The Estonian village of Otepää was living a quiet and measured life until a unique phenomenon was discovered near the edge of the forest – a perfectly round hole resembling an entrance to another world.
The villagers began to speculate about the nature of its origin. Gradually they were joined by network users.The first to point out the unique phenomenon was one of the Internet users, who posted on his page in the social network a picture with a hole of a regular round shape and asked:
“What is that?” No explanation, links or geolocation were posted by the author. The photo created a real sensation – it got more than 10 million hits in a day.
Users from around the world began to guess: a hobbit hole, a Twin Peaks portal, the result of NASA experiments or a trace of alien activity? The Japanese even suggested that the image is something related to the keeper of the forest Totoro from the cult animated movie.
The assumptions poured out one after another, until the post was stumbled upon by fans of the artist from Finland Antti Laitigen, explaining who the author of this creation really is, and where it is located. As it turned out, back in 2018, the master used gardening tools to cut a 4.5-meter diameter hole among the trees. And he managed to achieve the ideal shape with the help of a rotating measuring stick.
The author admitted that he spent about a week on this geometric masterpiece, which was part of the “Broken Landscape” cycle. He also noted that he wanted to dilute the landscape and make something unrealistic like a window, allowing a glimpse into a dense coniferous forest where the sun’s rays do not penetrate.
In his works, Antti tries to create something amazing against the backdrop of nature. For example, an island on the Baltic out of sandbags or a handmade boat out of birch bark. And once, he even lined a tree with armor.