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Daniel inaugurates tomorrow at 13.00 the sculpture "Life Rings" by Elmgreen & Dragset.
The Princess Estelle Cultural Foundation published today photos of the scuplture at its website.
Photo taken by Sara Sandström Nilsson, executive director of the Foundation
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Photos taken by Ruth Anna Eriksson
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Michael Elmgreen and Ingar Dragset have been interviewed by swedish media
"Life rings" is the Danish-Norwegian artist duo Michael Elmgreen and Ingar Dragset's permanent contribution to the sculpture park at Djurgården.
The eight-meter-high tower of continuous lifebuoys is inspired by human community.
- It almost looks like a saving angel, says Dragset.
"Life rings" is acquired by Princess Estelle Cultural Foundation and will be part of the sculpture park that will grow on Djurgården. That it will be the artist duo's first public outdoor sculpture in Sweden feels completely in tune with their ideals, according to Ingar Dragset.
He says that they both think it's incredibly nice that art comes out where people are. You should not need a doctorate in art history to be able to go in and experience it at any museum. This is also an incredibly popular and well-visited park, so it is clear that it makes them happy as an artist that what they do is visible in that way, that it enters into a more everyday dialogue with the surroundings.
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It was a wonderful day to meet Scandinavian artists Elmgreen & Dragset and their new artwork Life Rings.
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Daniel inaugurates today the sculpture "Life Rings".
He, Victoria and Estelle visited the sculpture yesterday and met the artist duo Elmgreen & Dragset, we can see also the members of the Artistic Council of the Foundation and Sara Sandström Nilsson, Executive director of the Foundation.
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No, they are not Olympic rings, and not polkagrisar (Swedish stick candy) either. The new artwork Life rings is now being inaugurated in Stockholm. The 49 lifebuoys, which are stacked on top of each other, measure eight meters and are cast in stainless steel. The Berlin-based artist duo Elmgreen & Dragset immediately accepted the assignment, but were not entirely delighted with the placement. When they saw the place at Djurgården, via photos and video calls over the internet, it was covered with coppice. - They have not had the opportunity to come to Sweden due to the pandemic, so there was a bit of persuasion in the beginning before they understood that it is a parade ground, says Sara Sandström Nilsson, executive director for Princess Estelle Cultural Foundation. According to the foundation, Life rings is "engineering of the highest quality". The work should symbolize that we humans are dependent on each other.
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Jonas Sjöman, site manager for Aros Water, says that they have worked for months to build the foundation on the statue and also built temporary roads to get the artwork in place.
"It is probably almost Djurgården's best place", he says.
Jonas har arbetat i månader för att få livbojstornet på plats - P4 Stockholm _ Sveriges Radio

In addition to Daniel, at the inauguration spoke the Ambassadors of Denmark and Norway to Sweden Vibeke Rovsing Lauritzen and Christian Syse, the artist duo Michael Elmgreen and Ingar Dragset and the Foundation's executive director Sara Sandström Nilsson.
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What a great video, so beautifully done! And Daniel gave a great speech.

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At the article at court website are photos of Victoria, Daniel and Estelle with the artist duo Elmgreen and Dragset yesterday evening.
On Tuesday, June 8, Prince Daniel inaugurated a new sculpture at Royal Djurgården in Stockholm. The work Life Rings, by the artist duo Michael Elmgreen and Ingar Dragset, is the second permanent work that the Princess Estelle Cultural Foundation presents to the future sculpture park at Rosendal.
The Crown Princess couple and Princess Estelle met the artists
The evening before the inauguration, the Crown Princess, Prince Daniel and Princess Estelle met the artists Michael Elmgreen and Ingar Dragset at the newly erected sculpture.
Prinsessan Estelles kulturstiftelse presenterar ny skulptur på Djurgården - Sveriges Kungahus
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Photos at court press room by Sara Friberg/The Royal Court.
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Daniel's speech, he said among other things:
"When we founded Princess Estelle Cultural Foundation in 2019, we wanted to connect with Karl XIV Johan's original ambition: Joy, accessibility and inspiration.
And when we start today the establishment of a permanent sculpture park in the area, it somehow feels like the circles are closing. But the journey does not stop here: I look forward to being involved in managing and building on what is now taking shape.
Art means a lot to me, as it does to many others. Not just for the experience here and now, but for everything it stands for. Art tells about our past, it describes our present. Maybe it can also help us take on our future."
H.K.H. Prins Daniels tal vid digital invigningsceremoni för konstverket ”Life Rings”, den 8 juni 2021 - Sveriges Kungahus
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I listened this morning when Sara Sandström Nilsson talked with Elmgreen & Dragset at Brillo Vox. It was very interesting.

