New public work by Vesa-Pekka Rannikko unveiled in Seinäjoki

Vahdit, a new public artwork by Vesa-Pekka Rannikko has been unveiled in Seinäjoki, Finland. The work consists of three owl sculptures attached to street light poles at the Björkenheim bridge. Like the nocturnal animal, the work comes to life in the dark: the eyes of the owls act as lamps, casting beams of light on the street surface and water. Rannikko describes the guarding owls as bringers of light, protecting those crossing the bridge. Design language of the sculptures comes from real and imaginary: they are a kind of hybrids, referring to stories, technology, and biology.

The public art project was coordinated by Kunsthalle Seinäjoki.

 

Photo: Vesa-Pekka Rannikko