Culture

H a m a r O l y m p i c H a l l – s c u l p t u r e
a n d f o u n t a i n s
In front of the parking entrance to Hamar Olympic Hall, the
artist Carl Nesjar has built an eight-metre-high water and ice
fountain that will set its mark on the area around the hall both
summer and winter.
E x h i b i t i o n S q u a r e – w a l l p a i n t i n g
The wall painting “Open” is the name of the large painting
that the artist Laila Nilsen has set up on the wall at the
Exhibition Square at Hamar. The work is one of several
projects supported by the Development Fund, a joint
programme between LOOC and Hedmark and Oppland
county municipalities.
A r r i v a l ma r k e r s
Three stone landmarks symbolize the arrival to the Olympic
Region. The markers are located in Stange, Gjøvik and
Ringebu. The landmarks are the work of artist Kåre Groven.
sculpture is made of stainless steel, and Bjørlo has worked
together with the Centre for Industrial Research on the
construction of the complex geometric structure.
K v i t f j e l l S t a r t H o u s e
The Start House at the Olympic Alpine Centre, Kvitfjell (north
of Lillehammer) was also given an artistic decoration. The
architect Einar Hagem has given the roof of the start house a
special design in the shape of the tip of a ski.
H a m a r O l y m p i c A m p h i t h e a t r e – s t o n e r e l i e f
The sculptor and painter Inger Sitter has obtained materials
from Italy for the stone frieze that is situated in the passageway
connecting two halls at the Hamar Olympic Amphitheatre.
The frieze is 32 metres long and is made of white marble,
slate-like grey carduso from Italy and grey granite from
western Norway.