Patrons of The Princess Estelle Cultural Foundation
The Princess Estelle Cultural Foundation relies on private donations for its activities. A number of Patrons have generously contributed the basic funding, making it possible to start the Foundation. Alice Aycock’s sculpture Hoop-La was donated by the Patrons of PREKS in 2020.
Agnetha & Robert Andreen
Anna-Johanna & Sam Bonnier
Sofia & Daniel Ek
Harriet & Fabian Hielte
Lena & Per Josefsson
Martin Lorentzon
Katarina & Carl Martinson
Kristoffer Melinder
Jeanette & Harald Mix
Erik Paulsson
Erik Selin
Cristina Stenbeck & Alexander Fitzgibbons
Louise & Carl-Henric Svanberg
Ylva & Fredrik Svensson
and one anonymous Patron.
Patrons of PREKS - PREKS

Catalogue of the Foundation and of Elmgreen & Dragset at Royal Djurgården. At the catalogue it is said:
"The Princess Estelle Cultural Foundation will continue to grow organically and dynamically. The main purpose is to create a unique, permanent sculpture park in Stockholm, in the near future. In connection with new acquisitions, the foundation will arrange events and art educational activities, to raise curiosity and provide knowledge about art. Through this project, the foundation strives to contribute to increase interest in contemporary art and to strengthen Sweden’s cultural position in Europe."
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Activities in 2021
Quiz and activity
Active Quiz 2021 en - PREKS
Art Education
Art Education-2021 - PREKS
Art Yoga summer
Art Yoga summer 2021
The Art Bag
Konstkassen 2021 eng - PREKS

Sara Sandström Nilsson has a nice T-shirt
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At the website of the Royal Palaces about Princess Estelle Cultural Foundation and the Sculpture Park
The foundation is based on a royal tradition of promoting culture in Sweden. The Crown Princess Couple want to bring this tradition up to date, demonstrating their long-term ambitions with the creation of Princess Estelle's Cultural Foundation.
The sculpture park - Kungliga slotten
Skulpturparken - Kungliga slotten

Daniel at the inauguration
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Lots of photos of sculpture "Life Rings" at social media
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Art students Aleksandra Lundin and Melina Khoo have prepared art education programs in connection with a new sculpture at Djurgården by the Danish / Norwegian artist duo Michael Elmgreen and Ingar Dragset. Aleksandra Lundin has, together with the court's pedagogical department, made an app called "Royal walks". Melina Khoo has done two workshops in collaboration with the Technical Museum.
Konstfack, Elmgreen och Dragset på Djurgården - Konstfack
 
