Another subject I photograph every time I'm there. Because it has been raining a lot lately, the water level in the river is so high that the statue is almost completely submerged.
@beverley365 Thanks Beverly. This is all the info I could find about the sculpture:
Sculptor: Bea Schlingelhoff
Bronze Sculpture Dedicated to the Descent of Woman, 2021
Off-site location: Møllendalselven
Schlingelhoff's sculpture can be found in the river, Møllendalselven in Bergen. The sculpture stands as if the woman has just stood up from the water, holding a baby and touching their head.
The sculpture is based on the British anthropologist Elaine Morgan's book "The Descent of Woman" from 1972. In her writings, Morgan replies to Charles Darwins "The Descent of Man", and points towards the fact that many of the theories of human evolution have given rise to gender stereotypes and have not managed to sufficiently consider the role of women.
The sculpture uses the traditional sculpture material, bronze, to create a visualisation of Morgan's "aqauatic-ape theory", a speculative theory that explains how the upright human position in fact stems from women giving birth under water.
I woollen be interested in reading about this sculpture… where is it?
Sculptor: Bea Schlingelhoff
Bronze Sculpture Dedicated to the Descent of Woman, 2021
Off-site location: Møllendalselven
Schlingelhoff's sculpture can be found in the river, Møllendalselven in Bergen. The sculpture stands as if the woman has just stood up from the water, holding a baby and touching their head.
The sculpture is based on the British anthropologist Elaine Morgan's book "The Descent of Woman" from 1972. In her writings, Morgan replies to Charles Darwins "The Descent of Man", and points towards the fact that many of the theories of human evolution have given rise to gender stereotypes and have not managed to sufficiently consider the role of women.
The sculpture uses the traditional sculpture material, bronze, to create a visualisation of Morgan's "aqauatic-ape theory", a speculative theory that explains how the upright human position in fact stems from women giving birth under water.