Spider monument

In Ottawa, a huge spider sits in front of the National Gallery of Canada. The height of the sculpture made of bronze, stainless steel and silver nitrate is almost 10 meters. The author of the monument is an American sculptor, graphic artist and painter of French origin Louise Bourgeois. Insect monsters have been a common theme in science fiction since Wells. A spider, or rather a spider, because under her belly, a bag filled with 26 white marble eggs became an international sensation in the art world. The nickname of the sculpture – “Maman” This is the artist’s sixth and final sculpture on the subject of nature. According to the artist, the sculpture is dedicated to her mother, who was her best friend. Her family had their own business: the restoration of tapestries, and her mother ran this workshop. She was as smart as the spiders. According to Bourgeois, spiders are friendly, they eat mosquitoes, are useful and protect people. That was her mother.

The whole series of bronze spiders is called “Mama”, you can see them in Canada, Japan, Spain, South Korea, Great Britain.