Regina Sienra

Iván Argote, “Dinosaur,” 2024. A High Line Plinth commission. On view October 2024 – Spring 2026. (Photo: Timothy Schenck. Courtesy of the High Line.)

This is an incredible find and a heartwarming story of a sentimental treasure being returned to its rightful owner.

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Loons are a symbol of Minnesota's vast wilderness—a fact that earned them the title of state bird in 1961. That's why, when artist Andy Scott was approached to design a sculpture for the city of Saint Paul, he settled on this creature. But unlike the “Land of 10,000 Lakes,” loons aren't native to Scott's home country of Scotland or to California, where he now lives. And so, this work, titled The Calling, became a chance for the artist to dive into the lore surrounding this bird.

The mummy of a perfectly preserved 35,000-year-old saber-toothed cub was pulled from the Arctic permafrost in Siberia.

The mummy of a perfectly preserved 35,000-year-old saber-toothed cub was pulled from the Arctic permafrost in Siberia.

Path between Ghivra Mauja in Gehlaur Ghati to Atara Prakhand Wazirganj made by Dashrath Manjhi (Photo: Sumita Roy Dutta via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 )

This form of protest is far more passionate and undeniably powerful.

“The Milky Way, the comet, and the winter constellations, all being present during this time of the year, allowed me to document them together.”

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