About

The sculpture park, developed over nearly 40 years, is the core of the organization, with close to 80 permanent works spread across 40 hectares of beech forest and historic milieus. Every year, artists from around the world are invited to create temporary works, of which one or more are added to the permanent collection. In the park you find works by artists such as Yoko Ono, Marina Abramović, Jenny Holzer, Nathalie Djurberg & Hans Berg och Igshaan Adams.

At Wanås, “permanent” is a fluid concept, as nature is allowed to influence both the experience and durability of the artwork. Some works, like Melissa Martin’s Dining Room, a replica of the castle’s original dining room, are created to naturally break down over time and eventually cease to exist. Others, like Yoko Ono’s Sky Ladders, are only displayed occasionally. Additionally, the foundation produces works that are more performative or have built-in time aspects, such as Kimsooja’s Sowing into Painting (2020), which follows the cycle of nature—from preparation and sowing to flowering and harvesting flax seeds over several months—or Carola Grahn’s 51m3fub (2023), which consists of three cubic steel frames. The cubes are empty but are periodically filled with energy wood from the estate, which is then converted into chips.