Giuseppe Penone has been commissioned by the Princess Estelle Cultural Foundation to create a monumental, site-specific sculpture for its sculpture park on Royal Djurgården, in celebration of its five-year anniversary. 

The sculpture’s unveiling will take place on 30 May 2024, marking a momentous occasion as it becomes the fifth permanent addition to the park’s esteemed collection. 

“It is a great honor to present a legendary artist like Giuseppe Penone in the Princess Estelle Sculpture Park. The work that he has created for Royal Djurgården is outstanding, unique, and absolutely magnificent,” —Sara Sandström, Executive Director of PREKS

Giuseppe Penone
Project for Royal Djurgarden, 2022
digital print, felt pen, acrylic, gold paint, collage on paper
48 x 33 cm
photo © Archivio Penone

The Inner Flow of Life, 2022 (detail)
granite, bronze
1000 x 198 x 268 cm
photo © Archivio Penone

Project for Royal Djurgarden, 2022
pencil, felt pen, collage on paper
48 x 33 cm
photo © Archivio Penone

The Inner Flow of Life, 2022 (detail)
granite, bronze
1000 x 198 x 268 cm
photo © Archivio Penone