<strong>Monumental installation: </strong>Wörthersee Football Stadium in Klagenfurt has been transformed into a forest for a project by Swiss artist Klaus Littmann.
Monumental installation: Wörthersee Football Stadium in Klagenfurt has been transformed into a forest for a project by Swiss artist Klaus Littmann.
Gerhard Maurer
<strong>Futuristic inspiration:</strong> "For Forest -- The Unending Attraction of Nature" is based on this dystopian drawing by Austrian artist Max Peintner.
Futuristic inspiration: "For Forest -- The Unending Attraction of Nature" is based on this dystopian drawing by Austrian artist Max Peintner.
Max Peintner, "The Unending Attraction of Nature"
<strong>Transplanted forest: </strong>Around 300 trees were replanted in Wörthersee Football Stadium for the ambitious project.
Transplanted forest: Around 300 trees were replanted in Wörthersee Football Stadium for the ambitious project.
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<strong>Imposing sight:</strong> Austria's largest public art installation to date is comprised of a diverse range of tree species such as alder, aspen and common oak.
Imposing sight: Austria's largest public art installation to date is comprised of a diverse range of tree species such as alder, aspen and common oak.
Gerhard Maurer
<strong>Symbolic project: </strong>According to Littmann, the aim of the installation is to "challenge our perception of nature and question its future."
Symbolic project: According to Littmann, the aim of the installation is to "challenge our perception of nature and question its future."
Gerhard Maurer
<strong>Temporary installation: </strong>The forest is to be replanted in a public site near to the stadium as a "living forest sculpture" in late October.
Temporary installation: The forest is to be replanted in a public site near to the stadium as a "living forest sculpture" in late October.
Gerhard Maurer
<strong>Unique spectacle: </strong>The forest, which is free to enter, is open for visitors daily from September 8 to October 27.
Unique spectacle: The forest, which is free to enter, is open for visitors daily from September 8 to October 27.
Gerhard Maurer
<strong>Pitch invasion:</strong> Austria Klagenfurt will play their home games at the Karawankenblick Stadion Wörthersee during the course of the "temporary art intervention."
Pitch invasion: Austria Klagenfurt will play their home games at the Karawankenblick Stadion Wörthersee during the course of the "temporary art intervention."
Gerhard Maurer