The sculpture is 12 meter tall and weighs 335 tons (the sculpture alone is 35 tons, then the pontoon/float weighs 300 tons).
- She Lies is meant to be a monument about change, longing and hope. A monument about construction: its beauty and its implicit visions, the beauty of the un-done as a permanent state of change . (Monica Bonvicini)
According to the artist, she has "translated" the painting 'Das Eismeer' (1823-24) by Caspar David Friedrich.
The sculpture will be properly unveiled by the Norwegian Queen Sonja, on Tuesday May 11th 2010.
Photos by: Lothiane
14 kommentarer:
I've read about your new opera house, but would love to see it for real. Your photos bring it to life. No need for the cafe umbrellas to shade people from the strong sunlight.
What a beautiful artwork, and an equally beautiful photo.
Darryl and Ruth : )
Thank you for your comments, Linda, Daryl and Ruth! :)
Interesting arts complex.
What a great place and that piece in the water is wonderful! Thanks for sharing!
That's different, but very neat.
Thank you for your comments! I've updated the post a bit, since I found more info about the art piece. :)
très belles photos. Merci pour la visite.
I can't wait to see the other buildings behing the opera being built. The new sculpture will then be framed by a long wing of a new museum :-)
Check ABC4Trip for some more Oslo sights!
JK
Gratulerer med dagen! Great photos! I'm looking forward to following your blog!
A fantastic piece of art and architecture.
How interesting. The new art complements the opera house very well. Thank you for sharing.
By the way, I just added Oslo Daily Photo to my blogroll: http://outsideoslo.wordpress.com/
Hey, we were just there (juli 26). I took a photo of it, but didn't know what it was. Just happened to come across your photo. Thanks for the information.
Hello McMGrad89: Great, thanks for the feedback! I'm glad to share the information. :)
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