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1. Carrelets de La Grande Ville – Serpent de l'Océan loop from Frossay

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2. Boucle de la Sèvre nantaise – Chaussée des Moines loop from La Haie-Fouassière

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3. Fishermen's huts – Carrelets de La Grande Ville loop from Sainte-Pazanne

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Perrine

December 10, 2022

It is at night that this work reveals all its magical beauty! Their shape and location are reminiscent of mooring rings. This contemporary installation is the fruit of the imagination and work of artist Daniel Buren and urban planner Patrick Bouchain.

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August 11, 2019

'The Rings' are a work of Daniel Buren and Patrick Bouchain located on the quay of the Antilles on the island of Nantes. They were created for the Estuaire 2007 contemporary art festival. Along the Loire and the banana shed, the work is composed of 18 rings of galvanized steel of 4 meters in diameter and silver color, fixed on the old bollards of the wharf, equidistant one behind the other. At night, LEDs illuminate the rings, alternating reds, greens and blues. Daniel Buren wanted to inscribe his work in the history of the city and its geography. Thus, circles formed refer to the rings that enshrouded and imprisoned slaves, in reference to the triangular trade in which Nantes was the hub in the eighteenth century. In the same way, they evoke wedding rings uniting the river, the sea and the earth on a space at the crossroads of the elements. fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Anneaux_(Buren)

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Fred

October 19, 2022

This work takes on its full dimension once illuminated

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Location: Pays de la Loire, France

The Rings

1. Carrelets de La Grande Ville – Serpent de l'Océan loop from Frossay

2. Boucle de la Sèvre nantaise – Chaussée des Moines loop from La Haie-Fouassière

3. Fishermen's huts – Carrelets de La Grande Ville loop from Sainte-Pazanne

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