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Polish Artist Covers A 100-Year-Old House In Finland With Pink Crochet

Polish sculptor and performance/street artist Agata Oleksiak, professionally known as Olek or Crocheted Olek, is already known for her crochet street art and crocheted locomotive here on Bored Panda. Although crocheting might seem like an old fashioned technique, Olek uses it to express everyday occurrences, inspirations and hopes, often masking political and cultural problems.

This time is not an exception. With the help of Syrian and Ukrainian women, most of whom are refugees, Olek covered an entire two-story house in vibrant pink crochet. The 100-year-old house that stands in Kerava, Finland was bombed during the Winter War in 1939-1940 and has now become a bright message of hope. “The pink house, our pink house is a symbol of a bright future filled with hope; is a symbol (of) us coming together as a community,” said the artist on her Instagram.

More info: oleknyc.com | Instagram

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Yvonne Bernal 8 years ago

That is some TALENTED crochet work. There was A LOT of hard work put into this installation. I believe their message of "hope" was displayed proudly.

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Vera Rehman (Post author) 8 years ago

Yvonne, thanks for the kind words. Besides"hope" there is another beautiful statement shared by the artist on her Instagram account, "women can build houses, women can make homes". safe_image...759a49.jpg

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Noemi Perosillo 8 years ago

another good reason for go to Finland !

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Mitzy 8 years ago

What is the point?

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Mary Tonningsen 8 years ago

In the article it says: “The pink house, our pink house is a symbol of a bright future filled with hope; is a symbol (of) us coming together as a community,” said the artist on her Instagram. That sounds good to me!

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Cassie 8 years ago

That house looks cozy.

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Tracy Moorhead 8 years ago

It's so pretty!!

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Joel Ei 8 years ago

Way cool, unusual, weird, unique, I love it! :)

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Lydia Halliday 8 years ago

That is amazing. Very hard work was put into this!!

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Vera Rehman (Post author) 8 years ago

To all the guys who well perceived the message of HOPE shared by the artist, here is another beautiful statement for you all, "women can build houses, women can make homes". Cheers ! safe_image...ae0646.jpg

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César Miguel 8 years ago

Wow

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bubamara 8 years ago

Love it! I wish our country house to be crocketed inside out for a cause....so, Iam not alone then :-)

2points

Mary Tonningsen 8 years ago

I love this! And this artist - so creative and thoughtful in what she does. Great work, again, Agata Oleksiak! :)

2points

Canada Girl 7 years ago

The vibrant pink is splendid. Also, the artist looks like a Ghostbuster in the final picture.

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Kasia Polkowska 7 years ago

Oh My! That is incredible. I would love to see this in person. So much fun pattern and line work.

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szatan667 8 years ago

So gay crotchet work.......

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over opinionated 8 years ago

I'm a certain that I could never do that and I crochet daily. You are an inspiration and a gift to the crochet world and the real world combined. You are my new favorite crochet artist you are incredible

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over opinionated 8 years ago

P.s.what hook size did you use and how much yarn I'm very curious

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Amanda Panda 8 years ago

That's pepto Bismol, pink! What happens when it rains, or a bunch of birds decide to drop a couple gifts from the sky?

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Vera Rehman (Post author) 8 years ago

leaving these "ifs & buts", look at this for a while again, ... cheers !

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Aiden Derouen 8 years ago

This is making me think when i go to bed tonight i will wake up with a pink house with hundreds of strangers crawling on my window..

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Emilia Zhe Awesome 8 years ago

OK IS THERE ANYONE WHO THOUGHT OF APH POLAND?

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Pi... 8 years ago

I love her modern day ghost buster with a crochet patch on the sleeve look! Armed with yarn and a crochet hook! Awesome!

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Hans 8 years ago

Looks interesting, but will not my opninion such quite a lot of art is quite weird. If anyone would be doing this without it declaring art he would be praised for his talent but taken to a mental asylum still.

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Julia Howe 8 years ago

looks like a vfx artist dropped a 3D model in the scenery and forgot to adjust the texture map! very trippy!

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Yvonne Bernal 8 years ago

That is some TALENTED crochet work. There was A LOT of hard work put into this installation. I believe their message of "hope" was displayed proudly.

10points

Vera Rehman (Post author) 8 years ago

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Noemi Perosillo 8 years ago

another good reason for go to Finland !

5points

Mitzy 8 years ago

What is the point?

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Mary Tonningsen 8 years ago

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Cassie 8 years ago

That house looks cozy.

2points

Tracy Moorhead 8 years ago

It's so pretty!!

2points

Joel Ei 8 years ago

Way cool, unusual, weird, unique, I love it! :)

2points

Lydia Halliday 8 years ago

That is amazing. Very hard work was put into this!!

2points

Vera Rehman (Post author) 8 years ago

2points

César Miguel 8 years ago

Wow

2points

bubamara 8 years ago

Love it! I wish our country house to be crocketed inside out for a cause....so, Iam not alone then :-)

2points

Mary Tonningsen 8 years ago

I love this! And this artist - so creative and thoughtful in what she does. Great work, again, Agata Oleksiak! :)

2points

Canada Girl 7 years ago

The vibrant pink is splendid. Also, the artist looks like a Ghostbuster in the final picture.

1point

Kasia Polkowska 7 years ago

Oh My! That is incredible. I would love to see this in person. So much fun pattern and line work.

1point

szatan667 8 years ago

So gay crotchet work.......

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over opinionated 8 years ago

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over opinionated 8 years ago

P.s.what hook size did you use and how much yarn I'm very curious

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Amanda Panda 8 years ago

That's pepto Bismol, pink! What happens when it rains, or a bunch of birds decide to drop a couple gifts from the sky?

1point

Vera Rehman (Post author) 8 years ago

leaving these "ifs & buts", look at this for a while again, ... cheers !

2points

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Aiden Derouen 8 years ago

This is making me think when i go to bed tonight i will wake up with a pink house with hundreds of strangers crawling on my window..

0points

Emilia Zhe Awesome 8 years ago

OK IS THERE ANYONE WHO THOUGHT OF APH POLAND?

0points

Pi... 8 years ago

I love her modern day ghost buster with a crochet patch on the sleeve look! Armed with yarn and a crochet hook! Awesome!

0points

Hans 8 years ago

-1point

Julia Howe 8 years ago

looks like a vfx artist dropped a 3D model in the scenery and forgot to adjust the texture map! very trippy!

-3points

Polish Artist Covers A 100-Year-Old House In Finland With Pink Crochet

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