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The Ulo Sculpture at Ilimmarfik

The Ulo Sculpture at Ilimmarfik

Isle Hessner's weathering-steel sculpture stands by Ilimmarfik, the campus of the University of Greenland (Ilisimatusarfik) in Nuuk, unveiled in 2015. It is called "Hyldest til fangerkonerne" in Danish, which roughly translates to "Tribute to the Hunters' Wives." It honours the wives of Greenland's hunters through the form of the ulu ("ulo" in Greenlandic), the traditional women's knife. Because the ulu takes a different shape on Greenland's east and west coasts, Hessner united both forms in a single work, a symbol of community between the two coasts.

Location July 2026, Nuuk, Greenland View photo →