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
A defining detail is the oyster fork, based on a family tool used for huîtres plates and shaped by craft passed down through generations.
Process
Selected images from studio and foundry.
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
Press
“Ostréi sculpture
”
, Lège-Cap-Ferret, issue no. 989 (7–13 May 2015).
Installation views
Outdoor patina over time
Low-Angle-view
Detail: torso
