Keywords: Leena Kangaskoski, julkinen taide, public art, lasi, glass, blown glass, puhallettu lasi, muotti, seinäreliefi, tilateos, geologinen aika, mineraalit, luonto
The installation comprising three pieces by Leena Kangaskoski (born 1982) is located in the recently completed Daycare Centre Hopealaakso in Kruunuvuorenranta.
The work Hiekkahippuhohde (‘Sand Grain Glow’) consists of several glass shapes mouth-blown into moulds. The mineral deposit bursting out of the wall reminds onlookers of slowly crystallising geological marvels. Glass is mostly made of very fine grains of sand that melt in high heat and start to glow in light.
Kangaskoski’s pieces bring a throw-back to the last centuries’ local history into the daycare centre, but also parallel our day-to-day conception of time with geological time.
Kangaskoski based her art pieces on the history of Hopealaakso: The area – named ‘Silver Valley’ in Finnish – was home to a silver mine in late 18th century, and many minerals have been discovered in the area aside from silver, such as chalcopyrite, zinc pyrite, calcite, galena and sphalerite.
The daycare centre was designed by architect agency AFKS. Images Sonja Hyytiäinen.