Kluuvinlahden fossiilit / Kluuvinlahti Fossils, Environmental artwork along Aleksanterinkatu, Helsinki, Finland.
The installation features 8.5-centimeter copper strips embedded in the sidewalks of Aleksanterinkatu, displaying Latin names of local species.
The location was previously Kluuvinlahti bay, which extended from Töölönlahti until workers filled it during the early nineteenth century development of Helsinki.
The copper strips present scientific names of plants and animals that inhabited the former bay, preserving the memory of local natural heritage.
Located at coordinates 60.168884, 24.944948, the artwork spans both north and south sides of Aleksanterinkatu street near Senate Square.
The installation connects modern urban infrastructure with historical ecology through copper bands that contain names of species like Cladophora Glomerata and Macoma Balthica.
Location: Helsinki
Inception: 2003
Creator: Tuula Närhinen
Made from material: copper
Address: Aleksanterinkatu
GPS coordinates: 60.16888,24.94495
Latest update: March 5, 2025 21:01
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