MOSS GIANTS

BY KIM SIMONSSON

In the 2022 edition of Utopia, Lille’s culture and arts triennial, Kim Simonsson’s famed Moss People re-emerged as Giants and transformed the city-center of Lille, France into a breath-taking work of public art for the 6th grand thematic edition of lille3000.

Now, for the very first time, two Moss Giants will be exhibited stateside in Palm Beach.

As they were initially conceived by Kim Simonsson, the Moss People are wanderers from the Nordic forests. They are gatherers wearing foraged clothes and footwear meant to protect them from the elements and hide them in the woods. Like migratory birds, they move from one place to another, each with a drive to find their own purpose. Through a narrative that weaves between the real world and the supernatural, these strange and rare elves draw us into the heart of the Taiga— those dense northern forests rich in tales of the imagination.

The narrative arc of the Moss People is essentially never ending; with each new edition to the series, their story continues— now, it’s scaled up.