I shot this in the King’s Gardens in Copenhagen. No plaque was present to clarify why this particular tree should be given the honor of being cast into a block of cement and put on four wheels; I assume it must be art but there was no other public sculpture in this park. Its talking to me but I have not a clue what its saying. Just the way art’s supposed to be, I guess. My web search was a failure, maybe someone out there can explain to us at SLAB the why, the who and the what.

Aesthetically they’re a bit difficult – though I generally do like the tough and functional look – and are even weirder to think about. What do these buildings say about how much people in Copenhagen value the safety and protection of their bikes? I mean, does a bicycle shed really need to have steel gates that open via electric motors that are key-activated?

The seriousness of these constructions can only be partially justified by the fact that they were full-up with bikes at noon on a weekday. Okay, the location’s not far from the central station … but really.

Hopefully we’ll be out securing the perimeter if the base gets hit.