Art Construction

A COMPLEMENTING PARTNER FOR ARTISTS

In art construction, the artist has a vision of the end result, and our job is to enable the realization of that vision by offering our comprehensive understanding of different wood materials, building techniques, functionality and aesthetics. We believe that the perfect partner for an artist is not a soloist. If anything more, an artist is best complemented by a bassist. In order to achieve a successful creative end result, it is important that the artist can participate in the different stages of the execution to the extent they feel necessary.

For example, we have delivered a whole snag with branches intact to the Serlachius Art Museum Gösta. We used a digger when logging the snag in order to keep the branches intact. For transporting the snag, we built trestles to our log truck to ensure that the snag and its branches stayed intact during delivery to the museum. After handled by the exhibition team at the Serlachius Museum, the snag was incorporated into the Landscape exhibition on the museum’s third floor.

Weathered wood for a jewelry store

Bond design agency renewed the Kalevala Koru brand. As part of the renewal, the flagship store on Helsinki’s Keskuskatu was also revamped. Bond designed wooden jewelry displays for the store and contacted us.

Our task was to find trees with as many knots as possible and that appeared naturally broken. The deadwood was found about 15 kilometers away in Oikarin, Kyyjärvi. We felled and carefully transported the trees, then made the necessary treatments. Jewall Oy from Seinäjoki, specializing in store fixtures, finished the deadwood, attached the jewelry displays, and delivered them to the client. The photos taken by Paavo Lehtonen show the final result of our collaboration.

We delivered a whole, knotted piece of deadwood to the Serlachius Museum Gustaf in Mänttä. We used an excavator to fell the deadwood, ensuring that its branches remained intact. For transportation, we built supports on the log truck to ensure that the deadwood and its branches stayed undamaged during the journey to the museum. After being handled by the exhibition team at the Serlachius Museum, the deadwood was placed as part of the Maisema exhibition on the museum’s third floor.