Design project in aid of the Pakistan earthquake victims
Monday 9 January sees the unveiling of the sculpture “Hjerterum” (Sympathy) created by Kühl+co’s designer Jonna Clæsøe.
The sculpture, which is in aid of the victims of the Pakistan earthquake, will be the subject of a prize-winning draw among contributors to the nationwide collection organised in the wake of the disaster (see www.pakistansofre.dk). The draw will be broadcast live on Radio P4 Copenhagen.
Jonna Clæsøe says about the design project: “Light and warmth are the key elements. I have tried to thematise the humanity and the solidarity that we have seen manifested across national frontiers following the disasters in Asia and Pakistan.”
The sculpture has been created from a perspex sheet that has hung in the studio of Radio P4 Copenhagen since the Asian tsunami in December 2004, and on which well-known studio guests have inscribed their thoughts about the tidal wave and its consequences.
The sheet was originally intended to have been sold in aid of the Asian tsunami victims. After the earthquake of last October, however, the Danish Broadcasting Corporation now feels the money will bring even greater benefit in Pakistan.
