Made out of wood from trees in Nantes, this colossal figure drips with water which gradually results in a natural patina onto which moss and ferns will grow.
Fabrice Hyber is a trained scientist and artist who sees his body of work like a giant rhizome, where multiple disciplines dialogue. To renovate the botanical collections of the Armorican Massif – a little-known (but vital) facet of the Jardin des Plantes – Hyber was commissioned to create a totemic work: L’Homme de bois, a 6.09 m/20-foot-tall sculpture.
The seeping moisture and stream jetting out of its mouth provide water for a basin protecting the botanical abundance of a local wetland with rare, protected species such as the Estuary Angelica, the Three-square Bulrush, the Marsileia, and Fritillaria.
Fabrice Hyber was born in Luçon in 1961. He lives and works in La Vallée.
Co-produced with the “Nature et Jardins” Department of the City of Nantes.
5 Rue Ecorchard, 44000 Nantes
How to get there?
Parking(s) nearby: Parking Gare Château, Parking Château, Parking Gare Sud 3
Public transport: Gare Nord, Trébuchet, Gare Sud, Bouteillerie
Self-service bicycles: Gare De Nantes Nord 2 (n°62), Gare De Nantes Nord (n°60), Jardin Des Plantes (n°63), Gare De Nantes Sud (n°70), Duchesse Anne (n°49), Lieu Unique (n°61), Saint Clément (n°64)
Visual work.