The theme of desire can be found at the epicentre of this creation by Joana Vasconcelos, which reproduces an engagement ring on a monumental scale. 

A representation of the love and commitment between two people that consumer society would eventually transform into a symbol of status and power, the artist's ‘Solitaire’ is made up of 110 golden car rims creating a circumference crowned by an inverted pyramid composed of 1,450 crystal whisky glasses, simulating a giant diamond. 

Combining two of the most stereotypical symbols of luxury - cars and diamonds - to recreate one of the most coveted objects in the world, Joana Vasconcelos also questions male and female roles in today's society. The piece, created in 2018 for the exterior of the Guggenheim Bilbao as part of the I'm Your Mirror exhibition, has also travelled to the Kunsthal in Rotterdam, the Serralves Museum Park and the Yorkshire Sculpture Park.