L’Évasion - Wallace Fountains by Cyril Pedrosa - chapter 1

The agency in charge of Nantes’ drinking fountains wished to draw the public’s attention to the availability of water throughout the city. It has done this through the emblematic fontaine Wallace – those magnificent green fountains found around Paris.

Artist Cyril Pedrosa was invited to design a new chapter in the story of Wallace fountains, weaving a tale in four chapters and four locations throughout the city.

“The sculptures on these fountains are meant to embody Goodness, Charity, Simplicity, and Sobriety, carrying a dome on their shoulders. However noble and virtuous this role may be, they had neither chosen nor desired it. So, like countless other women throughout the world, the four caryatids of the Wallace fountains have patiently organized their escape…”