Qatar Museums’ Public Art Programme unveils Rock on Top of Another Rock by Peter Fischli and David Weiss

Doha, Qatar: Qatar Museums today unveiled Rock on Top of Another Rock, a large scale public artwork by the celebrated Swiss artists Peter Fischli (b....

Doha, Qatar: Qatar Museums today unveiled Rock on Top of Another Rock, a large-scale public artwork by the celebrated Swiss artists Peter Fischli (b. 1952) and David Weiss (1946–2012). Installed in Doha’s Museum of Islamic Art (MIA) Park, this striking sculpture transforms two granite boulders into a profound meditation on strength, fragility, and the human dialogue with nature.

HE Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa unveiled the artwork in the presence of Sheikha Reem Al Thani, Acting Deputy CEO of Exhibitions, Public Art, and Rubaiya Qatar at Qatar Museums and many other dignitaries.

The monumental sculpture, standing approximately 5.5 metres (18 feet) high, is poised at the boundary between the organic world and human construction, suggesting both permanence and precariousness. Fischli and Weiss, collaborators for more than 30 years before Weiss’s death in 2012, are best known for combining, rearranging, and experimenting with media to present everyday objects in unexpected configurations. Rock on Top of Another Rock embodies their fascination with the line between stability and instability, turning the seemingly heroic act of piling up massive boulders into a meditative artistic statement.

Sheikha Reem Al Thani, Deputy CEO of Exhibitions, Public Art, and Rubaiya Qatar at Qatar Museums, said, “At Qatar Museums, we believe that public art has the power to inspire reflection, provoke ideas, and create moments of connection. Rock on Top of Another Rock embodies art’s ability to transform our relationship with the spaces we inhabit. By placing this artwork in MIA Park, we invite visitors to step into dialogue with nature, architecture, and the city and experience the poetry of this sculpture’s remarkable simplicity.”