https://fabricefouillet.com FABRICE FOUILLET Tue, 27 Jan 2026 10:44:26 +0000 https://fabricefouillet.com en https://fabricefouillet.com/HOME-1 Sun, 18 Jan 2026 20:37:01 +0000 FABRICE FOUILLET https://fabricefouillet.com/HOME-1 <img width="1494" height="1120" width_o="1494" height_o="1120" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/19b95575ad0e803202a34cfe5063dfab35837e557fb3a7a1a1c5c6eabae6b4e9/halo_noarq-1.jpg" data-mid="243449439" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/19b95575ad0e803202a34cfe5063dfab35837e557fb3a7a1a1c5c6eabae6b4e9/halo_noarq-1.jpg" /> https://fabricefouillet.com/COLOSSUS-2 Tue, 27 Jan 2026 10:00:24 +0000 FABRICE FOUILLET https://fabricefouillet.com/COLOSSUS-2 <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/cb0bdfa9ebeeeabd2f398f6688bf9d9fb166f006a44d7d4d5e1fa5efd7d3cf3a/Fouillet_Sendai_Adb98.jpg" data-mid="244018199" border="0" alt="Dai Kannon - Sendai, Japan, 100m (330 ft). Built in 1991" data-caption="Dai Kannon - Sendai, Japan, 100m (330 ft). Built in 1991" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/cb0bdfa9ebeeeabd2f398f6688bf9d9fb166f006a44d7d4d5e1fa5efd7d3cf3a/Fouillet_Sendai_Adb98.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/77b434861cb1ab9aba8bc7e1cb57ce8071f582cc91966a4dfc3f58fe5f1ee6c4/2-Mother-of-the-Fatherland.-Kiev--Ukraine--62-m-203-ft.-Built-in1981.jpg" data-mid="244018237" border="0" alt="Mother of the Fatherland - Kiev, Ukraine, 62 m (203 ft). Built in 1981" data-caption="Mother of the Fatherland - Kiev, Ukraine, 62 m (203 ft). Built in 1981" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/77b434861cb1ab9aba8bc7e1cb57ce8071f582cc91966a4dfc3f58fe5f1ee6c4/2-Mother-of-the-Fatherland.-Kiev--Ukraine--62-m-203-ft.-Built-in1981.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9ae292ef2ecf13be6e36ab054b6242d857795525b23beecc936f0ad8ecc13494/6-African-Renaissance-Monument.-Dakar--Senegal--49-m-161-ft.-Built-in-2010.jpg" data-mid="244018243" border="0" alt="African Renaissance Monument - Dakar, Senegal, 49 m (161 ft). Built in 2010" data-caption="African Renaissance Monument - Dakar, Senegal, 49 m (161 ft). Built in 2010" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9ae292ef2ecf13be6e36ab054b6242d857795525b23beecc936f0ad8ecc13494/6-African-Renaissance-Monument.-Dakar--Senegal--49-m-161-ft.-Built-in-2010.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/139cfce1d598682cdba9a456c25946451fb750e57b6de0ac2fb3b78c45864172/3-Amitabha-Buddha.-Ushiku--Japan--110-m-360-ft.-Built-in-1993.jpg" data-mid="244018240" border="0" alt="Amitabha Buddha - Ushiku, Japan, 110 m (360 ft). Built in 1993" data-caption="Amitabha Buddha - Ushiku, Japan, 110 m (360 ft). Built in 1993" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/139cfce1d598682cdba9a456c25946451fb750e57b6de0ac2fb3b78c45864172/3-Amitabha-Buddha.-Ushiku--Japan--110-m-360-ft.-Built-in-1993.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8f1a312c2f6a59b2613c7cc2344044074ccbd6d2094acaf258c6b9560e33b922/4-Mao-Zedong.-Changsha--China--32-m-105-ft.-Built-in-2009.jpg" data-mid="244018241" border="0" alt="Mao Zedong - Changsha, China, 32 m (105 ft). Built in 2009" data-caption="Mao Zedong - Changsha, China, 32 m (105 ft). Built in 2009" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8f1a312c2f6a59b2613c7cc2344044074ccbd6d2094acaf258c6b9560e33b922/4-Mao-Zedong.-Changsha--China--32-m-105-ft.-Built-in-2009.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/194869cbe3e6390f97c82049fd21d7546fb7bbde5326f48e381a1d3517151554/5-Christ-Blessing.-Manado--Indonesia--30-m-98.5-ft.-Built-in-2007.jpg" data-mid="244018242" border="0" alt="Christ Blessing - Manado, Indonesia, 30 m (98.5 ft). Built in 2007" data-caption="Christ Blessing - Manado, Indonesia, 30 m (98.5 ft). Built in 2007" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/194869cbe3e6390f97c82049fd21d7546fb7bbde5326f48e381a1d3517151554/5-Christ-Blessing.