The Story Behind the Teddy Bear at Hamad Airport, Doha
- Publish date: Thursday، 22 December 2022 | Last update: Monday، 08 July 2024
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Lamp Bear by Swiss artist Urs Fischer takes center stage in the grand foyer leading to HIA’s world-class duty-free hall. It is called the Lamp Bear!
This 23-foot yellow teddy bear, sculpted from bronze, sits inside a lamp. It’s a playful piece that humanizes the space around it and reminds travelers of childhood or precious objects from home.
In Lamp Bear, Swiss artist Urs Fischer combines memory with scale, creating both a monument and a vision. Scale defines our experience with art, particularly with sculpture. It means placing the viewer in a different relation to the familiar reality. Memory is not just the past but a way to reimagine our lives.
Lamp Bear welcomes guests at Doha’s airport and celebrates the idea of travel, much like the artist celebrates traveling back in time to the symbols of childhood—a place we have all been to and where, once in a while, we like to go back.
The yellow bear and its lamp are both playful and impressive: the coming of age of a simple toy into a full-grown artwork.
This iconic piece is located at the South Node of the terminal, just after departures security and passport control.
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