Fifth Folkestone Triennial 2021 - "Janus’ Fortress" by Pilar Quinteros
Janus was the Roman god of beginnings and transitions, often associated with thresholds – and so also with a present poised between the past and the future. The sculpture is located high up on the East Cliff, overlooking the harbour, and with its two faces is able to look both towards the European mainland and towards England, connecting them, as Folkestone has always done whether as a fortress or a port. The sculpture is made of chalk and plaster, and will gradually erode and disintegrate. The artist’s intention was to make a kind of anti-monument, imposing in scale but ephemeral and vulnerable. Its disintegration also mirrors (and reflects on) the gradual erosion of the chalk cliffs and coastline — it's sited just half a mile from the ruins of the Roman villa that has now disappeared into the sea.
Size: 6720px × 4480px
Location: Folkestone Kent UK
Photo credit: © David Featherbe / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No
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