Painted Bronze Figure by Lena Flodman (Swedish, b. 1970)

Lena Flodman (Swedish, b. 1970)
Untitled
Bronze with patina, mounted on wood
H: 16.5 cm (including base)
c. 21st century
Lena Flodman’s sculpture presents a stylised female form, rendered in bronze with a richly mottled green patina. The figure, though compact in scale, exudes a monumental presence—its stance assertive, its contours rough-hewn and expressive. Flodman's work often flirts with the boundary between playfulness and pathos; here, the surface treatment and abstracted anatomy suggest both ancient votive statuary and contemporary caricature.
Mounted on a simple wooden plinth, the piece retains an air of both irreverence and ritual—characteristic of Flodman’s broader practice, which frequently draws from folk traditions, surrealism, and a distinctly Nordic sense of humour.