-Manado--Indonesia--30-m-98.5-ft.-Built-in-2007.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a69aeff6563f4e0afc904161d866f30f85146481cc2cfd1e7e5e4d5fc973ad88/7-Jibo-Kannon.-Kagaonsen--Japan--73-m-239-ft.-Built-in-1987.jpg" data-mid="244018244" border="0" alt="Jibo Kannon - Kagaonsen, Japan, 73 m (239 ft). Built in 1987" data-caption="Jibo Kannon - Kagaonsen, Japan, 73 m (239 ft). Built in 1987" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a69aeff6563f4e0afc904161d866f30f85146481cc2cfd1e7e5e4d5fc973ad88/7-Jibo-Kannon.-Kagaonsen--Japan--73-m-239-ft.-Built-in-1987.jpg" /> <img width="1999" height="1500" width_o="1999" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/83ab626556bc09f6ba1ff315c473d9332e137274df672724c2ce6b9aa5c7f73f/10-Grand-Bouddha-Sakayamunee.-Ang-Thong--Thailande--92-m-301-ft.-Built-in-2008.jpg" data-mid="244018446" border="0" alt="Grand Bouddha Sakayamunee - Ang Thong, Thailande, 92 m (301 ft). Built in 2008" data-caption="Grand Bouddha Sakayamunee - Ang Thong, Thailande, 92 m (301 ft). Built in 2008" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/83ab626556bc09f6ba1ff315c473d9332e137274df672724c2ce6b9aa5c7f73f/10-Grand-Bouddha-Sakayamunee.-Ang-Thong--Thailande--92-m-301-ft.-Built-in-2008.jpg" /> <img width="1999" height="1500" width_o="1999" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ba29615cbaa0bd071ce48543fbec66a255e31fb7a90a9147d1056010a1d7f94b/8-Christ-the-King.-Swiebodzin--Poland--36-m-120-ft.-Built-in-2010.jpg" data-mid="244018358" border="0" alt="Christ the King - Świebodzin, Poland, 36 m (120 ft). Built in 2010" data-caption="Christ the King - Świebodzin, Poland, 36 m (120 ft). Built in 2010" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ba29615cbaa0bd071ce48543fbec66a255e31fb7a90a9147d1056010a1d7f94b/8-Christ-the-King.-Swiebodzin--Poland--36-m-120-ft.-Built-in-2010.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c3242b43833eccd0d1ea47db6030776a2d62242a0bccfb57fe9a65a08619e7ba/9-Grand-Byakue.-Takazaki--Japan--42-m-137-ft.-Built-in-1936.jpg" data-mid="244018407" border="0" alt="Grand Byakue - Takazaki, Japan, 42 m (137 ft). Built in 1936" data-caption="Grand Byakue - Takazaki, Japan, 42 m (137 ft). Built in 1936" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c3242b43833eccd0d1ea47db6030776a2d62242a0bccfb57fe9a65a08619e7ba/9-Grand-Byakue.-Takazaki--Japan--42-m-137-ft.-Built-in-1936.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b73a388de9f3bbfbf8581de8898b4377764565943a7dc76b4bed1d9f0c6f19d3/11-Guanyin.-Foshan--China--62-m-203-ft.-Built-in-1998.jpg" data-mid="244018454" border="0" alt="Guanyin - Foshan, China, 62 m (203 ft). Built in 1998" data-caption="Guanyin - Foshan, China, 62 m (203 ft). Built in 1998" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b73a388de9f3bbfbf8581de8898b4377764565943a7dc76b4bed1d9f0c6f19d3/11-Guanyin.-Foshan--China--62-m-203-ft.-Built-in-1998.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e76cab029c75a42a246a5adb43b2a7fdf3756598cffbdf8f60743f30b64d6c23/15-Alyosha-Monument.-Murmansk--Russia--35.5-m-116.5-ft.-Built-in-1974-.jpg" data-mid="244018465" border="0" alt="Alyosha Monument - Murmansk, Russia, 35.5 m (116.5 ft). Built in 1974 " data-caption="Alyosha Monument - Murmansk, Russia, 35.5 m (116.5 ft). Built in 1974 " src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e76cab029c75a42a246a5adb43b2a7fdf3756598cffbdf8f60743f30b64d6c23/15-Alyosha-Monument.-Murmansk--Russia--35.5-m-116.5-ft.-Built-in-1974-.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8cbb81fdc2f208dc3fcfa2049261a06a3d33d8738872203a01225f0c8fff69ad/14-The-Motherland-Call.