Amber Land. Kaliningrad

When we hear the name of the city of Kaliningrad, we imagine placers of amber, "Dancing Forest", and the Baltic Gulf. These symbols have taken deep roots in the memory of citizens and tourists, and perfectly convey the unique spirit of the westernmost city in Russia.

The Dancing Forest is located at the Curonian Spit, a thin stretch of land that separates the salty Baltic Sea and the freshwater Curonian Lagoon. The opinions of botanists on why this forest has the pines with twisted trunks vary. They suppose that the trees were affected by geomagnetic fields, or by strong winds and caterpillar activity. The mysterious shape of the trees inspired the creation of the main part of the composition. The stone symbol of Kaliningrad — amber — is presented in the form of sculptures.

Architectural art objects in the form of transparent pipes are filled with amber-colored glass. They are an allegory of amber extraction from the bowels of the earth. The natural component is personified by twisted pines, remotely resembling the pines of the Dancing Forest. We replace moss and lichen with thyme, which grows in the Curonian Spit forests among "dancing" pines. When the thyme starts to bloom, it forms a solid carpet of blue-purple color. This carpet indirectly resembles the sea surface of the Curonian Lagoon of the Baltic Sea.