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Princess Estelle Cultural Foundation at its Instagram, Elmgreen & Dragset doing a workshop
In collaboration with @tekniskamuseet, @melindakhoo_ from @konstfack has produced two workshops with inspiration from @emgreeen ... studio's work Life Rings. You will use both technology, mathematics and art to shape your own life ring. In addition, you get to think about who is your lifebuoy ...
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Elmgreen & Dragset at a reception organized by the Norwegian Embassy in Stockholm, with ambassador Christian Syse and Sara Sandström Nilsson, executive director of The Princess Estelle Cultural Foundation. Photo from Embassy's Facebook.
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The Princess Estelle Cultural Foundation at its Instagram
The Catalogue! This year’s catalogue gives an introduction to @elmgreenanddragsetstudio
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People post photos of "Life Rings" to their social media
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And also about Alice Aycock's "Hoop-La", the second sculpture at the Foundation's Sculpture Park.
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The Princess Estelle Cultural Foundation at its Instagram
The Art Bag! Is available for purchase at @rosendalstradgard and is your perfect picnic companion. It contains a rye bread cheese sandwich, a bottle of apple juice, your choice of tea or coffee and – of course – a copy of this year’s Art Catalogue.
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Alice Aycock's sculpture "Devil Whirls", which was at The Princess Estelle Cultural Foundation's exhibition last year, has now been donated to Borås by entrepreneur duo Paul Frankenius and Joakim Hedin in collaboration with Sparbanksstiftelsen Foundation Sjuhärad.
Borås turns 400 years old and receives a seven meter high sculpture for SEK 6 million as a birth gift.
"Expensive sculptures are a cheap way to build a city", says Paul Frankenius, regional business profile and one of the donors.
"Devil Whirls" is part of the series "Turbulence" and was exhibited by Princess Estelle Cultural Foundation at Djurgården in Stockholm last year.
"I saw "Devil Whirls" at Djurgården and thought it would fit so well here. Borås was previously seen as a dusty industrial city, sandwiched between Gothenburg and Jönköping. The sculpture reflects the creative power, curiosity and entrepreneurial spirit that has always existed in Borås", says Paul Frankenius.
Entreprenörsduo skänker megastaty till Borås

My new fave sculpture is also Scandinavian artist duo Elmgreen & Dragset’s very first public sculpture in Sweden True to form, Elmgreen & Dragset here present a functional object in an unexpected way, giving it new symbolic meaning... Their sculpture "Life Rings" consists of a cluster of 49 lifebuoys, interconnected in a circuit that extends towards the sky It appears as if each lifering births another, like the act of saving a life has a multiplied effect and also saves more lives as we're all dependent on one another. I'm part of a 4 woman team at The Princess Estelle Cultural Foundation who will be hosting daily guided tours of "Life Rings". Welcome!
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Rosendal Sculpture Park - a new royal initiative at the Royal Djurgården
It all started in Umeå, more precisely in 2014 when Umeå was the Capital of Culture and the crown princess couple visited Umedalen's Sculpture Park. The idea of creating something similar began to sprout and during the years 2016–2018, temporary sculpture exhibitions were held with Tony Cragg, Eva Hild and Jaume Plensa in collaboration with the Royal Djurgården Administration. But last year, 2020, the shovel was put in the ground for the first permanent sculpture in the newly formed sculpture park at Rosendal on Djurgården.
The Princess Estelle Cultural Foundation is one of many royal foundations. It works to promote cultural activities in Sweden.
Rosendals skulpturpark _ Kulturista
 
Daniel attended today a Board meeting of The Princess Estelle Cultural Foundation.
The foundation's board consists Daniel, Elin Annwall, Managing director of The Crown Princess Couple's Foundation, Lena Josefsson, Chairman of the Friends of the Moderna Museet and Staffan Larsson, Governor of the Royal Palaces. The chairman of the board is Johan Ericsson.
 
The Princess Estelle Cultural Foundation posted a couple of weeks ago this slideshow to its Instagram
"Visitors of the day!
Thanks to all of you who visited the sculpture Life Rings by @elmgreenanddragsetstudio this summer. Can you see your self in this video?"
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The Princess Estelle Cultural Foundation tells at its website, that preparations for the next year have begun. The artist's name will be revealed at the end of January 2022.
 
Victoria and Daniel attended today a board meeting of Princess Estelle Cultural Foundation.
 
The Princess Estelle Cultural Foundation wished Happy New Year with a photo of Estelle, Victoria and Daniel from last summer.
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The Foundation posts:
In three weeks, on January 25, the artist of 2022 at Royal Djurgården will be announced. The foundation has a conviction that culture is a necessity for an open and modern society, something that also this year's artist emphasizes…
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Victoria spoke about the Foundation at her interview in Svenska Dagbladet a couple of weeks ago.

