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Wednesday, January 26, 2011

"Centre of the World" climbing wall, Arkstudio Lamusuo, Vuokatti Finland, 2004


This is the most beautiful play installation I've seen since I started the blog...the "Centre of the World" climbing wall  by Arkstudio Lamusuo anchors the assembly hall of the Satuvakka day care center in Vuokatti Finland, giving it a planetarium-like feeling.  The material is a grained plywood, worked into topographic layers and accented with gold leaf.

It also belongs to the Municipality of Sotkamo's art collection. 

How many playscapes are beautiful enough to qualify for a place in a permanent art collection?  How would playgrounds be different if they had to?

3 comments:

  1. Fantastic way to celebrate both art and kids at the same time, and from my home country, too... Thanks for sharing! Liisa.

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  2. Wow - just found your blog and I'm blown over - I wish I had hours to peruse all the posts to date, but at least I have a minute to say THANKS for being here and keep up the good work!

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