In 1970, Bjørn Nørgaard became nationally famous overnight for his slaughtering and dissection of a horse out in the field. Since that controversial act, Nørgaard has carried out various other happenings which, among other things, bring the physical aspects of the creative process into strong focus. Plaster is poured and clay is pummelled - and the artist's physical exertions in the creative process are made plain: Nørgaard crawls on broken glass and collapses from exhaustion on top of his materials, as in the happening “Tiefland” in 1987 or “Valhalla Bravalla” fra 1998. In several of his works, Nørgaard breaks with the classical, upright sculpture and works instead with reclining figures. The forms of the sculpture are often difficult to dicipher, and they also seem to find themselves in a state of suspension. The inactive aspect underscores the inaccessible, closed feeling they give - as in the present work, which reminds one of an archaeological find that perhaps contains the remnants of a universal message of a mythical nature.