Kim Simonsson, could you introduce yourself?
Hello. I’m a Finnish sculptor. I live in a small picturesque village in southern Finland called Fiskars. I’m famous for my ceramic sculptures of children covered in green. They seem to be covered in moss, just like in Finnish forest tales. I call them ‘Moss People’.
What did you like about the Utopia project?
This project gave me the opportunity to make my dream come true by creating a great version of the Moss People. At first, I didn’t believe that Lille3000 could make it happen, but in the end they proved me wrong.
How did you work with the Ateliers Saint-Roch in Marquette, where the Moss People were set up?
The collaboration was a harmonious one. Last summer, I made the models for the sculptures. They were then sent to Ateliers Saint-Roch, who did the rest. They succeeded in creating my characters so that they looked exactly as I had hoped. It’s really incredible!
