Heart of Trees is a sculpture by Jaume Plensa, which has been installed in different places worldwide since 2007. One such installation can be found in Öbackaparken, Umeå. The sculpture, owned by Balticgruppen, consists of three meter-tall self-portraits in the form of bronze figures. Each figure embraces a living and growing tree.
The figures are covered with letters in relief that together form the names of some of Plensa's favorite composers.
A version with seven figures was installed in Yorkshire Sculpture Park, England, in 2011. Plans exist for thirty more works by Plensa to be permanently installed in Umeå’s Sculpture Park (first displayed in Umeå in 2008 as part of Gallery Andersson/Sandström's exhibition in Umedalen's Sculpture Park). In the same Umeå Sculpture Park, another sculpture by Plensa, called Nosotros, is also installed.
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