The first construction phase is complete – the archisculpture has now found its permanent location at the Enea Tree Museum in Rapperswil-Jona, Switzerland.
After Basel in 2021 and Zurich in 2022, Venice was its third and final destination – and the first to incorporate water as an important additional environmental element.
Designed by Littmann and realized by Schnetzer Puskas Engineers, the arena consists of a basket-like, 7-metre-high transparent structure made of wooden frames and slats. Viewed in plan, the design of the structure together with the inner stand represents the trunk of a tree in profile, including the concentric pattern of the annual rings, i.e. the lifespan of a tree.
ARENA FOR A TREE
An art intervention by Klaus Littmann
“Arena for a Tree” was made possible thanks to the generous support of the Kulturstiftung Basel H. Geiger
Photos: Enea Landscape Architecture, Klaus Littmann
more about ARENA FOR A TREE, Basel 2021 / Zurich 2022 / Venice 2024
