Fucus

Jussi Heikkilä's (b. 1952) work is located at Eiranranta, with two parts in Pyhän Birgitan puisto park and a third in Pyhiinvaeltajanpuisto park. Made of acid-resistant steel, the three-part work derives its shapes from three islands in the Gulf of Finland: Harmaja, Tunnholmen and Sommarn. The cut-out patterns on the island-shaped sculptures refer to bladderwrack (Fucus vesiculosus). The artist ha ...