Finally the perennials are put into the soil! Go and have a look at the sculpture of artist Ulrika Jansson, situated near the boule and beachvolleyball courts in Mariestad!
Chrysalis is a sculpture or a building, a creature, a nest, a spirit or a temple. It can be experienced as a faceless figure and at the same time as a shell. It is a place ready to be filled with souls, contemplation, seclusion and to be visited temporarily or inhabited during a winter and after a metamorphosis fly out like a new creature in the spring.
Inside the sculpture, the sounds from the activities outside are muted. Through the hole in the ceiling, the face, a small view of the outside can be seen. At the same time as life outside is limited, sharpness is also given.
The wooden structure is covered by a black feather-like shavings that are burnt with the traditional Japanese wood treatment technique Shou sugi ban and then treated with linseed oil. At the outside of the sculpture's sole plate there are insect nests for solitary bees. In front of the sculpture, there are flowering perennials, oak logs, stones and a sand heap, offering a microhabitat for insects.
In the artwork, the artist Ulrika Jansson has chosen to collaborate with the artisan Per Brandstedt from Falköping who is an expert in using wood burning. Nioform in Hällekis has manufactured part of the inside wood structure using robot technology.
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