Skulptur i Pilane 2023
Skulptur i Pilane 2023

MAY 18 — SEPTEMBER 15

Pilane is nature’s own art gallery, eight hectares of a beautiful cultural landscape where you are free to roam in the open. See the iconic work Anna by Jaume Plensa, meet grazing sheep, wander across burial grounds thousands of years old, experience art, history and panoramic sea views.

Several pieces are still in production. Pilane will this year host the following artists: Laura Ford, Andrew Sabin, Moa Israelsson, Lenny Clarhäll, Charlotte Gyllenhammar, Maria Miesenberger, Tony Cragg, Ann Wolff, Pål Svensson, Mats Lodén, Ida Koitila, Anna Fasshauer, Joel Danielsson, Sofia Olofsson and Jaume Plensa. (rotate for landscape orientation):

Fundament

Charlotte Gyllenhammar Fundament

Leap of Faith

Maria Miesenberger Leap of Faith

Pool

Tony Cragg Pool

Cancan

Anna Fasshauer Cancan

Anna

Jaume Plensa Anna

Pilane gravfält

Pilane gravfält

The Pilane gravesite is one of the largest in Sweden set in a stunning landscape. Read about the history of Pilane. The site is also well-known for its unique flora and fauna stemming from ancient times.

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PILANE HERITAGE MUSEUM
Skulptur i Pilane 2022

Zygaena filipendulae

Skulptur i Pilane 2020

Ajuga pyramidalis


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May 18 — September 15

Pilane is nature’s own art gallery, eight hectares of a beautiful cultural landscape where you are free to roam in the open.
See the iconic work Anna by Jaume Plensa, meet grazing sheep, wander across burial grounds thousands of years old, experience art, history and panoramic sea views.

Several pieces are still in production. Pilane will this year host the following artists: Laura Ford, Andrew Sabin, Moa Israelsson, Lenny Clarhäll, Charlotte Gyllenhammar, Maria Miesenberger, Tony Cragg, Ann Wolff, Pål Svensson, Mats Lodén, Ida Koitila, Anna Fasshauer, Joel Danielsson, Sofia Olofsson and Jaume Plensa. Find more about each artist and artwork in the presentations.

Anna av Jaume Plensa

”I believe that the most important things in life are always invisible; connections that embrace our body in its mysterious relationship with nature and community.”

Jaume Plensa


Pool by Tony Cragg

"Sculpture is important. It’s not just decoration. It helps us to think about the world.”

Tony Cragg


 by Peter Lennby

”Fundament består av tre lika delar som tllsammans bildar en pyramid eller ett mindre berg. Jag har skurit ut en detalj ur målningen La Vierge de chancelier Rolins av Jan van Eyck från 1435, som jag omvandlat till en förstorad relief. De är gjutna i aluminium och rödlackerade på utsidan. Skulpturen har fått titeln Fundament/Fondation (fr).
När jag ser relieferna blir jag påmind om känslan av en jordglob som fanns i skolan, att jag kunde känna med fingertopparna på jordytan där det var bergsmassiv eller raviner. De där figurerna är som landskap. Är de på väg att sjunka ner eller håller de på att framträda?
För mig är relieferna en urform. När jag började med måleriet var det som att formerna trängde upp genom ytan, de växte ut när jag limmade på saker. Vissa målningar växte som bryggor eller trampoliner, ut i rummet.
Det är det mest avgörande steget jag har tagit i mitt arbete. Sedan dess har jag rört mig i spänningen mellan vägg, golv, rum, rymd och yta.
Relieferna blir ett slags frusen form, framträngande ur ytan, som stannar till, i ett ögonblick. Ja, det är som stenhuggeri. Gestalten framträder, men är solid, odelbar och massiv.
Det är som suprematism, en fjärde dimension som uppstår när kroppen tränger igenom ytan mellan två dimensioner."

Charlotte Gyllenhammar


Cancan by Anna Fasshauer

"Sculpture as a manifestation of thought in its pre-articulation state: I think of my sculptures as notations in three-dimensional form for a musical score or a notation for a movement in a slapstick performance. The question of abstraction or figuration, as it is often asked, does not matter to me. The important thing is to tickle the brain and provoke associations in the viewer's mind. That would be ideal.

"My work originates as new, clean, flat sheets and straight rods of aluminum, fresh from the factory. In a process of destruction I work this material into sculptures. The destruction is taking place by ruining the original state of its flatness and straightness, by bending, bumping, denting, rolling.”

Anna Fasshauer


PILANE - A MEETING PLACE FOR PEOPLE AND CULTURE DURING THOUSANDS OF YEARS

12.000 år years ago. Pilane was covered by a one-kilometer thick blanket of ice.

10.000 år years ago. Some of the ice sheet had melted and the high sections of Pilane stood above water. Reindeer hunters followed flocks of reindeers grazing at the edges of the inland ice.

4.500 år years ago. Farming Stone Age. Traces of seasonal settlements can be found where the parking area is situated today. Among other things, there have been finds of Funnel beaker pottery – ornate and very beautiful. Enormous shell banks were created, giving Pilane the calcium soil that has enabled today’s rich variety in species.

3.000 år years ago. Bronze Age. Ceramic artefacts have been found near today’s parking area, which was a beach back then. The nearby rock carving with 15 ships dates back to this time.

2.000 år years ago. A large settlement was active at Pilane. The grave sites contain about 90 visible graves dating back to 500 BC - 1000 AD. The graves date from the Roman Iron, and the Migration Age. There are also stone circles known as "Judges Rings" used as court loci.

Present. Archaeological excavations have revealed that Pilane was not just a settlement and burial place, but furthermore a social and cultural meeting place. Pilane's function as a meeting place is also the focus today. In the prehistoric grave-field surroundings, the sculpture exhibition has been displaying art works by leading artists from all over the globe since 2007. New works of art are presented each summer.

Sculpture in Pilane is a private, independent and non-commercial initiative run by Pilane Heritage Museum.

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Pilane Skulpturpark är medlem i ICOM International Council of Museums Sweden

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