His goal is to always “evoke inward reflection, silence, and intellectual engagement, often relying upon the relationship between the viewer and the object to complete his works.” Why the Jersey City Waterfront? Some of his recent pieces include Laura in Century City, Los Angeles, Dreaming in downtown Toronto, and Voices permanently installed at 30 Hudson Yards in New York City. He has installations in major cities across the globe including Calgary, Chicago, San Diego, Montréal, Los Angeles, London, Dubai, Bangkok, Shanghai, and Tokyo. Jaume Plensa, a Barcelona native, is the artist behind some of the world’s most recognizable sculptures. “With great ethereal beauty, Plensa’s site-specific installation serves as a tribute to the Hudson River, aligning with the artist’s ongoing interest in bodies of water as proxies for humankind.” The sculpture itself depicts a portrait of a person’s face with a finger held up to its mouth, almost as if it’s signaling the phrase “shhh.” Gray, the brand representing the artist, refers to the sculpture as “a young girl.” “The sculptural portrait, though monumental in scale, humbly gestures for quietude, a beckoning towards empathetic self-reflection,” as Gray described it. Water’s Soul will overlook the Hudson River, directly facing lower Manhattan. If you’ve missed the action this past week, fret not, the sculpture will be a permanent fixture in Chilltown. The 80 feet tall sculpture in question is called Water’s Soul created by internationally famous artist Jaume Plensa. Hoboken Girl Readers have been asking what the story behind it is, so we did some digging. If you’ve been near the Jersey City waterfront of late, you may have noticed a giant sculpture being assembled – it’s kind of hard to miss.
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