Finnish Man Makes Art on Frozen Lake a Yearly Tradition
2021-12-18
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1For the sixth year in a row, a building designer in Finland has created a very large work of art on a frozen lake.
2On Lake Pitkajarvi, north of Helsinki, Pasi Widgren made an image of a fox that measures 90 meters from head to tail.
3He said he hopes the artwork will "make people happy" and move them to go for a walk in what he called, "beautiful nature."
4The 40-year-old Widgren lives near the city of Lahti, about a 90 minute drive northeast of the lake.
5He uses a shovel to create the artworks on ice.
6They melt from sight over time or disappear under snow.
7Widgren made his first ice picture in the winter of 2016.
8The artist recently told The Associated Press that the idea to make such pieces came to him suddenly.
9"I realized I may have a special ability of coordination to do this," Widgren said.
10He visited Lake Pitkajarvi on December 4.
11He tested the thickness of the ice as soon as he arrived to make sure it was strong enough to walk and work on.
12At 10-15 centimeters thick, it was.
13After four hours of work, Widgren was done.
14He then walked up a hillside about 150 meters above the lake to get a good look at his large artwork.
15He took some pictures and video to mark the effort.
16Several days later the picture was harder to see because it has snowed a little, Widgren said.
17But its lack of permanence is not a problem for its creator.
18"It's very important to me also that making this kind of art doesn't leave any marks on nature," Widgren said.
19I'm John Russell.
1For the sixth year in a row, a building designer in Finland has created a very large work of art on a frozen lake. 2On Lake Pitkajarvi, north of Helsinki, Pasi Widgren made an image of a fox that measures 90 meters from head to tail. He said he hopes the artwork will "make people happy" and move them to go for a walk in what he called, "beautiful nature." 3The 40-year-old Widgren lives near the city of Lahti, about a 90 minute drive northeast of the lake. 4He uses a shovel to create the artworks on ice. They melt from sight over time or disappear under snow. Widgren made his first ice picture in the winter of 2016. 5The artist recently told The Associated Press that the idea to make such pieces came to him suddenly. 6"I realized I may have a special ability of coordination to do this," Widgren said. 7He visited Lake Pitkajarvi on December 4. He tested the thickness of the ice as soon as he arrived to make sure it was strong enough to walk and work on. At 10-15 centimeters thick, it was. 8After four hours of work, Widgren was done. 9He then walked up a hillside about 150 meters above the lake to get a good look at his large artwork. He took some pictures and video to mark the effort. 10Several days later the picture was harder to see because it has snowed a little, Widgren said. 11But its lack of permanence is not a problem for its creator. 12"It's very important to me also that making this kind of art doesn't leave any marks on nature," Widgren said. 13I'm John Russell. 14Jan M. Olsen reported on this story for the Associated Press. John Russell adapted it for Learning English. Caty Weaver was the editor. 15_____________________________________________________________ 16Words in This Story 17shovel - n. a tool with a long handle that is used for lifting and throwing dirt, sand, snow, etc. 18coordination - n. the process of causing things to be the same or to go together well