-Volgograd--Russia-87-m-285-ft.Built-in-1967.jpg" data-mid="244018458" border="0" alt="The Motherland Call - Volgograd, Russia,87 m (285 ft). Built in 1967" data-caption="The Motherland Call - Volgograd, Russia,87 m (285 ft). Built in 1967" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8cbb81fdc2f208dc3fcfa2049261a06a3d33d8738872203a01225f0c8fff69ad/14-The-Motherland-Call.-Volgograd--Russia-87-m-285-ft.Built-in-1967.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1e63f0a18823ff70bc9847515f881174fa4593ff177ec7b371d794e8258f2105/12-Guan-Yu-Statue.-Yuncheng--China--80-meters--262-ft-Built-in-2010.jpg" data-mid="244018455" border="0" alt="Guan Yu Statue - Yuncheng, China, 80 meters ( 262 ft). Built in 2010" data-caption="Guan Yu Statue - Yuncheng, China, 80 meters ( 262 ft). Built in 2010" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1e63f0a18823ff70bc9847515f881174fa4593ff177ec7b371d794e8258f2105/12-Guan-Yu-Statue.-Yuncheng--China--80-meters--262-ft-Built-in-2010.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b6f8f9399ccc1fc79c152d06efc118128977a4393ce558b22109b7a39d3d871b/13Laykyun-Setkyar.-Monywa--Myanmar--116-m-381-ft.-Built-in-2008.jpg" data-mid="244018457" border="0" alt="Laykyun Setkyar - Monywa, Myanmar, 116 m (381 ft). Built in 2008" data-caption="Laykyun Setkyar - Monywa, Myanmar, 116 m (381 ft). Built in 2008" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b6f8f9399ccc1fc79c152d06efc118128977a4393ce558b22109b7a39d3d871b/13Laykyun-Setkyar.-Monywa--Myanmar--116-m-381-ft.-Built-in-2008.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/41c47e2680130a0e450327b4f2df84f790ecfc3767b2b991466118902b9df158/18-Ataturk-Mask.-Buca--Izmir--Turkey--40-m-132-ft.-Built-in-2009.jpg" data-mid="244018468" border="0" alt="Ataturk Mask - Buca, Izmir, Turkey, 40 m (132 ft). Built in 2009" data-caption="Ataturk Mask - Buca, Izmir, Turkey, 40 m (132 ft). Built in 2009" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/41c47e2680130a0e450327b4f2df84f790ecfc3767b2b991466118902b9df158/18-Ataturk-Mask.-Buca--Izmir--Turkey--40-m-132-ft.-Built-in-2009.jpg" /> INFORMATIONCOLOSSUS &nbsp; Statues are often idealized works of art, ideological, political or religious representations, and turn their subjects into fascinating eternal figures.&nbsp; Once erected to keep alive the memory of a particular person or event, in a given&nbsp; culture, it laststhrough many&nbsp; generations and establishes itself a symbol for the community. &nbsp; Statues are even more influential when they are outstanding. An edifice can be said to be monumental&nbsp; when it is unusual, extraordinary. It has to be abnormal, as exceptional as the political or religious power itself, also inseparable from its symbolic aspects. The series “Colosses” is a study of the landscapes embracing those monumental commemorative statues. &nbsp; Although hugeness is appealing, exhilarating&nbsp; or even&nbsp; fascinating, I was first intrigued by the human need to&nbsp; build gigantic declarations.Then,&nbsp;I asked myself how such « works » could be connected to their surroundings. How can they fit in the landscapes, despite their excessive dimensions and their fundamental symbolic and traditional functions? &nbsp; I chose to photograph the statues from a standpoint outside their formal surroundings, and to favour a more detached view, watching them from the&nbsp; sidelines. This detachment&nbsp; enabled a wider view of the&nbsp; landscape&nbsp; and to&nbsp; place the monuments in a more&nbsp; contemporary&nbsp; dimension. Human figures appear sporadically and confront their own insignificance to the greatness of symbols. The physical relationship to the statue’s&nbsp; surroundings explicitly&nbsp; recalls the&nbsp; spectator’s body&nbsp; and its integration in&nbsp; time. Thus, the&nbsp; characters are reduced to miniatures and emphasize the disproportion. &nbsp; As