Lilith and Olaf
Ella & Pitr · Roof of Block Berge Bygg, Klepp, Rogaland, Norway · 2015
Drone photo as published on Street Art Utopia (Nuart 2015 post); camera date 24 August 2015.
French duo Ella & Pitr and a crew of volunteers painted a sleeping giant across the roof of a Block Berge Bygg building in Klepp, on the outskirts of Stavanger, in August 2015. The work was the first project of Nuart Festival’s 15th anniversary, and the small figure near her hand is King Olaf I of Norway. Source Source Source Checked
Seen Aug 2015: the newest dated photograph we found is the drone photo on this page, camera date 24 August 2015; reports from 27 August and 2 September 2015 describe the finished roof. We found no dated photo from later years, so we cannot say whether the painting is still on the roof today. Source Source Checked
💡 6 things to know
- About four days on a giant roofBrooklyn Street Art and Architectural Digest both report that the artists and their volunteers finished the roof in four days. StreetArtNews says they covered the vast majority of the building’s 21,000 m² roof. Source Source Source Reported
- A king dropped like a toyThe small figure falling from her fingers is King Olaf I, who ruled Norway from 995 to 1000. Brooklyn Street Art described him as “a toy dropped from Lilith’s hand as she slumbers”. Source Source Source Checked
- Painted near his birthplaceStreetArtNews and Nuart write that various sources give Olaf’s birthplace as an islet in Frøylandsvatnet, a lake just metres from the building. Source Source Reported
- Made to be seen from the airAccording to StreetArtNews, the roof was visible from planes flying in and out of Sola airport, and crews at Sola had begun adjusting routes so passengers could see it. Source Reported
- Billed as the world’s largestNuart and StreetArtNews called it the world’s largest outdoor mural. Architectural Digest noted that the claim was debated as soon as it was finished and wrote that “the jury is still out”. Source Source Source Conflicting
- Opened by the mayorBrooklyn Street Art reported that the Mayor of Klepp, Ane Mari Braut Nese, would officially open the mural; StreetArtNews gave the opening as Friday 4 September 2015 at 16:00. Source Source Reported
📍 Where it is
On the roof of a Block Berge Bygg building in Klepp, Rogaland, on the outskirts of Stavanger, beside the lake Frøylandsvatnet. The painting lies flat on the roof and is meant to be seen from above; StreetArtNews says it is visible from planes using Sola airport. Source Source Checked
🗓️ Sightings
- 201524 Aug
Drone photo of the painted roof · camera date
- 201527 Aug
Reported finished in four days · StreetArtNews
- 201528 Aug
Drone footage of the finished roof · Brooklyn Street Art
- 20152 Sep
Report on the finished mural · Architectural Digest
Green stamps mark dated photographs; amber stamps mark records or reports; red stamps mark loss. Publication dates are not camera dates.
🗞️ In the sources
“Lilith and Olaf depicts a woman curled up on the rooftop with a small figure falling from her fingers.”
From the report on the finished roof, which also names King Olaf I.
“Completed in Klepp, Rogaland, in only four days this week, French artists Ella & Pitr and an “army of volunteers” covered 21,000m2 on Block Berge Bygg’s roof”
From BSA Film Friday, which showed silent drone footage of the roof.
“The work depicts a woman curled in slumber with a small figure near her left hand.”
From a report by Nick Mafi with photography by Nuart Festival.
✅ The facts
- Status today
- Seen in a drone photo dated 24 August 2015; no later dated source found Source Unconfirmed
🔗 Related
- Sleeping Giants (8 Photos) — Street Art Utopia
- Nuart Festival 2015 – In Stavanger, Norway — Street Art Utopia
- Wake Me Up When It’s Done — Artwork File
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All sources & image credits
- StreetArtNews: Ella & Pitr unveils the world’s largest outdoor mural for Nuart in Klepp, Norway (27 Aug 2015)
- Brooklyn Street Art: BSA Film Friday: 08.28.15 (28 Aug 2015)
- Architectural Digest: Could This Be the World’s Largest Mural? (2 Sep 2015)
- Nuart Festival archive: The world’s largest outdoor mural (undated)
- Image: drone photo (camera date 24 August 2015) as published on Street Art Utopia; the photographer is not named there. A 16:9 share image was made from it.
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