In 2019, Victoria and Daniel founded the Princess Estelle Cultural Foundation, which is funded by private donations, for the purpose to "promote and make culture accessible in Sweden". The hope is to be able to establish a permanent sculpture park in the Rosendal area at Royal Djurgården and so far two permanent sculptures have been erected, most recently by the Scandinavian artist duo Elmgreen & Dragset whose "Life rings" (2021) is a 7.5 meter high sculpture in stainless steel and concrete.
How has "Life rings" been received? Were there critical voices raised when it was performed?
Victoria says that she can certainly imagine that, but she hasn't heard it personally. It is probably so and she fully understands that. She hopes that it is positive and that you can feel that you get a new experience when you go on your everyday walks, that it can be a new feature for a conversation or a discussion.
Or maybe just that someone gets angry?
Victoria laughs and says Yes, that it adds something! Then it is the case that the two works that exist today are created by internationally great artists. It's fun that Victoria and Daniel with their Foundation can offer it in Stockholm.
What is the ambition of the sculpture park?
Victoria says that Daniel and she have had a longing to contribute to the culture in some way for a long time. They felt that this is a way, to experience something together, outdoors and in this beautiful nature.
The foundation is the fourth royal foundation to promote culture, which can be set against seventeen for research.
Victoria thinks it is so fun that there is also something that is left over from our time, which tells something about the time we live in now and the issues that may be big for us. This is a historic place that has developed. But you have to be careful. The thing which is funny is that Karl XIV Johan had planned that it would be just a sculpture park around Rosendal when he had it built. It is therefore extra fun that they are in just that place with the Foundation's sculptures.
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The Foundation at its Instagram, with its two sculptures now in the winter
"At Royal Djurgården, a new sculpture park is emerging. This year's artistry will be presented on 25 January and the new sculpture will be inaugurated on 2 June.⁠"
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Press release from The Princess Estelle Cultural Foundation (PREKS):

Artist of the Year at Royal Djurgården in Stockholm: Yinka Shonibare
The Princess Estelle Cultural Foundation is pleased to present Yinka Shonibare – one of the world’s most acclaimed and successful artists today. Thanks to a private donation, the Foundation is acquiring a new site-specific sculpture, the third work in the permanent sculpture park that the Foundation, together with the Royal Djurgården Administration, is establishing in the Rosendal area.
Shonibare’s sculpture will be inaugurated on 2 June, and a programme of educational activities and events will be offered until 25 September, in collaboration with other institutions. Confirmed partners for 2022 are: Drottningholm Slottsteater, the Embassy of Nigeria, the Konstfack University of Arts, Craft and Design, Liljevalchs, Moderna Museet, Nationalmuseum, Rosendal Garden, the Stockholm School of Economics, the British Embassy, the Museum of Ethnography and the National Museum of Science and Technology in Stockholm.
Sara Sandström Nilsson, director of PREKS, adds, “Most cultures have evolved from several, people are multifaceted, and therefore it is important to challenge stereotypical notions of ethnicity. We hope Yinka Shonibare’s new sculpture and our collaborative activities will inspire many exciting conversations and insights.”
“To have the opportunity to make sculpture in the public space feels extra important. You can engage people in so many different ways. Unlike institutions that can sometimes be considered elitist, public art is accessible to everyone, and that’s something that’s important to me,” says Yinka Shonibare.
The Artistic Council’s motivation for 2022 reads:
“The works of Yinka Shonibare can be perceived as playful and seductive, but beneath the surface they carry layers of history. Shonibare is a storyteller, and his personal language is the fabric prints that, despite other origins, have come to epitomise an entire continent. By questioning our traditional cultural codes, Shonibare highlights complex global relationships and conveys a new picture of the ingrained and self-evident.”
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Photos of Yinka Shonibare and his works
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Victoria and Daniel had today a digital meeting with the Steering group of the Princess Estelle Cultural Foundation.
 
The Princess Estelle Cultural Foundation is looking for visiting hosts with guide responsibility.
We are now looking for hosts who during our activity period will meet and take care of our audience, inform about artists who are part of the collection and present the Foundation's activities. Education included. Daily tours of the sculpture park are included in the assignment. The tasks also include inspection, care and cleaning of the works of art and the land area. ⁠
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Daniel participated today in a digital board meeting of Princess Estelle Cultural Foundation.
 
Daniel participated today in a meeting at Princess Estelle Cultural Foundation.
 
