Osborne bull

These characteristic metal bulls guard numerous hills along the Spanish highways. The prototype used for Superkilen was 14 meters tall, but was reduced to 4 meters to fit in the park. The bulls were first installed by the roads as advertisement for the Andalusian wine company Osborne; the first one was mounted in 1956. The popular hulk of a bull has since been known as a logo for Spain as such. When legislation prohibited roadside advertisements in 1994, thus jeopardising the bull’s survival, it initiated a heated public debate. A court of law ruled that the bull had "become part of the landscape," carrying a significant "cultural and aesthetic value" which made it part of the common Spanish cultural heritage. Thus the bull escaped the slaughterhouse, although the original captions were deleted. Today, the remaining bulls are pitch black.
The bull was chosen by Conny and Tove who use Superkilen along with the rest of the Mjølnerparken Nordic Walking Association. Together with the artist group SUPERFLEX, from the park’s advisory board, they set out on a journey to Costa del Sol and all the way to the bull’s birthplace, El Puerto de Santa María, to bring back a specimen to Copenhagen.