SNOW SCULPTING Hovden Snow and Ice Sculpture is an annual event in regi of Agder Art Centre: http://prosjekt.agderkunst.no/ The sculptures are up to 3m x3m x6m and are made from tightly packed snow cubes. Every sculpture is made by a team of three to five people working for a week with saws, shovels and rasps. The snow sculptures have a life span of about six weeks depending on the weather and it is estimated that 150 000 people view the snow sculptures every winter. Hovden 2009 (left page) Leading artist: Piet Siig. Participating as a beginner artist. Hovden 2010, (right page) Leading artist: Elisabeth Kristiensen. Participating as an intermediate artist.
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