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Madserud gård
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Art and culture venue · Oslo
She Lies
- Standing
- Must see
- Rank
- Rank 69 of 3,842
About She Lies
She Lies is a public sculpture by Monica Bonvicini in the fjord next to the Oslo Opera House, installed in 2010. Made of stainless steel and glass panels and measuring roughly 12 by 17 by 16 metres, it is a permanent installation that floats on a concrete platform and rises 12 metres above the water. It turns on its axis with the tide and wind, so the reflections from the water and its transparent surfaces keep changing. Bonvicini won an international competition for the work in 2007; it is a three-dimensional interpretation of Caspar David Friedrich's painting The Sea of Ice (1823–1824).
Checked 2026-11-05 · Source
Place details and sources
- Wheelchair access
- Not available OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
- Type of place
- Artwork OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
- Established
- 2010 Wikidata · Checked 2026-09-09
- Artwork type
- Sculpture OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
- Material
- steel Wikidata · Checked 2026-09-09
- Creator
- Monica Bonvicini Wikidata · Checked 2026-09-09
Common questions
Does the sculpture move?
Yes, it turns on its axis with the tide and wind.
What inspired She Lies?
Caspar David Friedrich's painting The Sea of Ice, which it interprets in three dimensions.
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