John
06-15-2009, 03:59 PM
Swedish art project caused a bomb scare when people mistook carrot 'explosives' for the real thing.
Artist Conny Blom taped bunches of carrots together with black tape and attached blue and red wires and a clock to them, reports the BBC.
His art stunt, which he entitled The Bunny Project: Bombs, was staged at 15 locations around the southern city of Orebro.
Police received worried calls from members of the public who thought they were real bombs. Mr Blom was forced to remove his art - and may face charges.
The carrot bombs had been placed around the city at the request of a local art gallery, as part of an open-air arts festival.
They had only been in place for an hour before police received their first call.
"We received a call from a person who said they saw two real bombs placed outside the public library," said Ronny Hoerman from the Orebro police force.
"It was hard to tell if they were real or not. We find this inappropriate."
Mr Blom insisted the project was harmless: "After all, it is just carrots with an alarm clock and nothing else... this is just a caricature of a bomb," he said.
Artist Conny Blom taped bunches of carrots together with black tape and attached blue and red wires and a clock to them, reports the BBC.
His art stunt, which he entitled The Bunny Project: Bombs, was staged at 15 locations around the southern city of Orebro.
Police received worried calls from members of the public who thought they were real bombs. Mr Blom was forced to remove his art - and may face charges.
The carrot bombs had been placed around the city at the request of a local art gallery, as part of an open-air arts festival.
They had only been in place for an hour before police received their first call.
"We received a call from a person who said they saw two real bombs placed outside the public library," said Ronny Hoerman from the Orebro police force.
"It was hard to tell if they were real or not. We find this inappropriate."
Mr Blom insisted the project was harmless: "After all, it is just carrots with an alarm clock and nothing else... this is just a caricature of a bomb," he said.