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Gyros IX

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Osmo Valtonen

1995

Steel

Radiomäki hill is a culturally and historically important place in Lahti. It is also home to a cluster of sculptures that all belong to local museum collections. Among these works is Gyros IX. Designed by Osmo Valtonen, it consists of interlocking rotating frames made of steel. Not unlike a mobile, Gyros IX is a piece of kinetic art, its appeal arising from the effect of movement. The forms of the sculpture – reminiscent of saucers or satellite dishes – naturally links the work with the focus and environment of the Radio and TV Museum. By its association with the solar system and planets, the work refers to the endless movement of nature and the spatial themes of infinity and eternity.

A steel, abstract sculpture resembling a satellite dish placed in the forest.
A detail of a steel sculpture built from curved, plate-like plates.

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Near the Radio and TV Museum Mastola, inside the gates. – Radiomäenkatu 37, Lahti.
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Gyros IX

Near the Radio and TV Museum Mastola, inside the gates. – Radiomäenkatu 37, Lahti.

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