Item Details

Owned By

Kenneth Gracia

Created By

Dr. Thomas Falkner

This image combines classical architecture with nature in an artistically designed park near Oslo and almost appears like a gateway to another world. The monumental stone portal opens up transitions—for example, between everyday life and celebration, between the secular and the spiritual, or between the past and the present. The well-tended bushes and trees contrast with the stone architecture. They represent life, growth, and transience—in contrast to the permanence of the structure..