OP skolan (2006)
OP skolan (2006)
Public art by Love and Devotion (Ingrid Eriksson, Carina Gunnars, Karin Johnson, Anna Kindgren)
Location: OP skolan- Örebro
Team: Anders Johansson, Erik Wingquist
In 2006, the artist group Love and Devotion (Eriksson, Gunnars, Johnson, and Kindgren) transformed the Olaus Petri schoolyard in Örebro. Rather than providing traditional ornamentation, the artists treated the yard as a social situation, engaging in a deep dialogue with students, teachers, and residents to redefine what a schoolyard could be.
Produced in collaboration with Statens konstråd, Örebro Municipality and Testbedstudio, the project utilized a playful economy to maximize a limited budget. Key features included large wooden decks for gathering, a boulevard with a boule court that replaced high fences to invite the local community in, and a "mini art gallery"a concrete cube embedded in a hill of recycled soil that functions as both an exhibition space and a stage.