The artist gives expression to a fundamental symbolic motif; a longing for an ideal location, a creation of the imagination that is difficult to define. The metal city in the painting has aspects of a futuristic and timeless city. In the foreground on the right Acke’s wife, Eva Topelius, is sitting separated from the others. Is this her view of the future too, her dream? The artist's point of departure is an ancient pagan festival, but he invites to varied interpretations of the subject.