Artwork "Pars pro Toto" of Alicja Kwade
The round objects on the rocky shore look as if they had landed there accidentally, like scattered billiard balls. Pars Pro Toto consists of eight different-sized stone globes resembling the planets of our solar system. The natural stones come from the various continents of our Earth and also symbolize them. Typically for Kwade, the work plays with scale and signification, inviting us to contextualize our existence and problems in relation to the vast scale of the universe.
Helsinki Biennial in Vallisaari island
Artwork "Pars pro Toto" of Alicja Kwade
The round objects on the rocky shore look as if they had landed there accidentally, like scattered billiard balls. Pars Pro Toto consists of eight different-sized stone globes resembling the planets of our solar system. The natural stones come from the various continents of our Earth and also symbolize them. Typically for Kwade, the work plays with scale and signification, inviting us to contextualize our existence and problems in relation to the vast scale of the universe.
Helsinki Biennial in Vallisaari island