Växt verk (Growing Pains)
A couple of bronze chanterelles have grown up next to each other in a lawn. They are about one meter high. They faithfully follow the shape of the chanterelle. The foot is straight while the hat is wide and slightly cup-shaped with uneven edges. On the underside are the well-known grooves. From a distance, it looks like the hats are full of small bumps and furrows. If we get closer, we see that these bulges are in fact small houses and landscapes. When the sun is shining, the mushrooms appear golden.
At the Leklunden preschool, there is a playhouse. Behind the playhouse, towards the park, there is a sheltered spot that looks like a little cottage garden. Two big bronze mushrooms have grown there, giving the spot a forest ambiance that contrasts with the surrounding area.
The mushroom shape is similar to that of the surrounding walnut trees and provides a nice transition to the adjacent park.
The artwork has, like much other public art in Sweden, come about through the ‘one per cent rule’, which says that at least one per cent of the budget for new constructions and refurbishments of public spaces must be allocated to building-related art. The rule guarantees that public art grows as the city’s landscape grows and changes.
On the tops of the mushrooms, new landscapes have emerged in miniature. A mountain landscape with peaks and valleys has formed on one mushroom. On the other, an urban landscape emerges, with buildings that seem to have pushed up through the golden slope of the mushroom-cap.
The growth of both nature and society are reflected in different scales. The Swedish title of the artwork is a pun, meaning both ‘plant work’ and ‘growing pains’.
Konstverk: Växt verk (Growing Pains)
Konstnär: Birgitta Muhr
År: 2015
Material: Bronze
Placering: Leklunden preschool, Prinsgatan 2
Ägare: Örebro Municipality
Konstverkets position på karta
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