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Nimis
Nimis is an art project that can be seen in Kullaberg Nature ReserveNimis, Arx and the Micronation Ladonia
Over Easter we visited two places in Skane District in Sweden that we would like to mention in the blog. These two places are perhaps not the most typical of tourist sites. The second of these two is
Nimis, an art project in
Kullaberg Nature Reserve.
Nimis is created by the artist Lars Vilks and is built mainly from driftwood. Nimis consists of labyrinths and several towers and, since it is climb-able, it is just as much a playing ground as a work of art.
Nimis is part of a self proclaimed micronation called
Ladonia and Lars Vilks sees the micronation and Nimis as a part of the same art project. Near Nimis Lars Vilks has also created a stone and concrete sculpture named Arx and in the area he also used to have yet another sculpture named Omphalos.
The erection of these art installations has from the start been a controversy since they have been set up on a beach that is part of a nature reserve. It is against the regulations of the reserve to build anything there without permission. Since no permission was ever granted to Vilks before he started
Nimis is made from driftwood
Nimis is created by the artist Lars Vilks and is built mainly from driftwood. building Arx, Nimis and Omphalos the artworks were put there illegally. A court decided that Omphalos should be removed, which was done in 2001. So today only Arx and Nimis remains to be seen.
An interesting detail: Nimis is owned by the artist
Christo.
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