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The outdoor art museum in the Wanås castle grounds is really impressive and surprising. I truly enjoyed strolling around there in the twilight hour. However, what left the deepest impression on me was still the tree. The Snapphane oak. It was already standing there when the first castle was being built in the end of the 15th century. It is said that several of the Snapphane soldiers, Scanians who fought on the Danish side against the Swedish crown in the 17th century, were hanged from its branches. It has seen so much life. I stood for a long time with my palms against its rough bark. I felt like it was breathing. But maybe that was just me.
Photo: The Snapphane oak at Wanås Konst & Slott, Östra Göinge, Sweden, May 2017. Posted on Instagram April 25, 2021.
Katja Malmborg 