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and VIP rooms during the Olympics. After the Games the entire collection will be given to Oppland Regional College in Lillehammer. The collection consists of artwork made by around 35 important modern artists. The works comment on various themes such as body, nature and communication – and The Olympic Games. The curator for the Olympia Collection, Åsmund Thorkildsen, gave the following justification for the establishment of the Olympia Collection: “Art penetrates to the core – behind the shiny side of the medal. Art cannot avoid being interested in how things fit together. With this impetus, the Olympic Collections’ function is a reminder that there is always something behind what we see, and that this is inseparable from what we see... Behind the victor’s brilliant smile is a person full of thoughts and emotions, and behind the success on the cross-country trail is a meticulous diet, stiff muscles, shortness of breath and aching backs”. T h e O l y m p i c F l a m e – M a i n F l a m e C a u l d r o n a n d R e l a y T o r c h The Main Flame Cauldron lighted at Lysgårdsbakkene during the Opening Ceremony on 12 February was designed by architect Henrik E. Nielsen (from the company Fram). The foundation leading up to the Flame Cauldron consisted of a mixture of glass and stone sculpted into a slanted plate structure. The plate symbolizes a compact iceberg cutting its way down into the rocky mound in front of the ski jumping arena. The architectural firm Paul J. Kahr designed the Relay Torch. It has been given the title “Peer”, after the Norwegian theatre character Peer Gynt. The Relay Torch is 1.5 metres high and weighs 1.2 kilos. Its shaft is made of wood, formed by oiled Norwegian birch, and thin sheets of pressure-moulded metal. L i l l e h a m m e r I n f o r m a t i o n C e n t r e At Mesna river near the Lillehammer Olympic Information Centre, Dag Birkeland has installed a “pothole”. The work is a bronze cast of a “pothole” located further up the river. The artist has also cast about 20 bronze “fins”. He has placed these on stones in the river so that they connect the artistic elements together with a larger area of the river. L i l l e h a m m e r C o u n t y H o s p i t a l – p a i n t i n g s The painter Jan Egge has decorated the lobby of the new polyclinic at Lillehammer County hospital. His three paintings “Byen” (the city), “Dalen” (the valley) and “Innsjøen” (the lake) are all descriptions of the countryside around Lillehammer.
B i r k e b e i n e r e n S k i S t a d i u m – F o u n d a t i o n s LOOC gave Jon Gundersen the following challenge: There are 400 metres of wooden walkways at the Birkebeineren Ski Stadium. Decorate them within the given budget. The artist chose to redesign the foundation to make 60 columns holding up the walkways. He based his design on traditional Norwegian construction techniques, which often let houses rest on stone supports, and constructed roundedoff metal foundations that cut down into solid rock. T h e O l y m p i c P a r k – H å k o n H a l l – S c u l p t u r e s The lighted sculpture between Kristin Hall and Håkon Hall was made by Liv Anne Lundberg and Kyrre Andersen. The foundation part of the 14-metre-high sculpture was made of Otta-slate. Over the foundation, there are two transparent columns, consisting of rustproof steel masts covered by teardrop shaped sheets of clear polycarbonate. In the Olympic Park, in front of the main entrance to Håkon Hall, Istvan Lisztes has placed his 175-centimeter-high sculpture “Mann med liten håndbevegelse (Man with restricted hand movement)”. The sculpture consists of three naked figures in bronze on a stone pedestal. L i l l e h a m m e r S k y s s t a s j o n – v a r i o u s d e c o r a t i o n s Jewellery artist Liv Blåvarp has contributed to this site. The wooden art symbolizes that the bus station is a place with speed and movement. People are on the move, travelling. Kristian Blystad has decorated the access ramp right across from the bus station. Espen Gangvik has made a sculpture he calls “Kenji”. The sculpture, which is made in stainless, lacquered steel has been placed at the new railway park in close proximity to the bus station. M a i h a u g e n , T h e S a n d v i g C o l l e c t i o n s – f l o o r d e c o ra t i o n The specially designed floor in the lobby, café and cloakroom at Maihaugen is the work of Søren Ubisch. I n t e r n a t i o n a l B r o a d c a s t i n g C e n t r e ( I B C ) – v a r i o u s d e c o r a t i o n s In the roundabout in front of the main entrance to the IBC, Paul Brandt’s 15-metre-high sculpture “Red Tower” has been placed. Dag Skedsmo has decorated the interior of the IBC with various metal reliefs. L O O C ’ s r e c e p t i o n – r e c e p t i o n a r e a The counter at LOOC’s main reception in Elvegata was made by Lillian Dahle. G j ø v i k O l y m p i c C a v e r n H a l l – e n t r a n c e p o r t a l Per Inge Bjørlo’s sculpture adorning the entrance to Gjøvik Olympic Cavern Hall is one of the largest of LOOC’s decoration projects. The
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