
{"id":8737,"date":"2014-07-28T08:11:56","date_gmt":"2014-07-28T06:11:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/?p=8737\/"},"modified":"2017-01-20T23:02:38","modified_gmt":"2017-01-20T23:02:38","slug":"noergaards-work-of-art-falling-apart-again-now-held-together-with-duct-tape","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/noergaards-work-of-art-falling-apart-again-now-held-together-with-duct-tape\/","title":{"rendered":"N\u00f8rgaard&#8217;s work of art falling apart again &#8211; now held together with duct tape"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The saga over the disrepair of an expensive ground mural at the Faculty of Science at the University of Copenhagen looks to continue.  Low-cost &#8216;fake&#8217; copper repairs in 2013 are disintegrating and are now held together by duct tape.<\/p>\n<p>In 2008  the former Faculty of Life Sciences, now the Faculty of Science, was decorated with a 10x33m granite, copper and steel ground mural. The work of art, named &#8216;Biologisk mangfoldinghed&#8217; (Biological Diversity), was made by one of Denmark\u2019s most notable artists Bj\u00f8rn N\u00f8rgaard.<\/p>\n<p>By 2011 however, thieves had stolen the metal parts of the work, leaving the work of art as you can <a href=\"http:\/\/universitypost.dk\/article\/artist-demands-dkk-million-repair-job\" target=\"_blank\">see here.<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Restoration needs &#8230; a restoration<\/h2>\n<p>The artist was not happy about it, and the Faculty of Science adopted in the beginning of 2013 a low-cost repair and thief proof  strategy: Instead of replacing the stolen metal parts, they introduce new copper-colouring materials to prevent them from being stolen again <a href=\"http:\/\/universitypost.dk\/article\/repair-job-begins-bjorn-norgaards-ground-mural-0\" target=\"_blank\"> and reduce restoration costs.<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>However the budget-friendly solution, though innovative, has apparently not solved the problem. The new materials have not survived the winter and the mural is damaged again as it can be seen above. <\/p>\n<p>The temporary solution to the damages has been home made: The broken parts of the work of art have been stuck together with duct tape. <\/p>\n<p>Hopefully a more long lasting solution will be found before the next winter arrives. The University Post has not yet been able to get a comment from the Faculty of Science campus building affairs administrators.<\/p>\n<p>See artist <a href=\"http:\/\/universitypost.dk\/article\/artist-bjorn-norgaard-state-ground-mural-awful\" target=\"_blank\">Bj\u00f8rn N\u00f8rgaard&#8217;s reaction to the broken restoration of the restoration here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>universitypost@adm.ku.dk <\/p>\n<p><em>Like us on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UniversityPost\" target=\"_blank\"> Facebook <\/a> for features, guides and tips on upcoming events. 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Low-cost &#8216;fake&#8217; copper repairs in 2013 are disintegrating and are now held together by duct tape.<\/p>\n<p>In 2008  the former Faculty of Life Sciences, now the Faculty of Science, was decorated with a 10x33m granite, copper and steel ground mural. The work of art, named &#8216;Biologisk mangfoldinghed&#8217; (Biological Diversity), was made by one of Denmark\u2019s most notable artists Bj\u00f8rn N\u00f8rgaard.<\/p>\n<p>By 2011 however, thieves had stolen the metal parts of the work, leaving the work of art as you can <a href=\"http:\/\/universitypost.dk\/article\/artist-demands-dkk-million-repair-job\" target=\"_blank\">see here.<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Restoration needs &#8230; a restoration<\/h2>\n<p>The artist was not happy about it, and the Faculty of Science adopted in the beginning of 2013 a low-cost repair and thief proof  strategy: Instead of replacing the stolen metal parts, they introduce new copper-colouring materials to prevent them from being stolen again <a href=\"http:\/\/universitypost.dk\/article\/repair-job-begins-bjorn-norgaards-ground-mural-0\" target=\"_blank\"> and reduce restoration costs.<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>However the budget-friendly solution, though innovative, has apparently not solved the problem. The new materials have not survived the winter and the mural is damaged again as it can be seen above. <\/p>\n<p>The temporary solution to the damages has been home made: The broken parts of the work of art have been stuck together with duct tape. <\/p>\n<p>Hopefully a more long lasting solution will be found before the next winter arrives. The University Post has not yet been able to get a comment from the Faculty of Science campus building affairs administrators.<\/p>\n<p>See artist <a href=\"http:\/\/universitypost.dk\/article\/artist-bjorn-norgaard-state-ground-mural-awful\" target=\"_blank\">Bj\u00f8rn N\u00f8rgaard&#8217;s reaction to the broken restoration of the restoration here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>universitypost@adm.ku.dk <\/p>\n<p><em>Like us on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UniversityPost\" target=\"_blank\"> Facebook <\/a> for features, guides and tips on upcoming events. 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