MÉMORIAL DE L'ANSE CAFFARD
Column – Statue
2024
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2024
Fifteen statues look out over the sea and the Diamond Rock, their shoulders slumped and their gaze lost. This monumental triangle-shaped ensemble (evoking the triangular trade) was created in 1991 by the sculptor Laurent Valère for the 150th anniversary of the abolition of slavery. It evokes the shipwreck of a slave ship in 1830 off the baie du Diamant. The chained slaves could not escape, and the survivors were sent to prison…
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Ce mémorial forme à même le sol un ensemble de quinze bustes de personnages affligés, présentés de manière serrée, en triangle et sont orientées au cap 110 (est-sud-est), en direction de l’Afrique et du golfe de Guinée. Toutes présentent un même visage penché dans le même sens, accablé, les yeux baissés vers la terre et la mer avec vue sur le Diamant.
Très émouvant et paisible.