a wave of « statuomania » swept over the&nbsp; world in the 1990s, many&nbsp; huge statues&nbsp; were built. Most of them are located in Asia and represent the Buddha. The world’s highest statue is under construction in India. It will honour the independence hero Sardar Patel and will reach 182 meters. https://fabricefouillet.com/1-31 Tue, 27 Jan 2026 10:34:51 +0000 FABRICE FOUILLET https://fabricefouillet.com/1-31 <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/cb0bdfa9ebeeeabd2f398f6688bf9d9fb166f006a44d7d4d5e1fa5efd7d3cf3a/Fouillet_Sendai_Adb98.jpg" data-mid="244021273" border="0" alt="Dai Kannon - Sendai, Japan, 100m (330 ft). Built in 1991" data-caption="Dai Kannon - Sendai, Japan, 100m (330 ft). Built in 1991" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/cb0bdfa9ebeeeabd2f398f6688bf9d9fb166f006a44d7d4d5e1fa5efd7d3cf3a/Fouillet_Sendai_Adb98.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/77b434861cb1ab9aba8bc7e1cb57ce8071f582cc91966a4dfc3f58fe5f1ee6c4/2-Mother-of-the-Fatherland.-Kiev--Ukraine--62-m-203-ft.-Built-in1981.jpg" data-mid="244021274" border="0" alt="Mother of the Fatherland - Kiev, Ukraine, 62 m (203 ft). Built in 1981" data-caption="Mother of the Fatherland - Kiev, Ukraine, 62 m (203 ft). Built in 1981" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/77b434861cb1ab9aba8bc7e1cb57ce8071f582cc91966a4dfc3f58fe5f1ee6c4/2-Mother-of-the-Fatherland.-Kiev--Ukraine--62-m-203-ft.-Built-in1981.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9ae292ef2ecf13be6e36ab054b6242d857795525b23beecc936f0ad8ecc13494/6-African-Renaissance-Monument.-Dakar--Senegal--49-m-161-ft.-Built-in-2010.jpg" data-mid="244021278" border="0" alt="African Renaissance Monument - Dakar, Senegal, 49 m (161 ft). Built in 2010" data-caption="African Renaissance Monument - Dakar, Senegal, 49 m (161 ft). Built in 2010" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9ae292ef2ecf13be6e36ab054b6242d857795525b23beecc936f0ad8ecc13494/6-African-Renaissance-Monument.-Dakar--Senegal--49-m-161-ft.-Built-in-2010.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/139cfce1d598682cdba9a456c25946451fb750e57b6de0ac2fb3b78c45864172/3-Amitabha-Buddha.-Ushiku--Japan--110-m-360-ft.-Built-in-1993.jpg" data-mid="244021275" border="0" alt="Amitabha Buddha - Ushiku, Japan, 110 m (360 ft). Built in 1993" data-caption="Amitabha Buddha - Ushiku, Japan, 110 m (360 ft). Built in 1993" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/139cfce1d598682cdba9a456c25946451fb750e57b6de0ac2fb3b78c45864172/3-Amitabha-Buddha.-Ushiku--Japan--110-m-360-ft.-Built-in-1993.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8f1a312c2f6a59b2613c7cc2344044074ccbd6d2094acaf258c6b9560e33b922/4-Mao-Zedong.-Changsha--China--32-m-105-ft.-Built-in-2009.jpg" data-mid="244021276" border="0" alt="Mao Zedong - Changsha, China, 32 m (105 ft). Built in 2009" data-caption="Mao Zedong - Changsha, China, 32 m (105 ft). Built in 2009" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8f1a312c2f6a59b2613c7cc2344044074ccbd6d2094acaf258c6b9560e33b922/4-Mao-Zedong.-Changsha--China--32-m-105-ft.-Built-in-2009.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/194869cbe3e6390f97c82049fd21d7546fb7bbde5326f48e381a1d3517151554/5-Christ-Blessing.-Manado--Indonesia--30-m-98.5-ft.-Built-in-2007.jpg" data-mid="244021277" border="0" alt="Christ Blessing - Manado, Indonesia, 30 m (98.5 ft). Built in 2007" data-caption="Christ Blessing - Manado, Indonesia, 30 m (98.5 ft). Built in 2007" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/194869cbe3e6390f97c82049fd21d7546fb7bbde5326f48e381a1d3517151554/5-Christ-Blessing.-Manado--Indonesia--30-m-98.5-ft.-Built-in-2007.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a69aeff6563f4e0afc904161d866f30f85146481cc2cfd1e7e5e4d5fc973ad88/7-Jibo-Kannon.