Artwork "M.A.U.R."

The artwork is part of the project Tankeplass (meaning place of thought), see all the Tankeplass artworks here.

"M.A.U.R" stands for Magisk Altomfattende Underliggende Romprogram (meaning Magical All-embracing Underlying Space program).

The 2,5 x 2 x 1,5 meter bronze sculpture depicts an ant studying nature, equipped with an astronaut outfit and a film camera. The camera is directed at a giant anthill that is located next to the pilgrim trail at Kløv. In the clearing, with a view over the valley and surrounded by large trees, the artist has been inspired by the anthill as an image of nature as creative work, and language as a way of being conscious of this creative work.

Kløv has for a long time been a place for rest on the highest point between Øyer and Tretten. After the steep rise through the forest, this open and peaceful place invited the walker to have a rest or stay the night. The immediate surprise aspect of coming across the giant ant and the anthill in the woods, opens up for existential questions and pondering - What are we? Where do we come from? Are we a part of nature? "M.A.U.R" can be seen as a metaphor for humans attempting to put ourselves in the centre and create context and comprehension , but also with the possibility for a different and more collectively oriented way to be in the world.

Photos: Tove Sandheim.