The Weight of Oneself, sculpture, Lyon, France

The Weight of Oneself, sculpture, 2013, by Elmgreen & Dragset, on the Quai Romain Rolland, and the Pont Bonaparte and buildings on the Quai Tilsit, in Lyon, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, France. The statue represents a giant marble figure carrying or rescuing a second identical figure, representing weight of decisions taken within the courthouse it stands outside. Vieux Lyon or Old Lyon is part of the Lyon UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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The Weight of Oneself, sculpture, 2013, by Elmgreen & Dragset, on the Quai Romain Rolland, and the Pont Bonaparte and buildings on the Quai Tilsit, in Lyon, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, France. The statue represents a giant marble figure carrying or rescuing a second identical figure, representing weight of decisions taken within the courthouse it stands outside. Vieux Lyon or Old Lyon is part of the Lyon UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen