- Title
Juana
- Artist
- Jaume Plensa
- Location
- Sahil Bandı
Jaume Plensa’s monumental seven-meter-tall sculpture Juana (2025) meets viewers along the waterfront of Tersane Istanbul on the shores of the Golden Horn. Cast in iron, the work marks Plensa’s first public art installation in Istanbul.
Engaging the human figure on a monumental scale, Juana is a quintessential example of Jaume Plensa’s artistic practice, which revolves around themes of memory, identity, silence, and the human experience. Despite its imposing size, the sculpture’s serene and introspective presence invites viewers to reconsider the relationship between the body, architecture, and the surrounding landscape.
Positioned along the Tersane Istanbul coastline, the work engages in a direct dialogue with the shifting light of the Golden Horn and the site's rich historical texture. The presence of Juana here is part of Tersane Istanbul’s art program, which aims to integrate contemporary art into daily life and cultivate fresh encounters between art, architecture, history, and the public realm.
Juana is on view at Tersane Istanbul from late August 2026 through February 2027. The installation was realized in collaboration with the Jaume Plensa Studio and with the support of Galerie Lelong.
