\/strong> [skoolpTOORor] i alle st\u00f8rrelser<\/strong> (of all sizes). The open air udstilling<\/strong> [OOTHstilling] (exhibition) is called \u2026 Sculptures by the Sea<\/em> (in English!)<\/p>\n

This year a k\u00e6mpe<\/strong> [KEM-beh] (giant) must have lent a helping hand, for a lot of the sculptures are really store<\/strong> (big, in the plural!) Long t\u00f8rresnore <\/strong>(clothes-lines, literally \u201ddrying-strings\u201d) catch the sun i alle regnbuens farver<\/strong> (in all the colours of the rainbow). In the ocean a giant flaske<\/strong>\u00a0(bottle) is anchored. It has a giant brev<\/strong> [bre\u1d52\u1d52] (letter) inside, with a message in Danish (yay!) which you can read if you come to \u00c5rhus and go for a sv\u00f8mmetur<\/strong> (swim). The Danish word for \u201dbottle message\u201d is flaskepost<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

In case you\u2019d like a hut full of spejle<\/strong> [SPILE-eh] (mirrors), an electronic wind organ that makes your private trees play music, or a crumbling ler<\/strong> (clay) sculpture of two lovers, kunstv\u00e6rkerne<\/strong> (the works of art) are til salg<\/strong> (for sale). Priserne<\/strong> (the prices), however, are quite steep\u2026 Kunstnerne<\/strong> (the artists) come from countries like Kina<\/strong> (China), Danmark<\/strong> and Australien<\/strong> [aooSTRAHly-uhn].<\/p>\n

The first Sculpture by the Sea<\/em> was shown in Sydney in 1997. In 2009, udstillingen<\/strong> (the exhibition) made its debut in Denmark. How did a piece of Australia find its way to Denmark? Well, the Danish kronprins<\/strong> (crown prince) Frederik is married to an Australian, kronprinsesse <\/strong>Mary\u2026<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a fun oplevelse<\/strong> (experience) to follow the beach with some friends and try to guess which crazy idea comes next. And in case you get tired, this year has a surprise: a small f\u00e6rge<\/strong> [FARE-weh] (ferry) that carries passengers from one end of the beach to the other.<\/p>\n

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Every second juni m\u00e5ned [YOONie MAWNeth] (month of June), a series of sculptures pops up along kysten (the coast) just south of \u00c5rhus midtby (the city centre of Aarhus). Tilskuere (spectators, literally \u201dto-lookers\u201d) of all ages walk through the strandsand (beach sand) in order to catch a glimpse of the latest state-of-the-art, mind-bogglingly original skulpturer…<\/p>\n

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