Hidden treasure of the city - The Lanu park
Hidden treasure of the city – Lanu Park
On a little hill, just on the edges of the city center of Lahti near the harbor lies the Lanu Park. The park holds 12 statues from Olavi Lanu(1925-2015), who was Finnish sculptor known for his large works made of construction materials like wood, concrete and copper imitating surfaces from nature like willow branches, moss or bark. Lanu got international renown from his works in the Venice Biennale in 1978 where natural materials were used. The park was built between 1988-and 1992 with assistance of students from Lahti Institute of Fine Arts. The works in the park are mimicking natural stone colors are intended to merge into the nature and gather moss freely.
Entrance to the park does not quite reveal what is to be expected
I never got to meet Lanu in person but he was a mentor to many of my teachers at the former Lahti institute of Fine Arts and often employed them for his projects - like some do for my peers these days. When i was in the park I got a certain feeling of tradition and it is as if sometimes there is a little sense in this city . Besides the sculptures in the park the surrounding area has an arboretum with 41 species of trees and wide variety of plants to wonder. It is quie beautiful place. I actually intended to make this last year to get the autumn colors but i didn't quite make it then. I hope you enjoy this visit to the world of sculptures by Olavi Lanu.
The first work i stop by just sets the mood for the stay here.
Hellä kivi - The gentle rock, 1992
The custom benches in the park make nice touch, though with some marks from next gen aspiring artists
Tuki - Support, 1991
Here It was if stumbled upon some ritual dance
Iso kivi - The big rock, 1991
there is just wonderful how the works reveal them selves slowly from the surroundings
Kiertynyt puu - The twisted tree, 1992
There are numerous paths here besides where the sculptures lie, and i got a little side tracked here
There was lot of interesting things to find
Paju - The willow, 1989
There is a little bit of graffiti on the works here and there, unfortunately
There was a lot of things that made me stop and take a picture
Much of Lanu's works were inspired by observations in nature and it's wonderful making my own discoveries here amongst his art
Harmaa Tammikuu - Grey January, 1990
There was so much emotion here.
Ranta kasa - Beach pile, 1990
Kaari - The arc, 1990
_Kaksi kiveä - Two rocks, 1991
Keko - The Mound, 1989
Originally this piece sat on top of an actual anthill - version of it featured in the Venice Biennale.
Kanto - The Stump, 1989
Very fancy
some of the works stood quite tall compared to the viewer, you can just imagine what task it was to make these
Läpi harmaan kiven - Through the grey rock
So that was the tour, I hope you enjoyed the nature and sculptures by the great artists Olavi Lanu.
sources:
https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lanu-puisto
https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olavi_Lanu
Beautiful post!
Thanks for Sharing.
Thank you, my pleasure. It's such an incredible place
WOW :) With all the pictures you have, it looks and sounds that you had a lot of fun there, also very educational experiences that you must of had. Thank you for sharing :)
Thank you , it was very inspirational walk
Inspriations come in many forms and ways. It is a good idea to keep your eyes, and brain open to them. :)
wooow what an inspiring place! I'm sharing this one!
Truly is, thank you @ankapolo
I've never know Olavi Lanu before to read your content, but I have to say that these sculpure are magnificent! I love how they work in the nature, they look like a natural element there, so touching!
Yes. there is some his work in Spazi d'arte, Fattoria di Celle, Pistoia, i don't know if it's nearby you, But looks like a nice place.
Dear @mikkolyytinen , I live in Pistoia!!!! ^_^ So lucky to be here, I've never been in the Fattoria di Celle (I saw many of the little art pieces that Fattoria give sometimes to the Museum Fabroni in the center of Pistoia) , but my husband was there many time because he knows the owner (a great collector of art). I'll visit it sooner, I know it's really wonderful!
Oh, what a wonderful coincidence :) I thought the area name sounded familiar. I would love to visit there sometimes it seems such an amazing collection. Lucky you :)
Oh so beautiful. I adore these moss covered sculptures, thank you for sharing these amazing pieces.
My pleasure, this place deserves more attention.
This is an absolutely fantastic collection! Very nicely done!
Thank you, it is amazing to have such spot here
Beautiful art works.
Yes, they are quite wonderful
Wow, this looks really good. It's a shame most locations like this stay "hidden" from quite many people, as they are just not interested in things like these.
Or they could be, but they think "Nah I guess it would be boring" and never check anything out.
Yeah, it really is. This is such a exquisite thing to have. But even a simple art gallery in the city center has tall treshold for random visitor though many are curious.
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