For several decades, Bertil Vallien’s work has revolved around journeys, the human figure and the unknown. Through recurring motifs such as boats, bodies and vessels, he explores memory, dreams and movement – between places as well as between the visible and the unseen.

The exhibition brings Voyage Grande into dialogue with other works from Vallien’s practice. Together, they reflect a sustained artistic exploration in which material, form and narrative are closely intertwined. Glass becomes more than a material: it becomes a means of exploring depth, transparency and what lies beneath the surface.

The boat has long been a recurring motif in Vallien’s work. Simple and immediately recognisable, it nevertheless carries a multitude of meanings. It can be a means of passage, a vessel, or a container for memories and experience. The journey may be physical, but it can also be inward – a movement through memory, dreams and the unknown.

In Voyage Grande, this form has grown into a monumental sculptural body in glass. The work is larger than any of Vallien’s previous boats, yet it remains rooted in the same fundamental idea: the human being on a journey.