Timber Twist is a work created for Virserum Konsthall together with the artist and gardener Travis Child, invited as part of the Träkraft (Wood Power) exhibition.
Its inspiration comes from the Bagworm moth, whose larvae build protective cases from twigs, moss, and gravel, woven with silk into camouflaged shelters.
When mature, the larva fastens its case to a branch and pupates. Only the male emerges with wings; the female remains in the case for life, lays eggs, and dies.

These tiny architects build remarkable homes, yet lead restricted lives—a paradox that invites reflection on the shells we build: not just walls and roofs, but the mental, emotional, and societal frameworks formed early in life.
These structures offer safety and identity, but can also limit us.

Around us lies a vast world—physical and metaphorical—we may never fully explore unless we question our own shells.

This became the foundation of Timber Twist: a human-scale tribute, and gentle provocation, inspired by the Bagworm.
Seeking to echo the larva’s finesse and craft, we turned to traditional timber techniques.
Aspen logs were joined using wooden dowels, with no metal, honoring a craft of invisible strength and quiet precision.

Timber Twist is in a way a reinterpretation of the log cabin.
Instead of a rectangle, it takes on a triangular form where each layer rotates slightly, forming a spiraling shape.
The round entrance, chisel-carved to resemble tooth marks, is a quiet homage to the beaver—another skilled woodworker fond of aspen’s soft grain.

Inside, visitors can sit and look upward into a vortex of timber and time.
The space invites contemplation—of the homes we build, and the deeper idea of home itself: how it grounds and protects us, but might also quietly confine us.
Timber Twist offers a pause—and a possibility—to imagine other ways of being.