The statues of Brussels have amazing corollas!
You'll never look
at these monuments the same way again.
Brussels's
Mannekin Pis is one of the most recognizable statues in the world. Beyond the
bronze sculpture of a little boy peeing into a fountain, the rest of the
Belgian capital's public art is pretty forgettable. Florist Geoffroy Mottart
wants to change that. For the past year, he has been sprucing up statues around
Brussels with floral wigs and beards to help draw attention to them.
"I realized
that most people pass by these statues without paying attention," Mottart
says on his website. "By putting a floral note in places or on objects,
the spectators pay attention to my work [and] rediscover what surrounds
it."
While his fresh
flower installations, which he calls Fleurissements, only last a day or two
before he takes them down, he documents his work on his Instagram account so
the rest of the world can enjoy it.
While he usually
decorates different statues around town, he's returned several times to the
bust of King Leopold II in Duden Park.
His designs are
getting more elaborate, including this flowing mane of leaves and purple
flowers on the statue of The Goddess of Bocq in front of the Commune de
Saint-Gilles in Brussels.
And let's not
forget this fabulous floral mustache.
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