Tank cosy

I took this photo on the streets of Copenhagen and after some internet research it turns out the piece is the work of Danish artist Marianne Jørgensen. It was created after she requested that knitters from all over the world send her knitted pink squares. She then filmed the process of stitching these squares together over the top of a WW1 tank as an artistic criticism of the Danes involvement in Iraq. It's very striking I'm sure you'll agree and it's certainly generated a lot of interest.

Thanks especailly to flickr user gillicious who picked up on the picture first and posted it to boing boing. The end result of this has been that it is to be printed in the Australian craft magazine Yarn! Link here

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spacebunny says:

So dainty and adorable. If I had a tank I'd definitely get one of these, and invite little old ladies over for peace tea.
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

Michael Nagel says:

Awesome. This cozy is sheer genius; thanks for capturing and sharing it.
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

yoshiboshi says:

Pink certainly is becoming...
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

edscoble says:

did you know that there's a pink tank in London as well?

www.flickr.com/photos/davesag/4088101/
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

rach! says:

the dangling pompom is perfect.
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

lordxopl says:

That is spectacular.
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

ihavenothingprofoundtosay says:

Nice colour scheme. . . they should paint more tanks like that!
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

themadcanudist says:

Hot damn.
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

helicomatique says:

Whose tank is that?
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

Archer's Eye says:

Oh! I hope you will consider adding this to our pool:
www.flickr.com/groups/visual_valentine/
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

Micheo says:

:-)
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

peskymac says:

By far, the best use of a cozy ever!
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

Extreme Craft says:

Extreme!
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

mdeb50 says:

Watch who you're calling "old ladies"! We have 16 year olds knitting now! Cool blanket but not one I'd invest my time in! deb
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

Bradley Allen says:

Thank you. This made my morning.
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

ZoomZoomZoomaZoom says:

quite a feat that...lol
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

hjw3001 says:

Wow, very cool!
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

pippikneesocks says:

wonderful!! and beautiful!
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

Archer's Eye says:

Thanks for posting it to the VV Pool :) I saw it on front page Explore... you rock!
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

Jessikate says:

That's wonderful! Thanks for sharing the picture!
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

honeybeararmy says:

OH WOW! favourited!
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

Grant Neufeld says:

Are there any contacts or a website for the group that put this together? I'd like to hook them up with the Revolutionary Knitting Circle.
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

mms says:

Wow, thanks for all the great comments. Can't believe so many people have come to see my photo :-)
Have just done a bit of googling with the help of a Danish dictionary and it seems as though the tank is the work of a Danish artist called Marianne Jørgensen. More photos of the tank can be found on a site here and it's also mentioned in English on this gallery website
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

juverna says:

The link to your photo is making the rounds on LiveJournal and, I'm sure, lots of other places as well. Kudos!
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

cardoso says:

ahahha great photo, tanks for the laugh.
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

gillicious says:

Hey mms, I was the one who submitted this photo to BoingBoing, which is probably mostly to blame for all this attention!
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

mmeiser2 says:

Way to go gillicious. Like there's enough pink knitted tank cozies and peace to go around for everyone.

Seriously though, that's one of the most impresive and transformative statements for peace I've seen. Not that you know, what I've seen means anything to anyone except me... but I can't very well claim as to what other people think, but damn. I think that's the most brilliant thing I've seen on flickr evar.
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

aliyam [deleted] says:

Awesome!
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

ScaryLily says:

Wonderful!!!!
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

pftburger says:

we need more of these! orgonise an air drop on a military base :P
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

unclek says:

COOL BEANS

It makes it seem harmless
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

Nicky Perryman says:

stunning !! great pic!
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

Aaron G Stock says:

Plus, Chris Baldwin, in his online comic strip Little Dee, wrote a series involving a tank cozy, I think, on pure whim:

http://littledee.net/archive/20060306.html
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

spinderella says:

My cat would love this..
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

tuatha242 says:

Very cool.I definately need one for my tank:)
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

thedrymock says:

Crazy! Very awesome.
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

Twitchietai says:

Wow! That's pretty cool
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

mlj (away for a long long time) [deleted] says:

The tank of peace!
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

Lumpen, Version, Public Media Institute photo arch says:

who made that cosy?
can you let me know what artist or group did it?
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

FlungingPictures says:

Those Danes, always causing troubles out of proportion to their population [of 5 million.] :-)
*****
I believe in giving people the recognition they're due.

Why not put this bit:
"the tank is the work of a Danish artist called Marianne Jørgensen" and the link as YOUR comment under the foto... I think people would appreciate that.
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

mms says:

I believe in recognition where it's due too which is why I went to the trouble of finding out who was responsible for this and posted it above. You're right though it should be under the picture rather than stuck in the middle of everyone's comments. I'll rectify that now.
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

[ CK ] says:

This is truly wonderful... pink has a way of making everything happier :)))
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

dogseat says:

awesome
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

Judy Scott says:

awesome work fab colours, Jx
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

Marie C. Cudraz says:

Great pics !
Thanks to gave me the occasion to discover this danich artist !
Fantastic !
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

Lucylocket2 says:

Wow that is amazing - love the varying pink colours!
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

j0529 says:

In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Yahoo! will donate $1 to Susan G. Komen for the Cure, for each pink photo added to this Group from October 1-31, 2007 up to $50,000! This donation will be used to fund breast cancer research, education, screening and treatment programs.

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Pick your Pink. Play Your Part. End Breast Cancer.
Posted 25 months ago. ( permalink )

Massilianana says:

Wonderful ! I love the pompom !
Posted 24 months ago. ( permalink )

WildCat Designs says:

:D a little pink square I knitted is in there...somewhere!
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

srmalloy says:

It actually looks like a WWII M24 Chaffee light tank; that type of suspension and the style of the tracks were not developed until after WWI. This image, in particular, is in almost the same relative position as in the photo above, so you can compare running gear and silhouette.
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

Sir Strong Bad says:

the tassle-ball thing on the end of the barrel is such a perfect top-off... thats just brilliant..
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

jeepsnjugs says:

Hello Kitty, Death Metal edition.
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

kittypinkstars says:

This is so amazing!! I love it!

You've been memed! I used your photo in a meme over at the My Meme group and invite you to become a member.
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

johnobrow says:

Malloy's right. Defs not WWI.
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

Fotero says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Arqueología Militar, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Posted 5 weeks ago. ( permalink )

FlungingPictures says:

Thinking about it, are you sure that's a WW I tank?
Looks to me it's a small WW II tank.
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www.marianneart.dk/
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"A combat tank which was used in World War II was the setting for this work of art. As a protest against the Danish (USA's, UK's) involvement in the war in Iraq the tank was covered from the canon to the caterpillar tracks with knitted and crocheted squares made with pink yarn"
Just missing another "I"
Posted 5 weeks ago. ( permalink )

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