Fouillet Fabrice
Colosses
Grand Byakue. Takazaki, Japan, 42 m (137 ft). Built in 1936. The series “Colosses” is a study of the landscapes embracing monumental commemorative statues. Although hugeness is appealing, exhilarating or even fascinating, I was first intrigued by the human need to build gigantic declarations. Then, I asked myself how such « works » could be connected to their surroundings. How can they fit in the landscapes, despite their excessive dimensions and their fundamental symbolic and traditional functions?
