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title: "Snout"
description: "Snout"
date: "2026-01-15"
created: "2025-06-30"
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# Snout

![](https://www.samsoe.dk/i/MOLIRIMEDIA/7c18b5f9-e128-4117-097d-08ddb456526d?width=800)

SNUDE

”Snude” (English: Snout) by Zven Balslev (b. 1977)

is crafted in glazed ceramic as a mosaic with
painted shadows.

The work combines the tactile
with the visual, creating an welcoming

 space for
both waiting passengers and passersby.

”Snude” is inspiredby Henri Matisse’s colorful
paper cutouts and the

playful visual language
of Austrian artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser.

The motif depicts a chair,a table, a jug, and a
lamp – all in classic Danish design – along with
a

 chalkboard featuring meat bones instead of
letters: a humorous eye chart

 for dogs.

![](https://www.samsoe.dk/i/MOLIRIMEDIA/a2163807-d7f2-45b3-3598-08ddb78da684?width=800)

Process.

Photographer: Jeanette Phillipsen

 ![](https://www.samsoe.dk/i/MOLIRIMEDIA/9da189e8-21d8-40d5-3599-08ddb78da684?width=800)

Zven Balslev

Photographer: Jeanette Philipse

The decoration process of the bus shelter
in Ørby was launched as a joint initiative

between Samsø Municipality and a number
of local stakeholders.

Following an open call,
Zven Balslev was selected as the winner of the
commission.

The artwork was inaugurated in June 2025.

![](https://www.samsoe.dk/i/MOLIRIMEDIA/4e137ede-1883-4a6b-0981-08ddb456526d?width=800)

If I can read the bottom row, do i get a treat?

Photographer: Jeanette Philipsen

![](https://www.samsoe.dk/i/MOLIRIMEDIA/c526e4db-3280-486e-359a-08ddb78da684?width=800)

Waiting for the bus Bus.

Photographer: Jeanette Philipsen