Sala 1959

Folke, with the help of the local blacksmiths Lassa and Nisse Andersson, created these monumental entrance gates in his Aspnas studio. He again seeks and finds a story to represent and portray in his sculpture. Animals and birds representing the human virtues and vices decorate the gates; kleptomania, gossip and slander, and so the story is told, the eagle, stag, unicorn, fox, ram, bear, dove and cow are depicted.

Close-up of a welded metal lion sculpture with an open mouth and textured mane, mounted on a glass wall outdoors.

Exterior of a modern courthouse with large windows and a metal animal-and-rider sculpture panel beside the entrance.

Side view of a textured concrete and glass courthouse building with tall narrow windows and geometric wall details.

Detail of a metal sculpture showing a stylized figure riding a goat with long ears, mounted on a window frame.

Close-up of a metal bird sculpture with layered wings and a perched figure beneath, attached to a building façade.

Detail of a metal sculpture showing a rider atop a boar, with simple elongated human forms against a reflective window.

Two young children stand smiling before a large metal gate decorated with stylized animal and rider sculptures.

Backlit view from inside a building showing silhouetted metal animal sculptures arranged around a glass entrance door.

Public commissions

Sala 1959