Köbberling & Kaltwasser: The Games Are Open – Day 14

Wheatboard Bulldozer Taking Shape with Downtown Vancouver and False Creek in the Background

Day 14 and the wheatboard bulldozer front treads have been freed from their scaffolding. Downtown Vancouver and False Creek are visible in the background.

Köbberling & Kaltwasser: The Games Are Open – Day 13

July 28, 2010
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Day 13 was another sunny summer day. The crews worked hard and tangible progress was made on the eastern treads (thanks to Desmond, Chelsea and Tom) as well as on wheel construction (thanks to Sarah, Shuai and Neudis). In this photo wheatboard and soil are visible from the top of the bulldozer with Hinge Park, [...]

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Köbberling & Kaltwasser: The Games Are Open – Day 10

July 23, 2010
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Two weeks into the project and the sculptural form is starting to take shape.

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Köbberling & Kaltwasser: The Games Are Open – Raw Materials

July 13, 2010
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What does it take to make public art? Köbberling & Kaltwasser are using recycled wheatboard from Millennium’s Olympic Village, land belonging to the City of Vancouver, soil and manpower in the form of Emily Carr students to build a giant sculpture next to the Seawall, Hinge Park and Habitat Island.

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Köbberling & Kaltwasser: The Games Are Open – Press Release

July 13, 2010
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Folke Köbberling and Martin Kaltwasser Summer 2010 As South East False Creek begins its new life as Canada’s largest ‘green’ housing development, artist team Köbberling & Kaltwasser are working with materials recycled from the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Athletes’ Village to create a situation of exchange and cooperation. On this interim land, which [...]

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