Jaume Plensa, Tribute to Dom Thiery Ruinart, 2016

This piece uses many themes such as love, memory and language.

This sculpture is of a figure hugging its legs, this could be a symbol of it loving itself. It has been created using many different alphabets including; latin, Arabic and Cantonese. This gives an idea that lots of countries are coming together with love, because of the figures position. The sculpture is monumental. The use of the polished, shiny metal means that the light reflects off of it and makes it appear like it is glowing, projecting love onto the viewer.

It appears that a whole has been cut into the sculpture at the front, opening the sculpture, inviting the viewer in. The writing in different languages is bringing everyone together and saying we are all human and should all be treated the same.

This piece is really awe-inspiring and almost catches you in a trance when looking at it in the flesh. I got a feeling of love coming from this piece. It also makes you think about how there are so many people on this planet, and we should all be treated fairly and all have the same rights to things.