Sculpture "Cheval de frise"

"Cheval de frise" is a series of sculptures by Dag Skedsmo, which were given as a gift to the city of Kongsvinger from Hedmark kunstfond. The sculptures were erected in 2022 along the Glomma river.
- Cheval di frise were a defence weapon used from the Middle Ages until the 19th century. In World Wars I and II, they reappeared as large steel structures.
- Kongsvinger Fortress has never been besieged or been in direct combat. The Swedes came here twice on this side of the Glomma, and both times they were fired on from the fortress and retreated. So this sculpture could just as easily be called "here, but no further"," says Dag Skedsmo.
Dag Skedsmo is a Norwegian painter and graphic artist. He works with geometric shapes in painting and screen printing, among other things. He has continued the hard edge tradition from the art of the 1960s, and has also been interested in optical phenomena. His compositions are executed with precision in cold, often blue and steel grey colours with hints of red.
Read more about Dag Skedsmo here
Source: Visit Øst-Norge
Sculpture "Cheval de frise"