Sit Down! Mimersgade, Copenhagen

Gallery

One of Jeppe Hein's modified benches, created as part of the Sit Down! project in Mimersgade, Copenhagen. Photo: Kaare Smith.
Superflex's controversial neon sign 'Mjolnerparken' erected directly opposite the residential area of that name. Part of the Sit Down! Project in Mimersgade, Copenhagen 2006. Photo: Kaare Smith.
The artist Kenneth A Balfelt initiated a collaborative project to transform the tired facade of Cafe Heimdal, bringing together divided communities. Part of the Sit Down! Project in Mimersgade, Copenhagen 2006. Photo: Kaare Smith.
J & K's Babylon Shuttle Bus on the move. Part of the Sit Down! Project in Mimersgade, Copenhagen 2006. Photo: Kaare Smith.
Children interact with Parfyme's temporary hilly landscape, Bakkeland, created as part of the Sit Down! project in Mimersgade, Copenhagen 2006. Photo: Kaare Smith.
The football pitch and flag at Bakkeland, created as part of the Sit Down! project in Mimersgade, Copenhagen 2006. Photo: Kaare Smith.
One of Jeppe Hein's modified benches, created as part of the Sit Down! project in Mimersgade, Copenhagen 2006. Photo: Kaare Smith.
Mimersgade, Copenhagen, is a multicultural working class district undergoing extensive neighbourhood renewal between 2004 and 2010. Photo: Kaare Smith.
One of Jeppe Hein's modified benches, created as part of the Sit Down! project in Mimersgade, Copenhagen. Photo: Kaare Smith.

One of Jeppe Hein's modified benches, created as part of the Sit Down! project in Mimersgade, Copenhagen. Photo: Kaare Smith.

Superflex's controversial neon sign 'Mjolnerparken' erected directly opposite the residential area of that name. Part of the Sit Down! Project in Mimersgade, Copenhagen 2006. Photo: Kaare Smith.

Superflex's controversial neon sign 'Mjolnerparken' erected directly opposite the residential area of that name. Part of the Sit Down! Project in Mimersgade, Copenhagen 2006. Photo: Kaare Smith.

The artist Kenneth A Balfelt initiated a collaborative project to transform the tired facade of Cafe Heimdal, bringing together divided communities. Part of the Sit Down! Project in Mimersgade, Copenhagen 2006. Photo: Kaare Smith.

The artist Kenneth A Balfelt initiated a collaborative project to transform the tired facade of Cafe Heimdal, bringing together divided communities. Part of the Sit Down! Project in Mimersgade, Copenhagen 2006. Photo: Kaare Smith.

J & K's Babylon Shuttle Bus on the move. Part of the Sit Down! Project in Mimersgade, Copenhagen 2006. Photo: Kaare Smith.

J & K's Babylon Shuttle Bus on the move. Part of the Sit Down! Project in Mimersgade, Copenhagen 2006. Photo: Kaare Smith.

Children interact with Parfyme's temporary hilly landscape, Bakkeland, created as part of the Sit Down! project in Mimersgade, Copenhagen 2006. Photo: Kaare Smith.

Children interact with Parfyme's temporary hilly landscape, Bakkeland, created as part of the Sit Down! project in Mimersgade, Copenhagen 2006. Photo: Kaare Smith.

The football pitch and flag at Bakkeland, created as part of the Sit Down! project in Mimersgade, Copenhagen 2006. Photo: Kaare Smith.

The football pitch and flag at Bakkeland, created as part of the Sit Down! project in Mimersgade, Copenhagen 2006. Photo: Kaare Smith.

One of Jeppe Hein's modified benches, created as part of the Sit Down! project in Mimersgade, Copenhagen 2006. Photo: Kaare Smith.

One of Jeppe Hein's modified benches, created as part of the Sit Down! project in Mimersgade, Copenhagen 2006. Photo: Kaare Smith.

Mimersgade, Copenhagen, is a multicultural working class district undergoing extensive neighbourhood renewal between 2004 and 2010. Photo: Kaare Smith.

Mimersgade, Copenhagen, is a multicultural working class district undergoing extensive neighbourhood renewal between 2004 and 2010. Photo: Kaare Smith.