The following placard goes on display with Savannah's MerMare:
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"Mermare"
About the SculptureModeled as a cubist-style draft horse, the sculpture is designed to evoke a sense of transition as the Mermare erupts from her native undersea habitat. Our Mermare has emerged from the depths during the peak of a winter storm, as evidenced by the folded mane, her angled head, and the flattened whitecaps surrounding her. Small fish, disturbed by the might of her passing, take to the air in all directions. Escaping the pressure of the deep, she emerges into a tempest.
"Mermare" is minimally constructed of two monolithic blocks of expanded bead styrene (styrofoam) trimmed with a hotknife by the artist. A plywood backplane provides structural rigidity and allows for the mounting of the various pumps and automata necessary to drive the sculptures kinetic effects. "Mermare’s" time to completion was 3 days.
About the ArtistSavannah Robinson hails from Danbury, TX (pop. 1611) located in the heart of Brazoria County. A veteran trial & appellate attorney by trade, she occasionally dabbles in folk and kinetic art, "to stay balanced". "Mermare" is her first public installation, and her first attempt at foam-modeled sculpture. She enjoys purple hats. "I have enjoyed the Bayou Arts Festival for many years, and wanted to participate. I volunteered but couldn't uphold the time commitment. This is my way of participating."
About the ModelMermare’s was loosely modeled after "AnnieMae", a 1600 lb Suffolk Punch draft horse who stood patiently at attention for several seconds during the artist’s body/motion study. AnnieMae is unsure what all this artsy-fuss is about, but she was perfectly happy to oblige those silly humans for the price of some alfalfa, carrots, apples, corn, shredded wheat, popcorn, and hay. She enjoys eating purple hats.
About the Hydraulics GuyRoark wishes to remain anonymous except to say "never again" to hydraulic sculptures and "hubba-hubba" to any passing redheads. Roark considers purple hats to be a warning label. Particularly unhinged by this effort, he was last seen looking for a bottle of tequila on horseback.