“Footsteps from the past” consists of different boulders placed on one of the hiking trails on the mountains around the Norwegian city of Bergen.On each stone there is a footprint. Footprints of animals and people, which also allows us to walk through history. It all started with the footprint of the dinosaurus, which lived a 250 million years ago to be gone a 66 million years ago. After the dinosaurus the elephant appeared and left his print until today The bear came later, about 2,5 million years ago and travelled from Europe all over Asia and North America. Modern man came only 300 tho ..read more

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Another boulder-sculpture was born this summer. During the Skulpur i landskap Os granite symposium I could make another sculpture. This time it is placed on the hiking trails of the Floyen mountain, one of the seven mountains around the city of Bergen in Norway. On top of that mountain you can see far over the fjords. The octopus is laying on top of one of these beautiful norwegian stones. Soft and gentle, trapped in its magic to be able to change shape and color under any circumstance, the octopus has become Floyens fantasy animal ..read more

    Last year I made a sculpture in Riyadh in Saudi Arabia, during the Tuwaiq sculpture symposium. It was organized by Riyadh Art, which at the moment is one of the largest public art programs and part of Vision 2030 of the Kingdom. The sculpture is called “Awareness” and is made of white marble from Oman. It is 335 cm high ..read more

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  During the covid pandemic more attention was paid to the medical world. To honor the efforts of the doctors and all the people involved in curing corona, I made a sculpture in Sicily last year during a symposium in Belpasso, at the foot of the Etna vulcano. “The power of Asclepius” 250 cm high basalt from Etna According to Greek mythology , Asclepius is the god of medicine and healing.His symbol is a serpent drinking from the cup of Hygieia, the goddess of health. http://www.karinvanommeren.com ..read more

This summer again i made a sculpture from a boulder. It is placed in the marina of Osoyro, in the township of Bjornafjorden, Norway. It is dedicated to Khepri, the Egyptian scarab headed god, associated with creation and the movement of the sun across the sky. The scarab lays its eggs in dung balls which he forms by rolling the dung. The Egyptians saw the scarab as a symbol of renewal and rebirth. Walking on the wharf of the marina with the sailing boats and the beautiful fjord on each side , the sculpture may be a symbol for discovering new roads and bringing good luck for Osoyro art ..read more

 Wuhu is an important inland city in China with a long history, great geographic location and a fast developing industry and commerce. The living standard and cultural and spiritual level are rising up, which breeds the actual need to develop the city’s public art section. The planning and preparation of the Wuhu Sculpture Park were initiated in 2010. The China Sculpture Institute, The China Academy of Art and the Wuhu municipality worked together to create what they hope to be the best sculpture park of China and in the world in near future.  The park is rooted in the beautiful nat ..read more

The most important award in Chinese sculpture these days, the “Liu Kaiqu Award;” it has been instituted to improve the quality of sculpture in public spaces and to stimulate the communication between Chinese and international art. This year for the third time the Liu Kaiqu International Sculpture Exhibition is held in the Wuhu Sculpture Park in Wuhu city in east China’s Ahui Province, under the guidance of the China Sculpture Institute.  The  award is named after the Chinese sculptor Liu Kaiqu (1904-1993), founder of Chinese modern sculpture. Last week I travelled to Wuhu and was so ..read more