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?

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