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He was the emblem of the Heron Tree, which will never see the light of day in Nantes. Installed outdoors since 2022, near the Nefs des Machines de l’île, it is visibly deteriorating. Explanations.
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One month after the announcement of the abandonment of the Heron Tree project by Nantes Métropole, in September 2022, the company La Machine invited the people of Nantes to witness the flight of the Great Blue Heron. | JERÔME FOUQUET ARCHIVES
Could he have lead in his wing? In any case, his condition has been deteriorating for months. Residents or passers-by who walk near the Machines de l’île, where the Great Blue Heron is installed in the open air, ask themselves: “ It’s getting damaged, that’s obvious: why let it rust and deteriorate? » “Does he still have a future or do we want to let him die? »
Delivered in 2022 by the company La Machine, this large mechanical bird was originally supposed to take flight in the Heron Tree, a project of…
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