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Less is More
Sculptor Lars Widenfalk
by Carl Forsberg
Standing before the massive granite head, Facing Time, at the gate of Borgholm's Castle Ruin, it becomes very clear that you stand face to face with an expression that reminds you of time itself. It is easy to be beguiled into thinking that the head is not contemporary at all. To interpret its meaning, knowledge of archaeology seems more relevant than a degree in art history. Is this a fragment of a majestic sculpture that once bore specific meaning for a now forgotten cult or culture? Or is it part of a nineteenth-century romantic project involving worship of the ruin itself? It is neither. The head marks the entrance to the latest exhibition, also titled "Facing Time," of Swedish sculptor Lars Widenfalk, born in 1954. |
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Breaking and Integrating Tradition
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