Hippocampe, Metal sculpture in Villefranche-sur-Mer, France
Hippocampe is a metal sculpture located in Villefranche-sur-Mer, a coastal town in southern France. It was made by hand from recycled scrap metal and depicts a figure with references to a sea creature.
The sculpture was created by artist Pedro Fremy, known for working with scrap metal. It came out of an art practice that turns industrial waste materials into objects placed in public spaces.
The name "Hippocampe" is the French word for seahorse, a creature from Greek mythology that is part horse and part fish. This reference to the sea fits naturally in Villefranche-sur-Mer, a town that sits right on the Mediterranean coast.
The sculpture stands outdoors and can be seen at any time since it is in a publicly accessible area. Visitors can walk around it to see it from different angles and look closely at the welds and textures of the metal pieces.
Because each sculpture by Pedro Fremy is made to order, no two are exactly alike since the scrap pieces used each time are different. This means the version placed in Villefranche-sur-Mer is a one-of-a-kind object.
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