Philippe Ramette’s work offers off-kilter and quirky perspectives onto the world. Returning to the codes of classical sculpture, he has created a set of two Éloges (“Odes”) that can be found on Place du Bouffay and Cours Cambronne. This series does not pay tribute to the glory of a man, but to that of an attitude.
Designed as a public walkway lined with buildings and trees, the Cours Cambronne was named after General Cambronne, a figure whose statue, inaugurated in 1848, stands tall in its centre.
In Cours Cambronne, Éloge de la transgression depicts a schoolgirl climbing onto an empty pedestal. That is, unless she’s climbing off…? As always with Philippe Ramette, it’s all a question of perspective.
By the same artist
3 Cours Cambronne 44000 Nantes
How to get there?
Parking(s) nearby: Parking Médiathèque, Parking Gloriette 2, Parking Commerce, Parking Graslin
Public transport: Médiathèque, Copernic - Musées, Delorme, Chantiers Navals, St-Nicolas, Édit de Nantes
Self-service bicycles: Duguay trouin, Félix éboué, Médiathèque, Delorme, Palais de justice, Calvaire, Alger, Bourse
Visual artwork.
