Pøbel Lifts a Hero Aloft in Norway

Norwegian street artist Pøbel made a splash last spring with his stencil of a passionate couple kissing with their masks. That was early in our understanding of how the virus might be spread. Today we see his newest piece that lifts a front line medical worker aloft, or rather Minister of Health Bent Høie does. It is good to see that the importance of masking is more evident.

Here on this clean concrete wall alongside car traffic, Pøbel references an arched pose from the ballet (or the movie “Dirty Dancing”) that gives us all a reason to breathe, to exult the love of life, to dance again.

Pøbel. Stavanger, Norway. 02/2021 (photo © Tor Staale–Moen)
Pøbel. Stavanger, Norway. 02/2021 (photo © Tor Staale–Moen)
Pøbel. Stavanger, Norway. 02/2021 (photo © Tor Staale–Moen)
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