Oh, sorry. It's just a piece of art that is located in front of the Oslo library.
Martin Puryear is the artist in question here. He said he wanted to construct an ambiguous stone presence that could be experienced not only with the eyes, but also by direct physical contact. I guess he's done that. Puryear hopes that the Creature refers to something real, and/or something imagined. He cut 40 pieces of granite so they would fit exactly together to form a piece that is more than 20 feet high.
Puryear is from the Hudson Valley of New York State, which means he made quite a few long trips across the pond as he was working on this one. This one was said to be a pleasure for him, since it emphasized his love of books. "Creature from Iddefjord!" is said to be a logical meeting place for those in the area.
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