-Kagaonsen--Japan--73-m-239-ft.-Built-in-1987.jpg" data-mid="244021279" border="0" alt="Jibo Kannon - Kagaonsen, Japan, 73 m (239 ft). Built in 1987" data-caption="Jibo Kannon - Kagaonsen, Japan, 73 m (239 ft). Built in 1987" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a69aeff6563f4e0afc904161d866f30f85146481cc2cfd1e7e5e4d5fc973ad88/7-Jibo-Kannon.-Kagaonsen--Japan--73-m-239-ft.-Built-in-1987.jpg" /> <img width="1999" height="1500" width_o="1999" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/83ab626556bc09f6ba1ff315c473d9332e137274df672724c2ce6b9aa5c7f73f/10-Grand-Bouddha-Sakayamunee.-Ang-Thong--Thailande--92-m-301-ft.-Built-in-2008.jpg" data-mid="244021282" border="0" alt="Grand Bouddha Sakayamunee - Ang Thong, Thailande, 92 m (301 ft). Built in 2008" data-caption="Grand Bouddha Sakayamunee - Ang Thong, Thailande, 92 m (301 ft). Built in 2008" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/83ab626556bc09f6ba1ff315c473d9332e137274df672724c2ce6b9aa5c7f73f/10-Grand-Bouddha-Sakayamunee.-Ang-Thong--Thailande--92-m-301-ft.-Built-in-2008.jpg" /> <img width="1999" height="1500" width_o="1999" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ba29615cbaa0bd071ce48543fbec66a255e31fb7a90a9147d1056010a1d7f94b/8-Christ-the-King.-Swiebodzin--Poland--36-m-120-ft.-Built-in-2010.jpg" data-mid="244021280" border="0" alt="Christ the King - Świebodzin, Poland, 36 m (120 ft). Built in 2010" data-caption="Christ the King - Świebodzin, Poland, 36 m (120 ft). Built in 2010" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ba29615cbaa0bd071ce48543fbec66a255e31fb7a90a9147d1056010a1d7f94b/8-Christ-the-King.-Swiebodzin--Poland--36-m-120-ft.-Built-in-2010.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c3242b43833eccd0d1ea47db6030776a2d62242a0bccfb57fe9a65a08619e7ba/9-Grand-Byakue.-Takazaki--Japan--42-m-137-ft.-Built-in-1936.jpg" data-mid="244021281" border="0" alt="Grand Byakue - Takazaki, Japan, 42 m (137 ft). Built in 1936" data-caption="Grand Byakue - Takazaki, Japan, 42 m (137 ft). Built in 1936" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c3242b43833eccd0d1ea47db6030776a2d62242a0bccfb57fe9a65a08619e7ba/9-Grand-Byakue.-Takazaki--Japan--42-m-137-ft.-Built-in-1936.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b73a388de9f3bbfbf8581de8898b4377764565943a7dc76b4bed1d9f0c6f19d3/11-Guanyin.-Foshan--China--62-m-203-ft.-Built-in-1998.jpg" data-mid="244021283" border="0" alt="Guanyin - Foshan, China, 62 m (203 ft). Built in 1998" data-caption="Guanyin - Foshan, China, 62 m (203 ft). Built in 1998" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b73a388de9f3bbfbf8581de8898b4377764565943a7dc76b4bed1d9f0c6f19d3/11-Guanyin.-Foshan--China--62-m-203-ft.-Built-in-1998.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e76cab029c75a42a246a5adb43b2a7fdf3756598cffbdf8f60743f30b64d6c23/15-Alyosha-Monument.-Murmansk--Russia--35.5-m-116.5-ft.-Built-in-1974-.jpg" data-mid="244021287" border="0" alt="Alyosha Monument - Murmansk, Russia, 35.5 m (116.5 ft). Built in 1974 " data-caption="Alyosha Monument - Murmansk, Russia, 35.5 m (116.5 ft). Built in 1974 " src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e76cab029c75a42a246a5adb43b2a7fdf3756598cffbdf8f60743f30b64d6c23/15-Alyosha-Monument.-Murmansk--Russia--35.5-m-116.5-ft.-Built-in-1974-.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8cbb81fdc2f208dc3fcfa2049261a06a3d33d8738872203a01225f0c8fff69ad/14-The-Motherland-Call.-Volgograd--Russia-87-m-285-ft.Built-in-1967.jpg" data-mid="244021286" border="0" alt="The Motherland Call - Volgograd, Russia,87 m (285 ft). Built in 1967" data-caption="The Motherland Call - Volgograd, Russia,87 m (285 ft). Built in 1967" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8cbb81fdc2f208dc3fcfa2049261a06a3d33d8738872203a01225f0c8fff69ad/14-The-Motherland-Call.