Flashback Malmoe
A couple of years ago (well, it was in 2002 to be exact) a fierce HopArt jump was made one late evening in Octobers deep. In the Malmö channel the Minister performs his HopArt from a bridge and the regional media Kvällsposten was there to cover the event. It was all made in the context of the yearly local “Gallerinatten” (Gallery Night) where all galleries and art-institutions in Malmö are open all night. It’s an evening when everybody is out! The jump was made from the bridge closeby the Fire Department and I had called them in advance to have them as back-up. It was a high drop into cold waters. “Of course” they said. We’ll be there. Come jump-night the bridge was jam-packed with people, but no Fire Department and no rescue vessel… What is an artist to do? Postpone? I don’t think so. I trampled out on the rickety nailed together in a haste jump-tower as the crowd chanted “jump, jump, jump”. To make a long story short - I jumped. And here’s the pic from the paper the following day.
Image credit: Ministry of Art & Jump. Minister suspended in mid Malmoe-air under the Admirals Bridge. Note the tip of the jump-tower plank (to the right in the picture), also note the rose in the breast pocket. A little good-luck present from a lady in the audience. I needed that…
