The Inner Flow of Life
Giuseppe Penone
2022–2024
1000 x 198 x 268 cm
Bronze and granite
Unique
Position GPS: 59.328626, 18.127301
About the artwork
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Musical piece inspired by the sculpture
The fluidity contained within our bodies permeates the entire universe. It resides in the heart, the air, and the water. It can be observed in the veins of stone and in the growth of forests. It manifests in the paths we traverse. If we cast our gaze across time, we witness the transformation of stone back into fluid through the actions of wind, rain, sun, and ice, reducing it to the dust from which our life emerges.
Amidst the roots of an upturned bronze tree, seeds sprout, and its trunk extends into space. The veins of a stone block resemble an entire forest, captured and compressed within the substance of the stone.
Around the stone, the trees of the forest intertwine, imprinting themselves upon our memory.
– Giuseppe Penone
Donated by Birgitta & Conni Jonsson. Installed between Israel af Ströms väg and Rosendalsvägen.
Map 2024
The sculpture was inaugurated 30 May by H.R.H. Prince Daniel.