What happens when one removes the small milk carton from the meeting room, enlarges it approximately 25 times, and produces it in stainless steel? With the work Frontier, this is precisely the question Oskar Kaliander allows to materialise. Through this striking intervention in the landscape, the milk cartons are transformed in both scale and expression, evoking associations with other significant landscape interventions. The once-familiar objects now take on the appearance of coastal defence structures or anti-tank obstacles – the so-called “dragon’s teeth.” Frontier is, at its core, a materialisation of overlapping meanings and expressions, reminding us of the inextricable interconnections between agriculture, war, politics, and climate catastrophe in an era marked by conflict, genocide, and environmental collapse. These conditions call for both urgent action and a nuanced understanding of the complex consequences facing children, adults, and the planet alike.
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Hvad sker der, når man tager den lille mælkebrik ud af mødelokalet, forstørrer den ca. 25 gange og producerer den i rustfrit stål? Med værket Frontier er det netop det spørgsmål, Oskar Kaliander lader materialisere. Med sin markante intervention i terrænet forvandler mælkebrikkerne sit udtryk og minder os om andre markante interventioner i landskab og terræn; mælkebrikkerne tager nu form som kystsikringselementer eller kampvognsforhindringer, de såkaldte “dragetænder”. Frontier er i sin essens en materialisering af forskellige overlap af betydninger og udtryk og minder os om, hvordan eksempelvis landbrug, krig, politik og klimakatastrofe hænger uløseligt sammen i en tid, hvor krig, folkemord og klimaforandringer kalder på handling og forståelse af de komplekse konsekvenser for børn, voksne og planet.
Material
Stainless steel
Location
Alive Festival, Thisted, DK (2024)
Kunsthal Thy, Hurup Thy, DK (2024-2025)
Thank you
Anne og Sara · Skal Contemporary (curators)
Alive Festival (client)
Kunsthal Thy (client)
Troels Mikkelsen · Hesselaa Smedje (blacksmith)
