no lie, i found pinocchio

Yesterday afternoon, I was wandering through the city in my normal fashion—destination in mind, map in hand, but still lost.  And then, I looked up and there is was.  The giant Pinocchio.  Standing a good nine meters tall, this statue walks through the middle of a roundabout on the outskirts of city center.  While Pinocchio was not the destination I had in mind, it has definitely been on my list of things to find so I was pleased to happen upon it. 

This bronze statue was created by Jim Dine, an American pop artist.  He was commissioned to make this piece of art in the early 2000s.  In 2008, the statue was unveiled in Borås to commemorate Gustaf Tenggren, a Swedish illustrator who grew up in a nearby city and worked on the Disney film Pinocchio.