Jaume Plensa

"Secret Garden consists of five female faces cast in iron. Placed on the Residenzplatz, they surround the Residenz fountain and occupy the position of the Pythagorean Star, which corresponds to the five points of the Vitruvian Man and stands for perfection and beauty. The names Minna, Wilsis, Rose, Rui Rui, and Soribel form the Secret Garden. Five portraits of women from different parts of the world, with their eyes closed and engaged in silent conversation, speak of the great beauty that each of us carries within."
— Jaume Plensa

Secret Garden is on view at Residenzplatz in Salzburg, Austria, through August 29, 2025. Secret Garden represents the invisible that lives within us all: the quiet beauty, the personal landscape of dreams, thoughts, and feelings – our secret garden. The exhibition consists of five portraits of women, made of cast iron, each with closed eyes – connected in a silent, inner dialogue.