There are no bad parts 2025

As we approach There are no bad parts 2025, we see what appears to be a horizontal circle of six spheres, each a different colour. Moving closer, we realise we are in fact looking at a single transparent glass sphere, cradled within two mirrors joined at a 60-degree angle. The angled mirrors create the illusion of a circle of six spheres within the full 360 degrees of reflected space.

Stepping closer again, we see ourselves reflected and multiplied from differing angles. Whereas our reflections appear the same, the sphere changes colour. The inside of its lowest section, which is black outside, has been painted in a multicoloured spectrum. A narrow beam of light shines from beneath and bounces off a reflector at the top of the sphere. As we move, and our perspective shifts, we see the colours of the reflected spheres change.

The artwork‘s title, There are no bad parts, points to the many coloured ‘parts’ we discover within the sculpture, all connected to the transparent sphere at its centre. It also points to the multiplied reflections of our physical presence as visitors. Eliasson is interested in exploring the intersection between art and the psychotherapeutic model Internal Family Systems (IFS), which posits a family of ‘parts’ inside us, each with a different role. According to IFS and its founder Richard Schwartz, there are no essentially bad parts. All of our parts have positive intentions: with patience, care and ‘Self energy‘ a greater harmony can be achieved.