Images Ⓒ Hans Leutscher
A model of Vreta Kloster will gradually take shape from a massive 10-tonne block.
As a contribution to Uddenskulptur 2026, Erica van Seeters has created a new sculpture from a monumental block of stone made of a rare material that lies somewhere between granite and diabase.
The choice of Vreta Kloster is deeply meaningful. During the early medieval period, monasteries and convents such as Vreta Kloster were places of great importance: centres of learning, care, cultivation and spiritual life. Benedictine nuns preserved and shared knowledge about plants, healing, writing and everyday practices. The convent became a place where human cooperation, discipline and knowledge could take form.
Read more about Erica van Seeters and ‘Vreta Kloster: Place for Sharing’
