Spring
Cheonggyecheon stream, Seoul outh korea
Background history
The sculpture spring was made by Claes Oldenburg. It was commissioned by the Seoul foundation of arts. The sculpture was installed in 2006.
Artists statement
It's the transformation of a small "turret" sea-shell she had selected for its beautiful form and symmetrical proportions. The shell is set vertically on its wider end, and visualized as a rounded, colorful ribbon spiraling upwards and pulled apart to form a conical, open structure.