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# Rihanna Visited the Rihanna Statue in Berlin for the Ultimate Selfie

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## Melissa Locker


Aug 18, 2016 3:40 PM UTC

by 

[Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/)


## Melissa Locker


Aug 18, 2016 3:40 PM UTC

[Rihanna](http://time.com/4352323/barack-obama-sing-rihanna-work/?iid=sr-link4) visited a headless statue of herself for the ultimate selfie Wednesday.

The surreal moment came about when [Rihanna](http://time.com/4347726/rihanna-dior-sunglasses-star-trek/?iid=sr-link1) decided to explore the [ninth Berlin Biennale for Contemporary Art](http://bb9.berlinbiennale.de/), the international art exhibit, after playing a show in Berlin. The statue is hard to miss. Titled _Ewaipanoma (Rihanna),_ it is a giant version of the singer kneeling down while clad in a bikini and sunglasses, absent a head, but with her face emblazoned on her chest. It’s almost a story high and is stationed outside the Kunst-Werke Institute for Contemporary Art in the city’s hip Mitte district.

The enormous likeness was created by Colombian artist Juan Sebastián Peláez, who was inspired by a paparazzi photo of the singer playing on the beach.

[Rihanna](http://time.com/4377942/rihanna-cried-on-stage-internet/?iid=sr-link3) is clearly taking the statue as a badge of honor. Not only did she post her trip to find herself (so to speak) on Snapchat, but she also documented the visit on [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/p/BJPN5IIjn2s/?hl=en), crouching in front of the statue and replicating the pose, forever upping the celebrity selfie game.

\[H/T [Mashable](http://mashable.com/2016/08/17/rihanna-visits-german-headless-rihanna-statue/#Z5lxI0gCmqqF)\]

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