Stockholm Public Art’s (Stockholm Konst) summer exhibition at Strandvägen's quay brings together works that in different ways reflect man's relationship with the sea - as a lifeblood, myth and market. In her new work Gadus (the Latin name for the cod genus), Yngvild Saeter explores the meeting between nature and technology. The work is based on the artist's personal memories from childhood. She grew up in a Norwegian village where fishing was part of everyday life, something that characterised both her and her father, who is an author and writes about fishing.
The installation is based on a large 3D-printed herringbone-like structure, created from a mixture of bronze powder and epoxy. It is anchored to two heavy rocks from the Gotland Island, filled with fossils. Here, old and new - natural and artificial - meet in a balancing act between history and future.
The work evokes associations with both the power of nature and the precision of machines. It is a reminder of how today we move between the organic and the technological, between tradition and innovation. Fishing symbolises something timeless, an ancient activity that is still part of our lives - while pointing to how, in our technologically advanced present, we create, interpret and co-exist with both natural and man-made objects.
