Nr. 22: Mann og kvinne sitter med pannene mot hverandre

Nr. 22: Mann og kvinne sitter med pannene mot hverandre is a granite statue by Gustav Vigeland, located within the Vigeland installation in Frogner Park, Oslo. It presents a man and a woman seated closely together. Their foreheads touch, creating a clear image of physical closeness between two human figures. Granite gives the sculpture a solid, tactile presence.

Vigeland used the human body to explore relationships, emotions and different stages of life throughout the installation. This pose centres connection through a simple gesture. The figures belong to a wider arrangement that Vigeland designed across the park, where sculpture and landscape form a planned sequence. The park’s works use granite and bronze. The surrounding installation places this intimate scene among depictions of children, families and other human experiences. Its restrained composition leaves the relationship between the figures at the centre. From close by, the joined foreheads and seated posture make the subject immediately legible. The work also connects this single encounter with Vigeland’s broader interest in natural and vulnerable human positions.