He's big! He's red! He's phallic! Its the Oslo traffic gnome!
This guy was commissioned and installed in 2018 in the center of a round-a-bout, as you can see in the pictures. He stands 20 feet tall, is made of red bronze, and has been nicknamed Santa... or alternately, Dildo Santa.
Santa, built by LA based artist Paul McCarthy (not McCartNey, the Beatle), is supposed to represent the holiday season's commercial excess, being so large, holding a bell and a Christmas tree... except, that tree looks an awful like like a butt plug.
I guess the commentary is Christmas commercialism is like being railed with a giant red dildo? Seems like a stretch...
There is actually another one of these in Rotterdam.
the rotterdaaaaamn gnome
