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If you walk down Enghavevej in Copenhagen, you’ll soon be greeted by a 17-meter-long ship in the median.

Copenhagen is set to unveil a stunning new sculpture by a renowned Danish artist

Danish artist Tove Storch has created a 17-meter-long ship that appears to be floating but would sink like a stone if placed in water. Foto: Jan Søndergaard
Danish artist Tove Storch has created a 17-meter-long ship that appears to be floating but would sink like a stone if placed in water. Foto: Jan Søndergaard

Starting next weekend, passersby near the Vesterbro fire station on Enghavevej in Copenhagen will witness an impossibility revealed in the median between residential buildings on one side and the railway on the other.

A 17-meter-long red ship, created by artist Tove Storch, will fill the urban space with her signature duality.

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