Leena Juvonen describes her working process: "I often work with natural themes and look at the changes in the circle of natural life. I express them in the slowly progressing phenomenon such as stone erosion through water and wind or the growth of moss on rock surface. Perceptions of the changing climate are often in my thoughts and I try and view the nature as a force which has its own laws: human is a part of that environment and leaves permanent prints everywhere.
In the past ten years I have used wood-firing kiln to fire my sculptures. The recent work resembles pieces of bedrock, round stones with indentations made by ash. Working with wood-firing kiln is a time consuming process which has a significant effect on the end result. The inspiration for these pieces are ancient stones, which have a strong connection to the views and surroundings from my childhood and the collective memory of my family. The melting ash forms textures on the objects.
Picture is by Leena Juvonen. The sculpture is called Circle in the Sand.
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