Press release from The Princess Estelle Cultural Foundation
THE OFFICIAL NAMING:
THE PRINCESS ESTELLE SCULPTURE PARK AT ROYAL DJURGÅRDEN
Ever since it was founded in 2019, the Princess Estelle Cultural Foundation has presented new artists every year at Royal Djurgården in Stockholm. It has now been announced that the sculpture park created together with the Royal Djurgården administration, will be called The Princess Estelle Sculpture Park. This year’s sculpture by the award-winning and internationally celebrated artist Yinka Shonibare CBE RA, will be the third permanent work in the collection.
On 2 June, HRH Prince Daniel will unveil the new work Wind Sculpture in Bronze I by this year’s artist, Yinka Shonibare CBE.
Shonibare’s sculpture will be installed between Rosendal Palace and Ståthållarängen at Royal Djurgården.
“The Foundation has a long-term plan for the development of the Princess Estelle Sculpture Park, and Yinka Shonibare’s sculpture represents a significant part in this project. This year, we will also be offering an exceptionally rich programme of events, thanks to collaborations with thirteen different organisers.”- Sara Sandström Nilsson, executive director, Princess Estelle Cultural Foundation.

THIS YEAR’S EVENTS
HRH Prince Daniel, British Ambassador Judith Gough, Nigerian Ambassador to Stockholm B. B. Hamman, Sara Sandström Nilsson and Yinka Shonibare CBE will speak at the inauguration ceremony on 2 June at 1 pm. From 2 June to 25 September, various public programmes and events will be offered.

THIS YEAR’S SCULPTURE
Standing two metres high Wind Sculpture in Bronze I, in the form of a large three-dimensional textile, has abstracted leaf patterns across the entire surface. This is a reference to Dutch wax batik fabrics – a signature motif of Shonibare’s art.
”The mixed origins of the fabric – factory-made by the Dutch, based on Indonesian batiks sold to Britain’s West African colonies, embraced there and considered in the world’s eyes as authentic African products, make a perfect vehicle to inspire conversations about our multi-layered identities and global interdependence.” - Yinka Shonibare CBE.
Partners 2022
British Embassy, Drottningholms Slottsteater, Etnografiska Museet, the Stockholm School of Economics, Konstfack University College of Arts, Crafts and Design, the Royal Djurgården administration, Liljevalchs, Moderna Museet, Magasin III, Nationalmuseum, the Nigerian Embassy, Rosendals Trädgård and the National Museum of Science and Technology.
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Render of Wind Sculpture in Bronze I, 2022 by Yinka Shonibare
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Wow! The new surprise for Princess Estelle is fantastic to say the least!
According to a new press release, it is now clear that Estelle has not only had a foundation named after her, but now also an entire sculpture park.
Uppgifter_ Gigantiska presenten till Estelle – Daniel ett finger med i spelet _*Svensk Dam

A large three-dimensional piece of fabric in bronze will be exhibited at Djurgården in Stockholm this summer. Nigerian-British artist Yinka Shonibare's "Wind sculpture in bronze I" will be this year's contribution to Princess Estelle sculpture park.
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The Princess Estelle Cultural Foundation at its social media:
The selection of artists invited to participate in the sculpture park project at Royal Djurgården, Stockholm is made by the Board of the Princess Estelle Cultural Foundation, in consultation with an Artistic Council. The Artistic Council’s motivation for 2022 reads:⁠
“The works of Yinka Shonibare CBE can be perceived as playful and seductive, but beneath the surface they carry layers of history. Shonibare is a storyteller, and his personal language is the fabric prints that, despite other origins, have come to epitomise an entire continent. By questioning our traditional cultural codes, Shonibare highlights complex global relationships and conveys a new picture of the ingrained and self-evident.”⁠
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Daniel attended today in Haga Palace a meeting in The Princess Estelle Cultural Foundation.
 
