LAST BITS FROM AARHUS

Somehow I like these two together.

On to Copenhagen next!

THE COFFEE SHOP AT THE LIGHTNING FACTORY

We had coffee at an interesting outfit called the LYNfabrikken, which literally means the Lightning Factory in Danish.

It was so filled with creatives and their Macs (and only Macs) that I had this irresistible urge to want to pull out a Vaio and see what happens (it was a lucky thing I had no laptop with me), but it was a really nice place to hang out on a sunny Aarhus afternoon.

FROM THE OLD TO THE NOT SO NEW

Random bits from Den Gamle By, moving from the old to the not-so-new.

I think there was a lot more taste and sense in packaging in the old days.

The home of Miss Sneum, the headmistress who donated her home in its entirety to the museum.

Another version. The 70s nuclear family.

All that furniture from the mid century era. Beautiful designs from so long ago, yet so relevant today.

A 70s commune, kids from well-to-do middle class families who wanted to be anything but middle-class. Cool factor determined by how well you could quote Marx. The re-creation was so well done, I half expected the occupants to come back anytime and find me on their sofa.

All the while I was shooting the rooms I was thinking, gosh, it must be so fun to work for the FVF.

AARHUS

From top: 

Walking, looking, admiring. I'm not sure why, but I might have loved the vibe in Aarhus a wee bit more than Copenhagen.

Dinner in the blue hour at Kirsten & Peder's. We had takeaways from our favourite cafe again, this time in the garden. 

Saying our thank yous to the most wonderful hosts. It was so interesting talking to them about languages, cultures and different way of seeing things that we unconsciously chatted late into the night on the last day. We learnt so much about Denmark from them.

I COULD EAT HERE EVERY SINGLE DAY

And for the two days we were in Aarhus, we did.

The crowd never stopped coming.

@Oli Nico

ONE GOOD LOOKING MUSEUM

Oh Denmark, you and your good looking museums. This one was all beautiful lines and pure technicolor madness.

Besides your rainbow panorama by Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson, the second most interesting exhibit had to be Boy. I had seen Ron Mueck's work on the internet before but his oversized human forms were definitely made to be seen in person. To be honest it was so realistic (you have to see up-close the amazing graduations of pink, yellow, lines and veins just like real skin), it was a little disturbing, but what an eye-opener.

@ARoS Aarhus Kunstmuseum Art Museum