THE SONG OF THE SIRENS   (ODYSSEY, CYCLE XII)

IN ORDER NOT TO SUCCUMB TO THE SEDUCTIVE POWER OF THE SONG OF THE SIRENS, ODYSSEUS HAD HIMSELF TIED TO THE MAST OF THE SHIP, WHILE HIS COMPANIONS STOPPED THEIR EARS WITH WAX ..." THE FIGURE OF THE SIREN SYMBOLISES HUMAN TEMPTATION, DRIVEN BY AN UNFORGIVABLE CURIOSITY ABOUT THE UNKNOWN. PAUSE FOR A MOMENT AND LISTEN TO OUR SIREN SONG!

Icarus

Icarus is the tragic hero of the myth who dies because of his excessive pride and disobedience. He flies too high with wings made for him by his father Daedalus, melting the wax that holds the feathers together. He falls into the sea and drowns. His father is left broken and alone.

A giant appears. No one knows how long he has been trapped in the ice. A small fairy sits on his hand as if on a rock, pretending to ignore him, but in reality she brings a spark of life with her.

Every seafaring nation has traditions and legends about giant octopuses or sea monsters that emerge from the sea to devour ships and sailors and drag them into the depths of the ocean. Here, an octopus has wrapped its tentacles around a small boat in the midst of the waves.

TBA

Elder of the North
This sculpture, made of ice and snow, depicts the mystical giant, a figure deeply rooted in ancient Norse folklore.
According to legend, these giants once roamed the high mountains, forming valleys and rivers with their footsteps. They were feared and revered, regarded as protectors of nature and guardians of knowledge and treasures. It is said that they watched over lost travelers and guided them with moonlit footprints. Others, however, warn of them as a force of nature itself—the storm, the avalanche, the voice of the wind.

The Wolpertinger is a legendary mythical creature from Bavaria. In folklore, it appears as a bizarre hybrid creature—usually with the body of a hare, wings, antlers, and other animal features.

“Lion and the Lamb”

Myths have profound significance in ancient and modern cultures. They are sacred and explain the origins of people's beliefs and customs. As sculptors, we find the symbol of the lion and the lamb deeply moving. Rooted in the Judeo-Christian tradition, it is prophesied that there will be a messianic age, a vision of peace, harmony, and the ultimate triumph of good over evil. The lion represents strength, power, and supreme royalty. It is associated with the Lion of Judah. The lamb stands for innocence, sacrifice, gentleness, and vulnerability. It is associated with Christ as the sacrificial savior. To form these two together is to give shape to a deep hope—that in the fullness of time, justice and mercy, power and gentleness will embrace each other. They are a vision of harmony and peace.

I Have a Dream

Who doesn't know them—the global legend of a Swedish music group that captured the hearts of many people with their simple, heartfelt messages and unique sound, and continues to do so today.

For us as the Arctic Team, it feels very natural to create a monument to ABBA in snow—the legendary ABBA boots and the song title “I Have a Dream.”

Even in difficult times, keeping faith in the good things in life, in your own dreams and hopes – that's what the song is about, and of course the courage to cross the river.

Mama mia! Let's do it.

The work “I Have a Dream” strives for forms of dance and expressions of lightness, playfulness, transparency, and balance, and the Eiger will be visible in the background through “openings” in the boots.

Apocalypse
We plan to explore the legend of the four horsemen of the apocalypse (war, represented by a classical warrior but surrounded by modern weapons; famine, represented by the contrast between abundance and waste of food; pestilence, represented by a warrior accompanied by rats; and death, in his classical attire).

The snow sculpture depicts a polar bear standing on a harpsichord. It refers to Mani Matter's song ‘Eskimo’ and symbolises the tradition of Swiss music.
It combines artistic craftsmanship with cultural heritage and is a reminder of the deep-rooted importance of music and stories in Swiss identity.

Shock wave: From time immemorial, people have passed on traditions, customs, practices, beliefs, etc. from generation to generation... Around 40,000 years ago, during the Prehito period, the first Homo sapiens settled on the cold lands of the musk oxen in northwestern Eurasia. For an original reason, which has been lost over the millennia, these people drew animals on rock faces or in caves, including musk oxen, which are depicted in the oldest painted cave in Europe. The Chauvet cave, which was discovered in the Ardèche in 1994, has been dated to be 36,000 years old. Even today, people still communicate via walls. Graffiti is the form of expression of our time. And in 40,000 years' time? Will art on walls still exist?

The theme of sculpture lies in the geometric creation of order, which involves reduction to the maximum in order to achieve the “aesthetic essence”, which is reached when nothing can be taken away and only that which is remains - influenced by concepts of Concrete Art and Minimalism, it is about the balance and transformation of what is, and about questions of attachment, detachment and the transience of existence in time/in public space. “The aim of concrete art is to develop objects for spiritual use, just as humans design objects for material use.