There is a mysterious hole in the ground along the coast of Denmark, just outside the city Aarhus. Even stranger is how this square shaft, covered with glass and reach in the dark depths of the Earth, is not lined with clay or stone, but with books. It is like a small, underground library, completely inaccessible from the surface, and with the words in his books locked up in secret.
You can watch the pounds, but their titles and thorns are oriented such that you can not see their titles.
Susanna Hesselberg
glass sculpture protects from the elements and curious viewers.
Susanna Hesselberg
The sculpture is the work Susanna Hesselberg, an artist based in Sweden whose work, which is usually photography, exploring nature, humans and the links between them. Sometimes, she said, is a concept better together like a sculpture than a photograph. This seems a strange sculpture, and the immediate reaction of everyone is to make a pun about book falls. However, learning the title of the play is to reflect, and adds another dimension, deeply emotional for her.
Susanna Hesselberg
is called When my father died it was like a Whole library had burned . It refers to a song by Laurie Anderson, and speaks to the knowledge that is lost forever with a human. Suddenly, the sculpture becomes less amusing visual oddity and more of an expression of the loss bottomless. For its part, however, Hesselberg said it is not a reflection of his personal life, but rather an exploration of the line of the song itself.
The tree seems to go on forever.
Susanna Hesselberg
The piece was created in using nearly 3,000 books, all carefully sorted, stacked and glued together and inserted into the ground. "No mirrors or illusions," said Hesselberg. "Just a lot of work."
For Hesselberg, the piece speaks to the knowledge of mankind. "For me, books are symbols for human knowledge and life, "she said." Every book a story, a small universe of time, space, and thoughts between two book covers. To bury them as might be as an excavation of humanity or as a tomb. "
On the other hand, she also sees the aesthetic appeal in the arrangement of books, she compares to a Mondrian painting. So what is the correct interpretation? "I let the public decide."
another pieces of pounds of Hesselberg and abstract design books created when stacked.
Susanna Hesselberg
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This piece is currently on display in Aarhus, Denmark, as part of the biennial sculpture sculpture Festival of the sea, which celebrates art sculpture by bringing together artists from all over the world together to display their works on the picturesque coast. Open to the public, Sculpture sea invites festivalgoers to explore these rooms and to enjoy beautiful coast.
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