"Gemini" and "Yoruba" are grass and peat sculptures which were erected at Weibulls in Hammenhög in 1996 and 1997. The gemini figures had their own watering system under their top hats. Water spread like umbrellas. The figures were cut weekly to retain their shapes. However, organic sculptures have lives of their own; these ones came from outerspace — or were about to be launched. Or possibly, were they just overgrown egyptian gods? Each Gemini measures 140 x 140 x 230 cm, while Yoruba's size is 150 x 150 x 240 cm. Yoruba was an experiment in mixing peat with alkali silicate to harden it. It worked for a while, until it bleached and crust layers started to peal off during summer.

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