Rixos Marina Abu Dhabi Hosts My Heart is Yours Artwork by World-Renowned Artist Lorenzo Quinn

Stepping into the lobby of Rixos Marina Abu Dhabi this season, guests are met not only by the rhythm of the Corniche beyond its doors, but by a moment of stillness painted in bronze.

Now on display for the coming months, My Heart Is Yours by internationally acclaimed sculptor Lorenzo Quinn introduces a quiet yet commanding presence to the hotel’s interior. Valued at approximately AED 1.2 million, the sculpture does not announce itself loudly. Instead, it invites pause, reflection, and a slower gaze.

The work is unmistakably Quinn. Two sculpted hands extend forward, offering a heart formed in stainless steel mesh and illuminated from within. As the internal light shifts gently through a spectrum of colours, the sculpture mirrors the emotional cadence of human connection. Vulnerability, trust, devotion. The heart is not held close. It is offered outward.

Positioned in the lobby, the piece transforms a transitional space into something contemplative. Guests arriving from the city find themselves momentarily anchored, drawn into an exchange that feels intimate despite its monumental form. It is this tension between scale and sensitivity that has become central to Quinn’s practice.

Lorenzo Quinn’s work has long explored the language of the human body, particularly hands, as vessels of meaning. Influenced by the classical traditions of Michelangelo, Bernini, and Rodin, his sculptures often occupy public spaces, from the Venice Biennale to the Giza Pyramids, carrying messages of unity, connection, and shared humanity. His installations are designed not only to be seen, but to be felt.

At Rixos Marina Abu Dhabi, the placement feels deliberate. The hotel has steadily built a reputation for weaving cultural expression into its environment, using art not as ornament, but as an extension of experience. Past installations and creative collaborations have positioned the property as a space where hospitality and visual dialogue coexist, allowing guests to encounter art organically rather than ceremonially.

My Heart Is Yours aligns seamlessly with this approach. Crafted in polished bronze, the sculpture balances permanence with emotional fluidity. The illuminated heart becomes a quiet metaphor for what is often left unspoken, the act of offering something precious without guarantee of return.

There is no instruction on how to engage with the piece. Some linger. Some photograph. Others simply pass by, carrying the image with them. In a city defined by movement, speed, and spectacle, the sculpture offers something rarer: a moment that asks nothing but attention.

For Rixos Marina Abu Dhabi, hosting Quinn’s work is not about display alone. It is about atmosphere. About allowing art to soften the edges of space and invite guests into a more reflective state of being. In this context, the sculpture becomes less of an object and more of an encounter.

As the installation remains in place over the coming months, it quietly reinforces a growing shift within the region’s hospitality landscape, one where hotels are no longer just places to stay, but places to think, feel, and engage with culture in unexpected ways.

Sometimes, the most powerful statements are not spoken at all. They are simply offered, hands open, heart illuminated.