The fisherman and the water sprite

In Port Haliguen, the old breton harbour of Quiberon / France

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Port Haliguen, the small traditional, more than hundred years old harbour of Quiberon needed to be woken from its sleep. He needed a new center of interest.

entrance of the old harbour

 

I created two sculptures that were placed on each side of the old harbour entrance.

A young and pretty water sprite who seems to be ready to dive into the sea from the top of the stony quay, and, facing her, at the end of the other pier, sitting on a lobster pot, , protecting his eyes from the sun with his hand, an old fisherman who looks at her with nostalgy
the fisherman

the water sprite

Those two works had a great succes among the population and became one of the most popular attractions of Port Haliguen. tourists like to have a walk and pay them a visit, and have pictures taken leaning on them..

They even take pictures of children sitting on the fisherman's lap. The two statues became the symbol of the harbour, the old one and the new one, its old activity - , fishing and the new one - tourism.

Newspaper cuts :

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Infos du pays dAuray
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Taggespiegel
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< Magazine Bretagne (Le Télégramme)

(A must for every evening walk, the lookout of Port Haliguen)


The mayor of Quiberon offered me te medal of the city for those works

 

and

In 2000, the Accademie of "Art, Sciences et Lettres", supported by the Accadémie Française gave me its gold medal
(Berliner on line - Press cut : "le Télégramme")

see the webpage www.kriesel-kunst.de/herweg/referenzen/derfischer.htm :
the fisherman of Quiberon

Nicolas Bauby's video


Les sentinelles de Port Haliguen from moussrider on Vimeo.