An imposing work has just been inaugurated by the town hall of Vignale on the edge of the RT20. A statue representing a Hermann’s tortoise made by the artist Cyril Maccioni.
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This is the very latest monumental work by the artist Cyril Maccioni: “A Cuppulata”. A giant Klein blue turtle with a peach skin effect, topped with golden butterflies.
The piece was commissioned by the town hall of Vignale, in Haute-Corse, and was inaugurated this Saturday, October 12. “One day, I called Cyril and told him that I was terribly proud to have an article of his talent on the communeexplains Charlotte Terrighi, mayor of the town. I wanted to share this pride with everyone and I asked him for a statue. This is how the challenge was launched. And a few months later, here we are with our Hermann’s tortoise.”
The choice of animal is not a coincidence. Hermann’s tortoise is emblematic of the small town of 174 inhabitants. It therefore imposed itself on the artist as well as on the city councilor. “It’s a species that is part of my bestiary, underlines Cyril Maccioni. I have already addressed it in the context of public awareness. I try to show people that these are threatened, endangered animals.”
Cut from a block of epoxy resin, mixed with fiberglass, it took the artist eight months and 1,500 hours of work to create this three-meter-wide work.
This installation is the first of 12 statues which will see the light of day in the village next year.
The report by Sybille Broomberg and Typhaine Urtizverea:
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Charlotte Terrighi, mayor of Vignale; Cyril Maccioni, artist
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