Octopus Attack (GB)

Name: Octopus Attack (GB)
Start: 2026-08-28T13:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-08-28T16:00:00+02:00
Location: Husum Bibliotek

took place · 28 Aug 2026

Husum Bibliotek, Copenhagen

festival family outdoor free

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Description was written before the event

Artist duo Filthy Luker and Pedro Estrellas place a giant octopus on the facade of Husum Library - a pop-up installation that uses humour to highlight the threatened life of the ocean. The installation is free to view for 3 hours and can be enjoyed by children and adults alike. Come and go as you please.

Octopus Attack is part of Copenhagen Street Theatre Festival, running from 23-30 August 2026 and visiting Husum, Nørrebro, Sydhavn, Valby and Ørestad. The festival is free and welcomes children and their adults. It is part of DIG - Denmark's International Street Theatre Festivals.

About the venue: Husum Bibliotek

Husum Library sits on the first floor above the Føtex supermarket on Frederikssundsvej in Brønshøj, and is part of the Copenhagen municipal library network under Kultur Nord. Small in size, it offers book displays, reading clubs and volunteer-run services such as homework help, a chat club and everyday advice. Public computers, printing and study spaces are also available.

Frederikssundsvej 290, 2700 Brønshøj Get directions

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Filthy Luker
Pedro Estrellas

About: Filthy Luker

Luke Egan and Pete Hamilton, working as Filthy Luker and Pedro Estrellas, have spent three decades filling city streets with inflatable monsters, giant eyeballs and tentacles crawling out of buildings. Their company Designs in Air has delivered hundreds of commissioned and unsolicited installations - from street interventions in Manchester to appearances at the Balloon Museum in Miami and Los Angeles.

17K

followers on Instagram (@filthyluker)

100+

countries and cities with installations via Designs in Air

30+

years with inflatable street art (since 1994/1996)

What's new

2026-01
The installation 'Kraken Crossing' - giant blue tentacles bursting out of a building on Washington Street - was the centerpiece of the Winteractive exhibition in downtown Boston from January to March 2026.
2025
Filthy Lukers Giant Tentacles was part of Balloon Museum's touring exhibition, which in 2025 visited Austin, San Francisco, Paris (Grand Palais) and Singapore.
2024-08
The duo contributed the Googly Eyes installation to the Phish Mondegreen Festival in Dover, Delaware in August 2024.

Tracks

Octopus Attack / Giant TentaclesSignature work: giant octopus tentacles protruding from building windows - the duo's most recognizable installation

Googly EyesGiant inflatable eyes mounted in city trees; shown at Phish Mondegreen Festival 2024 and in Taiwan 2024

Kraken CrossingLarge blue crab/octopus installation shown in downtown Boston during Winteractive January-March 2026

Musii (Multi Sensory Interactive Inflatable)Interactive music-creating inflatable sculpture developed together with electronic artist Jnr Hacksaw; also used as a therapeutic tool

Space Invaders MachineInteractive installation in Manchester Town Hall 2012 - still the city's largest interactive artwork ever

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