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A commission for a permanent installation for a newly build 1-6 grade school
on the island of Gotland, Sweden. The school is located not far from the beach and uses the ocean as an important part of its pedagogical program.
The installation, which serves as a sitting area for the children, is inspired by stories of sea monsters that pops up from the depth of the ocean. This Sea Monster is based on deep sea anglerfish and was illustrated by Alvin O'Sullivan with instructions to "make it scary looking but with a friendly character". The fish scales, and other details, were fused on glass with transfers from photographs of fish living in the Baltic sea.The photographs were taken by journalist and photographer Nicka Hellenberg.
The wooden boat is made by artist Joakim Allgulander and made with the traditional "clinker" (lapstake) boat building technique used by the vikings. They have discovered many viking treasures on Gotland and with its location in the middle of the Baltic sea it is regarded as a Viking stronghold.
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