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The Human Condition in Oslo

Some people have been asking what the heck this is all about. This is part of a substantial installation at Frogner Park in Oslo by Gustav Vigeland. The sculptures are in granite and bronze. They were completed in the 1940s but took decades to make. The installation’s centerpiece is called the Monolith. Adrian has many times dreamt of climbing the monolith - as have many others - fortunately or unfortunately there’s an unclimbable part at the bottom ie. you’d need a ladder to get to the main part with all the people piled on top of each other.

Anyway the sculpture with the dude with babies is called “Man jager fire genier”. The direct translation would be “Man hunts four geniuses” but I think it’s more like “Man tries to shake off 4 evil spirits” . Why Vigeland chose to represent evil spirits through babies is not entirely clear.

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The only picture Adrian took in NYC when he went to get his passport. He took it to remember where he parked the car...

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We were thinking to go to this great place but we put it on hold not just because of the shameful way they treat their cuddly national treasures.

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Here’s the kids in the good old days of staying put in Phoenixville

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What is missing is the cheesecake - which was actually the best of all - and I got to take the rest of it home with me!