This year’s new sculpture at Djurgården will be by the award-winning and internationally acclaimed artist Yinka Shonibare and will be the third permanent sculpture in the collection.
The official opening ceremony will be held on 2 June from 13.00-14.00, where Prince Daniel and artist Yinka Shonibare will speak at the opening ceremony and present the new sculpture Wind Sculpture in Bronze I . Shonibare’s work will be installed between Rosendal Palace and Ståthållarängen. The inauguration is open to all, so make sure to drop by.
New sculpture on Djurgården - Royal Djurgarden

Art workshop with Princess Estelle Cultural Foundation
In connection with the Princess Estelle Cultural Foundation inaugurating its third sculpture at Djurgården, Tekniska Museet offers its visitors creative workshops during the summer. We take our starting point in the British-Nigerian artist Yinka Shonibare's sculpture Wind sculpture in bronze I, which is inspired by African batik fabrics and the role of the fabric in the colonial shipping trade. With the sculpture as inspiration, we draw, cut and paste our own patterns and learn about how these can be repeated indefinitely with the help of mathematics. During the summer, a joint work of art emerges in the museum.
Konstworkshop med Prinsessan Estelles Kulturstiftelse - Tekniska museet

On 1st June
Meet the artist Yinka Shonibare CBE in conversation with Lena Essling, Curator at Moderna Museet, and Sara Sandström Nilsson, Executive Director of the Princess Estelle Cultural Foundation.
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The render of Wind Sculpture in Bronze I by Yinka Shonibare. 2022, 200 x 137 x 147 cm, bronze, laquer, concrete.
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The catalogue for 2022 has been published.
Sara Sandström Nilsson, Executive Director of the Foundation, writes in it
"The sculpture expresses dynamic movement despite being static, the seemingly light piece of fabric fluttering in the wind is, in fact, made of heavy bronze. The fabric can be seen as a bright canvas that captures not only the breeze, but also currents in society.
To present Shonibare’s multifaceted oeuvre, the Foundation has this year chosen to collaborate with thirteen different institutions in Stockholm. Through exhibitions, films, dance, workshops, and lectures, they will contribute to increased awareness of Shonibare and offer new perspectives on his theme. The Foundation would not have been able to achieve this comprehensive project on its own, and we are deeply grateful to everyone involved for their commitment.
Shonibare wants his work to be thought-provoking, and it is the foundation’s hope that the new sculpture and the activities organised around it will lead to increased openness and curiosity – and perhaps to completely different words of wisdom on the next embroidery".

Yinka Shonibare tells
"This new sculpture, Wind Sculpture in Bronze I, specially commissioned for the Royal Djurgarden in Stockholm, is a development on my Wind Sculpture series. I was fascinated by the notion of harnessing a gust of wind and capturing it in a moment in time; to attempt to capture the weightlessness of something intangible as air with a medium as heavy and substantial as bronze; traditionally considered a classical material."

Shonibare's sculpture is donated by Mari & Thomas Eldered, installed between Rosendal Castle and Ståthållarängen.

About The Princess Estelle Sculpture Park
"The Princess Estelle Cultural Foundation launched the sculpture project at Royal Djurgården in 2020, and organised an exhibition with Alice Aycock that same summer. The patrons of the Foundation acquired one of the exhibited sculptures, Hoop-La. This was the first permanent work acquired for the future sculpture park at Rosendal. The second sculpture in the collection, Life Rings by the artist duo Elmgreen & Dragset, was acquired in 2021 thanks to gifts from the Båge and Frankenius families and one donor who wishes to be anonymous. The Rosendal area will now be further enriched by Yinka Shonibare’s sculpture, which could be acquired thanks to a generous donation from the Eldered family.
The Foundation will develop and grow organically and dynamically. Its main purpose is to create a unique, permanent sculpture park in Stockholm and, in connection with new acquisitions, to organise events and educational activities relating to art, and to encourage interest in and offer knowledge about art. The Foundation is committed to promoting awareness of contemporary art and enhancing Sweden’s cultural standing in Europe."

Partners 2022
Drottningholms Slottsteater
the Embassy of Nigeria
Konstfack University of Arts Craft and Design
Liljevalchs
Magasin III
Moderna Museet
Nationalmuseum
Rosendal Garden
the Royal Djurgården Administration
the Stockholm School of Economics
the British Embassy
the Museum of Ethnography
the National Museum of Science and Technology in Stockholm.
Catalogue

On June 2 at 13.00 H.R.H. Prince Daniel will inaugurate this year’s sculpture Wind Sculpture in Bronze I by Yinka Shonibare CBE.
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