Drops of Rain (large faces depicting various human emotions) by Spanish artist Samuel Salcedo at the Etretat Gardens (Seine-Maritime), France
Etretat is best known for its chalk cliffs, including three natural arches and a pointed formation called L'Aiguille or the Needle, which rises 70 metres (230 ft) above the sea. The Etretat Chalk Complex, as it is known, consists of a complex stratigraphy of Turonian and Coniacian chalks. Some of the cliffs are as high as 90 metres (300 ft). These cliffs and the associated resort beach attracted artists including Eugene Boudin, Charles Daubigny, Gustave Courbet and Claude Monet. They were featured prominently in the 1909 Arsene Lupin novel The Hollow Needle by Maurice Leblanc. They also feature in the 2014 film Lucy, directed by Luc Besson. Two of the three famous arches are visible from the town, the Porte d'Aval, and the Porte d'Amont. The Manneporte is the third and the biggest one, and cannot be seen from the town. Jardin Emotions has been modeled on the first French oyster farm that was located at the foot of Etretat cliffs and was founded by Queen Marie Antoinette. The farm is commemorated by shrubs of Buxus sempervirens (boxwood) and Enkianthus that were shaped to represent mollusk shells. The garden contains the art installation "Drops of Rain" ("Gouttes de Pluie" in French) by Spanish artist Samuel Salcedo : seven large faces depicting various human emotions. The faces were made from a mixture of polyester resin and aluminium powder.
Size: 5760px × 3840px
Location: Jardins d'Etretat, Avenue Damilaville, 76790 Etretat, Seine-Maritime, Normandy, France, Europe
Photo credit: © DE ROCKER / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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