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Maman
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Temat: Sztuka i rozrywka
Maman is the title of this nine-metre high bronze spider
by the artist Louise Bourgeois.
Standing beneath Maman,
I have mixed feelings…
terror at such a big spider,
but also comfort in her maternal embrace.
Notice how the 20 marble eggs are
protected in the cage-like sac above.
The artist’s own mother was a weaver
and a tapestry restorer.
Bourgeois gave her sculpture long pointed legs
and a spiralling body
to evoke the needles and spun fibres
used in her mother’s work.
Since its installation on the plaza
of the National Gallery of Canada in 2004,
the sculpture has become a part
of Ottawa’s urban landscape.
Look at how the spider’s high arching legs
echo the domes of the neighbouring architecture –
like the Library of Parliament
and the Gallery’s Great Hall.
Bourgeois created six sculptures
like this one.
They are in collections all over the world,
each fitting into the fabric of its architectural landscape.
