The Forest Snake
Nordskoven
The Forest Snake was one of the first installations at Deep Forest Art Land. It was created in collaboration between the playground company Monstrum and Søren Taaning, the artistic director of Deep Forest Art Land. The Forest Snake is approved as a playground and is therefore one of the children’s favorite spots at Deep Forest Art Land.
By 2019, the woodwork on the Forest Snake had become rotten, so a new Forest Snake was installed in collaboration with Monstrum.
Title: The Forest Snake
Year: 2009, 2019
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Monstrum was founded in 2003 by Ole Barslund Nielsen and Christian Jensen. Today, Monstrum is an internationally recognized playground company that creates fun and unique playgrounds. The company has won numerous awards and builds playgrounds all over the world.
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Søren Taaning is a Danish visual artist. He graduated from the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in 2001. Together with René Schmidt, Søren Taaning was one of the founders of Deep Forest Art Land, and today he and Schmidt are part of the site’s artistic leadership. In his artistic practice, Taaning creates art that is socially engaged, participatory, and addresses societal issues.
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