Tommi Toija’s (b. 1974) work King of the hill is a figure standing on top of a sphere, ready to embrace the world with their arms spread wide. Water slowly streams from the palms of the figure and falls in the pool surrounding the work. The work is cast in bronze. The sphere has been darkened by patina and the figure has been painted a light skin colour.
The pool of water in the courtyard of the ...
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