Water Nymph - Faro, Portugal - Figurative Public Sculpture on Waymarking.com

The figure is of a life size human female but has a shell shaped head.

The appearance is of a siren, luring unwary sailors from the marina. At low tide the sculpture is completely exposed, but at high tide the figure becomes immersed in water.

The sculpture was originally created in the 1980s together with a second sculpture of a whelk. The Mayor of Faro commissioned the sculpture after seeing similar work in an exhibition at the Museu de Arqueologia de Faro.

It was designed by local artist José Luís Costa, and sculpted by him and Miró da Silva and Pascal Radar, with an an innovative hammering technique to work the copper.

Unfortunately after the work was completed the council could not decide where to place the sculpture. It was finally sited in the Marina in 2012 and has no plaque to describe it.

Madeleine Blondel, the widow of José Luís Costa saw a picture of the sculpture on Facebook and travelled from her home in Brussels to visit it.

She is upset at the location because the constant immersion in water is damaging the sculpture and shortening its life. This web page has more details of the story.

Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Water Nymph Figure Type: Fantasy creature Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: José Luís Costa, Miró da Silva and Pascal Radar Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: 2012 Materials used: Bronze Location: Faro Marina

Visit Instructions:
Please upload at least one photo you have personally taken of the sculpture and tell us a little about your impressions of the piece. Additional photos are always appreciated.

Recent Visits/Logs:

Date Logged Log User Rating   04/11/2019 qc2m visited it 01/12/2019 castorka visited it

View all visits/logs