点评:A massive modern sculpture stands in front of the St Waudru cathedral on the square in front of the church with its belfry tower. It is a very recent installation from 2019.
The artist - David Mesguich - based the sculpture on his daughter, Lucie, and her discovery of butterflies in the stomach when you love. A true pure and innocent feeling from childhood which we tend to lose with age and experience. So the placement in front of the church seems absolutely fitting.
The sculpture is huge - 7 meters tall - and seems to be cut or folder in paper in an origami fashion. The butterflies implied in the title are positioned on the back, and on the lap of the girl who holds a pair of scissors which she breaks to prevent her (or us?) from cutting the wings of the butterflies. A childish hope to keep love in this world.
The sculpture is very shiny and reflects the light thus giving an additional aspect to the surroundings and lifting the greyer facade of the church. I found it really beautiful and such a symbolic link to the church while still being very universally eclectic.
翻译:在圣瓦德鲁大教堂前的广场上,矗立着一座巨大的现代雕塑,教堂的钟楼就位于广场中央。这座雕塑是2019年刚刚落成的。
艺术家大卫·梅斯吉奇(David Mesguich)以他的女儿露西(Lucie)为原型创作了这座雕塑,灵感源于她初恋时那种心跳加速、小鹿乱撞的感觉。这是一种纯真无邪的童年感受,随着年龄的增长和阅历的积累,我们往往会逐渐失去这种感觉。因此,将雕塑放置在教堂前显得格外贴切。
这座雕塑高达7米,体型巨大,仿佛是用纸张折叠而成,如同折纸一般。作品标题中的蝴蝶图案位于女孩的背部和膝盖上。女孩手中拿着一把剪刀,她折断了剪刀,以免自己(或者我们?)剪掉蝴蝶的翅膀。这象征着孩童对爱的美好期盼。
雕塑闪闪发光,反射着光线,为周围环境增添了一抹亮色,也让略显灰暗的教堂外墙焕发出了光彩。我觉得它非常漂亮,既象征着与教会的联系,又具有非常普世的折衷主义风格。