Scenic Rock Introduction
Around the Xiangshan Visitor Center, next to the Wedding Square, there is a window in a rectangular shape resembling the character "回," made of white marble wrapped like silk satin. The rigidity of the stone and the softness of the surfaces swirl endlessly, forming a cycle similar to the life and death in nature. As the line of sight shifts, the rectangle transforms into a triangle, disappearing and reappearing, creating a sculptured space that serves as a viewing window. Through this window, the scenery and meanings behind the sculpture merge with the work, interlocking endlessly, and the landscape is infinite! Creator Introduction: Author: Karen Van Omeran Personal Experience: 2011 – Norway 2011 – Oslo Sculpture Park 2011 – Germany, 10th Jahre Bildhauer Creative Camp 2011 – BenQ International Sculpture Creative Camp Creative Journey: Pietrasanta is a small town in the province of Lucca at the edge of Tuscany, located at the foothills of the Apuan Alps, just a few kilometers from Carrara. It is known as the "Little Athens" of Italy because artists from all over the world have come here for centuries to create their stone or bronze sculptures. Since the 15th century, Pietrasanta has been famous for its marble, and the town has always had a tradition of excellent stone masons. It also possesses a wealth of high-quality bronze suitable for artistic creation. To this day, sculptors still come to Pietrasanta to rent a place in workshops for long-term or short-term creation. However, now they use precision computer tools as their creative instruments, and the scenes of traditional chiseling with hammers and chisels have become a thing of the past. This small town has always been significant to my work; the knowledge of those craftsmen, the countless varieties of stone, and the tradition of stone carving closely intertwined with the lives of the people in Pietrasanta all serve as sources of inspiration for me. This world is made of stone, and my favorite among them is granite. Granite is formed from magma, a flowing substance that is a mixture of molten rock beneath the surface. As the magma cools slowly under constant pressure, it evolves into crystals from different minerals, which give the stone its color—this is why there is a variety of colorful granite. These stones were formed thousands of years ago deep within the Earth's crust.
