Winter Construction

The Cycle was triggered by the need for implementing large facilities without renting an art studio or a sculpture workshop. The first works were made after the biggest snowfall in Reykjavik in 2017. I understood then that snow can be a free sculpting material. Because of the minimalist strategy, the Cycle became a street art interpretation of Andy Goldsworthy's land art, which I knew from the period when I was writing my master thesis on Contemporary Art in Landscape and Natural Environment. Goldsworthy works with nature without destroying it and I try to implement this but in a public space in the city. I decided to not damage any objects, properties and avoid associations with vandalism. In the future, I would like to be known as a local, mysterious man who makes colorful constructions in the city. Aggressive colors are necessary for a strong contrast with the whiteness of the surroundings. The inspiration for the colors comes from the work of Polish artist Jan Chwałczyk who I meet during my studies. Photographic documentation shows the „flowering time” of the photographed sculpture, not the entropy. New Cycles are created each winter and then disappear irretrievably, making space for new ideas.