She Lies

She Lies, in Oslo

She Lies is an astonishing sculpture of glass and steel that floats on the Oslo fjord, near the Opera. The Oslo audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this moving work, inspired by an iceberg.

The glass iceberg that floats on the fjord

Along the Langkaia promenade, you inevitably wonder before this strange sculpture of glass and steel that floats offshore. It is the work She Lies, made by the Italian artist Monica Bonvicini. Installed on a floating platform near the Opera, it is inspired by a famous romantic painting representing a sea of ice, and evokes the form of an iceberg with sparkling facets. Subject to the tides and the wind, the sculpture slowly pivots on itself, ceaselessly offering new reflections and new perspectives. A poetic and changing work, She Lies dialogues with the fjord, the Nordic light and the architecture of the Opera.

What to see

You admire the sculpture of glass and steel by Monica Bonvicini, floating on the fjord near the Opera, inspired by an iceberg and pivoting with the tides and the wind, ceaselessly offering new reflections. She Lies is a poetic and changing work. It is an original stop, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

She Lies floats on the Oslo fjord, near the Opera and the Langkaia promenade, in the Bjørvika district. You admire it from the quays and the roof of the Opera, public spaces freely accessible. Its appearance changes with the tides, the wind and the light.

What is She Lies in Oslo?

A sculpture of glass and steel by the Italian artist Monica Bonvicini, floating on the fjord near the Opera, inspired by an iceberg and a romantic painting, which pivots with the tides and the wind.

Where is She Lies?

On the Oslo fjord, near the Opera, in the Bjørvika district, in Norway.