Tre pojkar i siluett i ett rött grottlandskap, upptäckten av Lummelundagrottan i Raukonium-målningen i Visby. Three boys silhouetted in a red cave landscape, the discovery of the Lummelunda caves in The Raukonium Saga mural in Visby.
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The Raukonium Saga #6

This is a section of the 100-meter multi-year project "The Raukonium Saga", painted backwards.

Public artRaukoniumVisby, Gotland · 2023
The Raukonium Saga #6

Chapter 6: The Discovery

Chapter 1: Not painted yet

Chapter 2: Not painted yet

Chapter 3: Not painted yet

Chapter 4: Glowing in might

Chapter 5: The send-off

Chapter 6: The Discovery (you are here)

Chapter 7: Exploiting a new power

Chapter 8: The Raukonium wars of Gotland

The long journey

As the Raukonium had been expelled from its origin world, it travelled for an eternity through space. A hectic, world-ending power now floating to its next destination: Gotland.

Rymdscen med jorden och en färdande kristall, målad på ett byggplank i Visby på Gotland. Space scene with planet Earth and a travelling crystal painted on a construction hoarding in Visby, Gotland.

The arrival

In its path lay a pale blue dot. As the Raukonium arrived, it ended the life of most of its inhabitants. (Section painted by artist Rymds)

Lila varelsehuvud målat av konstnären Rymds som en del av Raukonium-målningen i Visby. Purple creature head painted by artist Rymds as part of The Raukonium Saga mural in Visby.

The discovery

As life recovered on Earth after the arrival of Raukonium, millions of years later, three young boys enter the story. Finding what we now call the Lummelunda caves on Gotland was nothing compared to what they found in the depths of the cave.

Tre pojkar i siluett i ett rött grottlandskap, upptäckten av Lummelundagrottan i Raukonium-målningen i Visby. Three boys silhouetted in a red cave landscape, the discovery of the Lummelunda caves in The Raukonium Saga mural in Visby.

They thought it would save us

As our boys ventured deeper into the cave, they felt a power most closely resembling static electricity. Touching the cave walls created a crackling sound as their hands searched for direction.

Around a tight corner a green light shone. They couldn’t stop now.

Grottan och stenbokstäverna i The Raukonium Saga på en lång vägg i Visby. Wide view of the cave and rock letter sections of The Raukonium Saga mural on a long wall in Visby.
Graffitibokstäver av sten med ett starkt grönt kristallsken, kapitel 6 av The Raukonium Saga i Visby. Rock graffiti letters with a bright green crystal glow, chapter 6 of The Raukonium Saga public mural in Visby, Gotland.

Next chapter: Chapter 7: Exploiting a new power

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