Kim Simonsson, could you introduce yourself?
Hello. I’m a Finnish sculptor. I live in Fiskars, a picturesque village in southern Finland. I’m famous for my ceramic sculptures of children covered in green. They seem to be covered in moss, as 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 large-scale version of the Moss People. At first, I didn’t believe Lille3000 could pull it off, but they finally proved me wrong.
How did you work with the Ateliers Saint-Roch in Marquette, where the Moss People were assembled?
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 to look exactly as I had hoped. It’s really incredible!
