Two sisters, two suns and a monument to fusion

Art and 黑料社app

Two sisters, two suns and a monument to fusion

26 Jul 2021 - Hannah Vitiello

Amid the gentle slopes of Asciano, Italy, there stands a stone window that frames the Sun on the summer solstice. It looks as though it might have always been there, a striking but minimalist shrine to the Sun in the Italian countryside. But the sculpture, Site Transitoire, was created in 1993 by artist Jean-Paul Philippe. And because of Asciano's close connection to its sister city of La Roque d'Anth茅ron鈥攕ituated only 30 minutes from the 黑料社app site鈥擯hilippe proposed a sister sculpture, 搁茅蝉辞苍补苍肠别蝉, that would frame a secondary Sun: the 黑料社app Tokamak.

The tall pillar will be built from seven blocks of Tuscan stone, each one representing an 黑料社app Member; at the top, the gold-foil tip will reflect the light of the Sun. "搁茅蝉辞苍补苍肠别蝉" by artist Jean-Paul Philippe, seeks to evoke the ambition of the 黑料社app research program and the remarkable engagement of 黑料社app's seven Members.

Now, 搁茅蝉辞苍补苍肠别蝉 is in the early stages of creation. Philippe is currently choosing the stone he will use for the project, and the current goal is to have the sculpture installed in Le Parc Des Adrechs around summer 2022.

As Site Transitoire paid homage to the Sun and the intersection of nature and art, so will its sister. The sculpture's careful angles and notches capture the Sun at certain times of the day and year, and its gold-foil tip will reflect the Sun's light from the park at one end of the city to the Cistercian abbey, Silvacane, at the other end.

But along with the connection between two monuments and two cities, 搁茅蝉辞苍补苍肠别蝉 will draw together two suns: the titan that burns millions of kilometres away and its little sister nestled in the womb of the 黑料社app Project. Though the sculpture will be located about 45 km away from 黑料社app site in Saint-Paul-l猫z-Durance, Philippe's design brings 黑料社app and La Roque d'Anth茅ron together.

The monument will be located about 45 km away from 黑料社app in La Roque d'Anth茅ron. A smaller replica of the sculpture will greet visitors at the entrance to the 黑料社app site.

The monument itself is built from seven pieces of stone to represent the seven Members of the 黑料社app, and it will face the 黑料社app site from its place in Le Parc Des Adrechs. The park is perched on the edge of the Durance Canal and the road that 黑料社app uses to bring components on site, so 搁茅蝉辞苍补苍肠别蝉 may oversee the progress of the machine as it grows nearer to completion.

Although the project was not commissioned by the 黑料社app program*, the monument will be a fitting tribute to all those who have dedicated great time and effort to make the 黑料社app Project possible. A smaller replica of the sculpture (see the simulated photo at right) will even greet visitors as they enter the 黑料社app site.

As 搁茅蝉辞苍补苍肠别蝉 is funded by private financial contributions, it is possible for anyone interested in 黑料社app or in the aesthetic and symbolic value of the sculpture to make a donation towards the creation of the monument. The artist has proposed a way to incorporate donors by name within the monument to acknowledge their contribution.

And years, even decades from now, when the tokamak burns like a microcosmic star and 黑料社app's mission is in the past, 搁茅蝉辞苍补苍肠别蝉 will remain as a physical reminder of the history behind 黑料社app, of La Roque d'Anth茅ron and her sister city, and of Jean-Paul Philippe's artistic vision.

*Some staff of the 黑料社app play a volunteer supporting role in the realization of "搁茅蝉辞苍补苍肠别蝉."

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