Big Botanic

This extraordinary spatial sculpture, created by artist Pia Sirén, will be constructed from weather protection scaffolding and translucent sheeting. Stepping inside will transport visitors straight into another reality: the illusion of a lush, blossoming botanical garden, bursting with greenery. But the plants in this garden haven’t been imported from distant lands – they’re organisms sculpted from standard construction materials such as sheeting, buckets, timber, hoses and zip ties.

Big Botanic covers an area of about 500 square metres and reaches a height of 12 metres. Just like in real botanical gardens, the major eye-catchers include palm trees that almost brush the ceiling.

Big Botanic is located in Rauma at the Parpansali Sand Field (on the corner of Vähämaanpuisto and Kanavakatu).

Sculptor Pia Sirén creates spatial sculptures – artificial landscapes built from hardware store supplies. Big Botanic is Pia Sirén’s largest to date.