The Fetsund Log Booms
The Fetsund Log Booms extend 2.5 km downstream along the River Glomma and were a key feature of the log driving industry in eastern Norway for 125 years. The site comprises houses, workshops, boats and log booms. Timber has been transported along the River Glomma for at least 500 years. The Fetsund Log Booms were built in 1861 following the growth in forestry-associated industries. During the record season in 1917 almost 15 million logs passed through the booms, guided by 300 log drivers. This seasonal work, which was often hereditary, constituted an important source of income for the area’s smallholders. The youngest boys were just 10–11 years old. The last drive took place in 1985. The booms were scheduled as a site of cultural heritage in 1985 and the logging museum opened the following year.
photo: Bård Løken
Eleven swans by Morten Juvets will be installed in the birch wood. Photo: Grete Meyer Iversen
Morten Juvet
Painter, graphic artist, performing artist and wood sculptor. He is well-known for his colourful naive and slightly surreal animal and nature motives. He likes his work to present a good story, an amusing point or a strange event.
In the birch forest at the Fetsund Log Booms he has installed eleven birch trunks with swan heads. This work is entitled “Birds Living in the Trees”.
