The Making of
Le Parqueur du Canon
Installed in the oyster landscape at Le Canon
About the work
Commissioned for Au Canon, Lège-Cap-Ferret, this life-size bronze pays tribute to the oyster farmers of the Bassin. The figure is situated at the water’s edge, close to the oyster parks, grounding the work in the working landscape that inspired it. Conceived to live with the tides, the sculpture shifts with the water level. At certain moments it appears fully present; at others it is partially submerged. This rhythm echoes the daily cycles of the métier, where labour, weather, and time are inseparable.
Making and Casting
Developed over nearly two years, the sculpture was modelled in wax before being cast in The Netherlands. It was finished with close attention to surface, tone, and durability for an outdoor setting, translating the gestures of daily labour into enduring form.
Detail
Process
Studio, wax refinement
Wax stage
Studio, mould stage
Surface detail, torso
Surface detail, head
Studio, surface work
Foundry, moulding
Foundry, wax element
Foundry, wax build-up
Foundry, patina
Installation, on site
Installation at low tide
Installated work, on site
Installation views
Outdoor patina over time
Low-Angle-view
Detail: torso
Partially submerged (variable water-level)
Press
‘Ostréi sculpture’, Lège-Cap-Ferret, issue no. 989 (7–13 May 2015).