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Roundabout dog in the huge Vallarondellen roundabout (300m in diameter), in Linköping, Östergötland, Sweden

A roundabout dog (Template:Lang-sv, originally Östgötsk rondellhund) is a form of street installation, which began occurring during the autumn of 2006 in cities and towns all over Sweden. Anonymous people put out homemade dogs, typically made of wood (or sometimes plastic, metal and textile) in roundabouts. The phenomenon has been reported from all over Sweden and has also started occurring in other countries, such as Spain after it was being mentioned on Spanish television (PuntoDos).^[1] Swedish tabloid paper Expressen even placed one at Piccadilly Circus.^[2]

History

The roundabout dogs started appearing in Linköping, Östergötland (and were therefore originally called de östgötska rondellhundarna), after a concrete dog that was part of the official roundabout installation Cirkulation II (Template:Lang-en) by sculptor Stina Opitz had been vandalised and later removed. The original installation was a dog made of concrete,^[3] and Stina Opitz was to make a new version of it after the vandalisation,^[4] when suddenly someone had placed a homemade wooden dog ^[5] in the same roundabout. Soon the dog was given a concrete bone^[6] by another anonymous artist. After media had reported about the homemade sculpture, the roundabout dogs started appearing in more places around the country.

In August 2007 a drawing of prophet Muhammed as a Roundabout dog was made by Swedish artist Lars Vilks. The drawing caused a controversy in Sweden and several art galleries refused to display the sketches amid fears of angry reactions from Muslims.

On August 18 the Swedish local newspaper Nerikes Allehanda published one of the drawings to illustrate an editorial on self-censorship and freedom of religion. This decision to publish the drawing was later criticized by Pakistan and Iran and some muslims held demonstrations outside the newspaper's office to protest against the publication.^[7] On September 6 one actual roundabout dog created by Vilks and local children was set alight as an apparent threat, and the Swedish police were investigating several death threats from Muslims.^[8]

References

^ Ekstedt, Annika, Rondellhundar– nu i Spanska medier, retrieved 2007-09-04
^ Börjesson, Robert, Rondellhundens Londonrapport, retrieved 2007-09-04
^ Photograph, retrieved 2007-09-04
^ Photograph, retrieved 2007-09-04
^ Photograph, retrieved 2007-09-04
^ Photograph, retrieved 2007-09-04
^ Iran protests over Swedish Muhammad cartoon, retrieved 2007-09-04
^ http://www.thelocal.se/8420/20070907/

External links

[1] Ekstedt, Annika, Rondellhundar– nu i Spanska medier, retrieved 2007-09-04

[2] Börjesson, Robert, Rondellhundens Londonrapport, retrieved 2007-09-04

[3] Photograph, retrieved 2007-09-04

[4] Photograph, retrieved 2007-09-04

[5] Photograph, retrieved 2007-09-04

[6] Photograph, retrieved 2007-09-04

[7] Iran protests over Swedish Muhammad cartoon, retrieved 2007-09-04

[8] ttp://www.thelocal.se/8420/20070907/

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 ==History==
-The roundabout dogs started appearing in [[Linköping]], [[Östergötland]] (and were therefore originally called ''de östgötska rondellhundarna''), after the official roundabout installation ''Cirkulation II'' ({{lang-en|Circulation II}}) by sculptor [[Stina Opitz]] had been vandalised and later removed. The  original installation was a dog made of [[concrete]],<ref>{{Citation |last= |first= |title=Photograph |url=http://archive.corren.se/_internal/cimg!0/lqvbcsm41vjdol |accessdate=2007-09-04}}</ref> and Stina Opitz was to make a new version of it after the vandalisation,<ref>{{Citation |last= |first= |title=Photograph |url=http://archive.corren.se/_internal/cimg!0/lqvbcsm44do2yo |accessdate=2007-09-04}}</ref> when suddenly someone had placed a homemade wooden dog <ref>{{Citation |last= |first= |title=Photograph |url=http://archive.corren.se/_internal/cimg!0/lqvbcsm8080u88 |accessdate=2007-09-04}}</ref> in the same roundabout. Soon the dog was given a concrete bone<ref>{{Citation |last= |first= |title=Photograph |url=http://archive.corren.se/_internal/cimg!0/lqvbcsm82fnsat |accessdate=2007-09-04}}</ref> by another anonymous artist. After media had reported about the homemade sculpture, the roundabout dogs started appearing in more places around the country.
+The roundabout dogs started appearing in [[Linköping]], [[Östergötland]] (and were therefore originally called ''de östgötska rondellhundarna''), after a concrete dog that was part of the official roundabout installation ''Cirkulation II'' ({{lang-en|Circulation II}}) by sculptor [[Stina Opitz]] had been vandalised and later removed. The  original installation was a dog made of [[concrete]],<ref>{{Citation |last= |first= |title=Photograph |url=http://archive.corren.se/_internal/cimg!0/lqvbcsm41vjdol |accessdate=2007-09-04}}</ref> and Stina Opitz was to make a new version of it after the vandalisation,<ref>{{Citation |last= |first= |title=Photograph |url=http://archive.corren.se/_internal/cimg!0/lqvbcsm44do2yo |accessdate=2007-09-04}}</ref> when suddenly someone had placed a homemade wooden dog <ref>{{Citation |last= |first= |title=Photograph |url=http://archive.corren.se/_internal/cimg!0/lqvbcsm8080u88 |accessdate=2007-09-04}}</ref> in the same roundabout. Soon the dog was given a concrete bone<ref>{{Citation |last= |first= |title=Photograph |url=http://archive.corren.se/_internal/cimg!0/lqvbcsm82fnsat |accessdate=2007-09-04}}</ref> by another anonymous artist. After media had reported about the homemade sculpture, the roundabout dogs started appearing in more places around the country.
 In August 2007 a drawing of prophet Muhammed as a Roundabout dog was made by Swedish artist [[Lars Vilks]]. The drawing caused a controversy in Sweden and several art galleries refused to display the sketches amid fears of angry reactions from Muslims.