Life-boats - a sailing sculptural installation in concrete

Life-boats - a sailing sculptural installation in concrete

The three ships Life-boats is done by artist Marit Benthe Norheim direct social complicity, artistic exchange and incorporated music by composer Geir Johnson.

In the Life-boats app you will find information about each Life-boat, boat's current position and their genesis. The app also allows you to take your picture of the Life-boats and share it with other users in the app and on social media.

About Life-boats:

Life-boats three sculptures that are functional vessels and sailing cultural, seeking out their audience. They sail with a volunteer crew, environmentally friendly electric motors and artistic exchange in Denmark and out on European rivers and canals.

They represent a life cycle entitled: My ship is loaded with longing, with life and with memories.

Each ship has its own identity and narrative, as their outer appearances shape and their inner pages refers to. The audience can, in the cities where the sculpture ships call, to go on board and experience their inner installations.

The boats are flagships of European Culture Main Place Aarhus 2017.