I had lunch at Kvadrat today, and I was not alone.....

There were queues everywhere. Kvadrat is a shopping mall with 160 shops and of course several restaurants and cafes. On a rainy day they must do very well as it is enclosed!! It is actually situated just outside the border of Stavanger, but people from all the neighboring councils very often go to this area where a lot of big stores, like Ikea, Plantasjen (a huge gardening center) etc are located. A number of companies also have offices in this area which is expanding rapidly.

Enough about that.

What I want to show you is this sand sculpture which is inside the shopping mall. Amazing and artistic!

I have got some info. from Kvadrat: The sculpture was made by Daneel Foyer, and it took 5 days to make it.

It was made in week 27, and will probably be there until the schools start again in week 34.

It is nice to hear music in town! ;-)

This Dutch guy was one of several street musicians making a nice atmosphere just outside the Culture house today.

This is a piece of art that I don´t know anything about.

I have been passing the building so many times without actually seeing it before.

But since I now look at my city,- thinking about showing you what I see, I am aiming to finding out more. I might be wrong, but it does not look “typical Norwegian” does it?

In the meantime, you can guess what nationality the art has.

Late afternoon in Stavanger.

Early morning in Stavanger.

This is Elaine Davidson, who I met at the “Tattoo Convention”.

(See yesterdays link to her webpage.) She is the World Record Holder for Body Piercing, and those who met her will probably not forget her. She was very sociable, and probably the most photographed person at the convention.

Some of my friends have piercings, but none of them come anything like close to this Brazilian born woman, who is living in the UK.. She has more than 6000 piercings on her face and body.

Take a look at this colorful woman, who even sleeps without taking off the metal.

I really wonder what happens when she goes through the security gates at the airport??

For quite some time now I have been passing posters saying that the big “tattoo convention” will be taking place in Stavanger.
Well, it started this Friday and although tattoos are definitely not something that I would ever have done myself, today I decided to take a glimpse into this “new world”.

I have to admit that many of the tattoos I saw were very artistic. It obviously requires a talented and steady hand to create these masterpieces

Some people said that this event, was something they had been looking forward to for a long time, and to have some of the best international tattooists there tattooing people was brilliant!

In case anyone is wondering, no, I did not end up getting swept up in the event and getting a tattoo or piercing.

Trond Kjørkleiv, from "Leading Light Tattoo & Piercing Senter" in Sandnes is the tattooist.

Amazing work!

Check out their website. http://www.tattooconvention.no/