▁are ▁displayed ▁in ▁the ▁public ▁gard ens ▁of ▁the ▁L ön n ▁property ▁under ▁the ▁c uration ▁of ▁its ▁present ▁owner , ▁K au ko ▁Sor jon en . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁in ▁observation ▁of ▁painter ▁Re id ar ▁S är est ö ni emi ' s ▁ 9 0 th ▁birth day ▁and ▁con com it antly ▁in ▁honor ▁of ▁the ▁Re id ar ▁S är est ö ni emi ▁Museum ' s ▁ 3 0 th ▁anni versary , ▁V ect om ov ▁produced ▁a ▁statue ▁of ▁the ▁painter ▁for ▁the ▁museum . ▁ ▁Regarding ▁her ▁chosen ▁medium ▁V ect om ov ▁has ▁said , ▁" B ron ze ▁is ▁the ▁most ▁pre cious ▁material ▁on ▁Earth . ▁It ▁is ▁uniqu ely ▁warm , ▁it ▁may ▁be ▁smooth ▁or ▁rough , ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁dynamic — it ▁is ▁capable ▁of ▁express ing ▁many ▁different ▁things ." ▁The ▁subject ▁closest ▁to ▁her ▁heart ▁is ▁" the ▁human ▁form ▁and ▁its ▁many ▁positions , ▁which ▁express ▁a ▁universe ▁of ▁emot ions ." ▁To ▁each ▁of ▁her ▁works , ▁V ect om ov ▁dev otes ▁more ▁than ▁ 5 0 0 ▁hours ▁and ▁ 4 0 0 ▁pounds ▁of ▁m elt ed ▁bronze . ▁She ▁does ▁not ▁es ch ew ▁mar ble ▁but ▁rather ▁access or ises ▁it ▁into ▁bronze ▁works . ▁ ▁V ect om ov ▁is ▁a ▁ped agog ue ▁at ▁J y vä sk yl ä ▁City ▁Art ▁School . ▁She ▁has ▁said ▁that , ▁as