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Fiskars-based artist Adam Detre has created a work of art that looks like a truncated tree trunk to the delight of everyone visiting the idyllic ironworks environment. Detre has used Bosch machine tools to make the work in a unique way.
In the village of Fiskars, the four-meter frame of a truncated elm tree on the banks of a rapids has given new life to London-based sculptor Adam Detre. Detre was inspired by the opportunity to give a new life to a tree.
“When I sat here on the waterfront terrace in the fall and saw that cut tree, I immediately flashed that I would somehow like to capture the vibrancy of the water next to it,” Detre explains.
"I wanted to create the illusion that the water seemed to descend from the top of the sky to spiral along the trunk of the tree, and by the time it descends, its ripple and lapping will calm down."
The idea gave birth to the magnificent Water # 3. Engraved on the tree trunk are patterns that mimic the movement and shimmer of flowing water, at their most dramatic, at the top of the tree. Perhaps behind the seemingly random pattern is a clear logic: the spiral advances at a 50-degree angle and the intensity of the engravings lightens as it descends from top to bottom.
Tools familiar from childhood
When Detre set out to think of a partner for his project, it was clear that he would be the first to contact Bosch. Detre has had an emotional connection to Bosch machines since childhood.
“Bosch’s green pattern saw is the first tool I remember. My father always used Bosch tools and appreciated their quality, ”Detre recalls.
He was in contact with Bosch from the end of autumn 2020 and the cooperation immediately started smoothly. Detre received a battery-powered 18 V straight grinder and angle grinder, as well as a site luminaire and laser.
Creative use of machine tools
Detre has used machine tools in unusual ways. Generally, grinders do not engrave wood at low speeds, but process metal at high speeds. A straight grinder is most typically used to finish metalworking, while Detre has used it to edit the details of his work.
“Wood is an unforgivable material with which you have to be very precise: what you have carved out, you will not get back,” Detre emphasizes.
“At best, I worked 8 to 10 hours a day to learn how grinders behave at different speeds and different roughness and to get confidence in what I was doing. With the laser, I made sure the work was progressing at the right angle, ”Detre recalls.
The cordlessness of Bosch tools has been an important feature for Detre.
“When the work is worked from a ladder at a height of many meters, it is comfortable and safe without having to worry about electrical wiring. Anyway, thanks to the cordlessness, the tool becomes truly like an extension of your own hand, ”he ponders.
Detre has also been extremely pleased with the durability of the batteries.
“When I started working on the work in February 2021, the frost was at its best at 25 degrees. The tools have been really reliable. They never ran out of battery, even a man, ”Detre laughs.
Water # 3 can be found on the east side of the Fiskars River between Cafe Bar Laundry and Restaurant Kuparipaja.