For the last number of years Joseph Walsh has been developing his monumental outdoor sculptural work. Magnus RINN, the first in the series, is created for the Ireland Pavilion at Expo 2025, Osaka. The word RINN has meaning in both Gaelic and Japanese that relates to place, circularity and the flow of ideas across cultures. Magnus RINN symbolises the relationship between man and nature throughout the passage of time and nature’s cycles. ‘It's quite a complex piece in some ways; but I was trying to create one simple gesture that would have this sense of harmony.’ – Joseph Walsh Magnus RINN is a 6 meter tall circular form, transitioning from bronze to wood and finished in a gold gilding. It is a site-specific work and was created using ground-breaking new material technologies. Magnus RINN was created following several years of research; extensive studies with the engineering firm Arup and material testing with university labs in Dublin and in Stuttgart, Germany. The challenge was to create a form with lightness and movement that could withstand the weather and seismic conditions in Osaka. The texture on the bronze was created by Joseph Walsh and are his thumbprints. This symbolizes the theme; the relationship between man and nature, the passing of time and nature’s cycles.