Arriving from the North Sea, travelers to the seaport town of Esbjerg in Denmark will be greeted by colossal monuments in the form of four men sitting on a chair. Called 'Man Meets the Sea' or 'Men at Sea,' these monumental sculptures are the work of Svend Wiig Hansen, who created them in occasion of Esbjerg 100th anniversary celebration.
The concept behind the artwork is the encounter of pure, innocent Man with nature. Man before things started to go wrong, before he got 'dirt' on his hands. The sculptures embody this concept in their tall, column-like statures, rigid like the Pharaohs of Egyptian temples, possessing a sacred, universal aura.
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