FIAC Hors les Murs (Part 2 of 5)

Our tour of FIAC Hors les Murs continues.

Another work that we liked was a giant, shiny thumb.  Have a look.

Jean-Claude gives this work one thumbs up.  He especially liked how the work shined and also how the thumbnail reflected viewers standing in front of it.  

We have seen many different sorts of animals in the Tuileries garden: birds, squirrels, bees, goats, rats, etc.  We never expected to see a pair of crocodiles.

Below, Marie-Chantal gets too close for comfort.

Another work of art was placed in one of the fountains.  The consists of two 10' columns, one topped with a fish squirting water. 

 

We watched the work being installed.  Below, a worker stands in the fountain while adjusting one column.  Installation required a small crane.   

Another work that we liked was an homage to Claude Monet's paintings of Water Lilies (Nymphéas in French).  Close to the museum (The Orangerie) where the Water Lilies are displayed is a large fountain.  In that fountain, an artist created a replica of Monet's pond in Giverny filled with water lilies.

Here is a borrowed aerial photograph of the installation.

Photo:  Marc Domage (from FIAC.com)

We watched the team install the water lilies , which were actually floating umbrellas.  

The artist, Noël Dolla, wades in the pond to place another water lily.

The installation was even featured on television.

A hard to explain sculpture is pictured below.  The sculpture is gold-colored frame that resembles a building, with a golden boat hanging inside.  

Here are some other views.  

Marie-Chantal thinks the golden shape in the center resembles the ark of the covenant and the building is a temple.  If you have an interpretation of the sculpture, please share it with us.  

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