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Len Schmid checks out cave man Zug Zug at Theodore Wirth Park in Minneapolis. (Jeff Wheeler/Star Tribune/TNS)
A cave man encased in ice? The story behind this viral Minneapolis park sculpture
A lot of scary things come out of the deep, polar vortex of a Minnesota winter. Zug Zug, a cave man encased in a block of “ice,” popped up at Theodore Wirth Park in Minneapolis. Now his long-lost companion, Zarah, is out there awaiting discovery.
The two mysterious cave people didn’t emerge from the black lagoon or Frankenstein’s laboratory. Minneapolis ad agency Hunt Adkins commissioned Minneapolis-based artist Zach Schumack and his art collective, Leonic, to build Zug Zug as the centerpiece for an advertising industry show last February.
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On a cold, beautiful day in Theodore Wirth Park, visitors were busily skiing, hiking and even bicycling on the snowy trails.
And… oh yes, visiting with a fictional caveman named Zug Zug. We hoped to bring a little joy into people s lives, explains Ian Molloy-Busse, a sculptor with the Leonic Art Collective. Maybe give them a reason to get out and about in this beautiful park and hopefully put a smile on somebody s face.
Just weeks ago, Zug Zug - made of clay and encased in a block of very realistic fake ice, made of Plexiglas and epoxy - mysteriously appeared at a publicly undisclosed location inside the park.
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