A time for reflection
Monday 26th July 2010, 2:58PM BST.
The aluminium figure 2.5 Million Light Years has been installed on the balcony of 44 The Esplanade
ALTHOUGH the public may have noticed one sculpture on display on the Esplanade, two more will be unveiled on Wednesday.
2.5 Million Light Years, which was installed a month ago on the upper floor balcony of 44 Esplanade, and Doppelgänger, which will go on the ground floor, will be unveiled by Treasury Minister Philip Ozouf at 12.30 pm. An identical copy of the balcony figure will share the ground floor with Doppelgänger.
The three life-sized figures, which are cast in aluminium and cost £80,000, are for the new headquarters of law firm Ogier and are the work of German artist Mariele Neudecker.
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2.5 Million Light years si about how far away the Jersey I grew up with now seems….what is it with this pseudo grandiosity…and how did the population struggle along before the onset of useless ornamets,broze cows and flying crutch in your face women and now aluminium men..ah and not forgetting the ridiculous steam clock a legacy of Filleuls I believe…sort of summed him up really.
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Public Art has changed in other places to reflect changing times. This is very dated monumentalist sculpture. But it’s Ogier’s choice I suppose.
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The other two statues are there now. Guy sitting down in a knitted jumper and another standing up in a mac. Ogiers clearly have money to burn.
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I love all the art work that Truthseker moans about. Even the steam clock, my kids love watching it I just wish it was in a more central place.
The more art work that makes you look around and enjoy town the better.
I personal think Jersey is a fantastic place to live and work and has got better over the last few years. Controversial for this site I know but I like Jersey and am proud to have been born and brought up here. Shame so many others only ever run it down perhaps they should try living elsewhere for bit and see how good this island is!
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I think it might be a good idea to think about a name change for the chappy in the Trench coat. As far as I can remember, a “doppelgänger” represents evil and is a ghostly double of the living person it haunts…brrrhh!
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5 Born Warrior..well given the mac and the pre deed stance,I think “The Flasher” is about right
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“The Flasher” it is then. Although I do think the heavy Trench coat and polo-neck sweater make him look like a German U-Boat Commander.
Could the German artist be sending a subliminal message? Along the lines of: Dive! Dive!…this place is going under!
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