-Volgograd--Russia-87-m-285-ft.Built-in-1967.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1e63f0a18823ff70bc9847515f881174fa4593ff177ec7b371d794e8258f2105/12-Guan-Yu-Statue.-Yuncheng--China--80-meters--262-ft-Built-in-2010.jpg" data-mid="244021284" border="0" alt="Guan Yu Statue - Yuncheng, China, 80 meters ( 262 ft). Built in 2010" data-caption="Guan Yu Statue - Yuncheng, China, 80 meters ( 262 ft). Built in 2010" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1e63f0a18823ff70bc9847515f881174fa4593ff177ec7b371d794e8258f2105/12-Guan-Yu-Statue.-Yuncheng--China--80-meters--262-ft-Built-in-2010.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b6f8f9399ccc1fc79c152d06efc118128977a4393ce558b22109b7a39d3d871b/13Laykyun-Setkyar.-Monywa--Myanmar--116-m-381-ft.-Built-in-2008.jpg" data-mid="244021285" border="0" alt="Laykyun Setkyar - Monywa, Myanmar, 116 m (381 ft). Built in 2008" data-caption="Laykyun Setkyar - Monywa, Myanmar, 116 m (381 ft). Built in 2008" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b6f8f9399ccc1fc79c152d06efc118128977a4393ce558b22109b7a39d3d871b/13Laykyun-Setkyar.-Monywa--Myanmar--116-m-381-ft.-Built-in-2008.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/41c47e2680130a0e450327b4f2df84f790ecfc3767b2b991466118902b9df158/18-Ataturk-Mask.-Buca--Izmir--Turkey--40-m-132-ft.-Built-in-2009.jpg" data-mid="244021288" border="0" alt="Ataturk Mask - Buca, Izmir, Turkey, 40 m (132 ft). Built in 2009" data-caption="Ataturk Mask - Buca, Izmir, Turkey, 40 m (132 ft). Built in 2009" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/41c47e2680130a0e450327b4f2df84f790ecfc3767b2b991466118902b9df158/18-Ataturk-Mask.-Buca--Izmir--Turkey--40-m-132-ft.-Built-in-2009.jpg" /> INFORMATION COLOSSUS &nbsp; Statues are often idealized works of art, ideological, political or religious representations, and turn their subjects into fascinating eternal figures.&nbsp; Once erected to keep alive the memory of a particular person or event, in a given&nbsp; culture, it laststhrough many&nbsp; generations and establishes itself a symbol for the community. &nbsp; Statues are even more influential when they are outstanding. An edifice can be said to be monumental&nbsp; when it is unusual, extraordinary. It has to be abnormal, as exceptional as the political or religious power itself, also inseparable from its symbolic aspects. The series “Colosses” is a study of the landscapes embracing those monumental commemorative statues. &nbsp; Although hugeness is appealing, exhilarating&nbsp; or even&nbsp; fascinating, I was first intrigued by the human need to&nbsp; build gigantic declarations.Then,&nbsp;I asked myself how such « works » could be connected to their surroundings. How can they fit in the landscapes, despite their excessive dimensions and their fundamental symbolic and traditional functions? &nbsp; I chose to photograph the statues from a standpoint outside their formal surroundings, and to favour a more detached view, watching them from the&nbsp; sidelines. This detachment&nbsp; enabled a wider view of the&nbsp; landscape&nbsp; and to&nbsp; place the monuments in a more&nbsp; contemporary&nbsp; dimension. Human figures appear sporadically and confront their own insignificance to the greatness of symbols. The physical relationship to the statue’s&nbsp; surroundings explicitly&nbsp; recalls the&nbsp; spectator’s body&nbsp; and its integration in&nbsp; time. Thus, the&nbsp; characters are reduced to miniatures and emphasize the disproportion. &nbsp; As a wave of « statuomania » swept over the&nbsp; world in the 1990s, many&nbsp; huge statues&nbsp; were built. Most of them are located in Asia and represent the Buddha. The world’s highest statue is under construction in India. It will honour the independence hero Sardar Patel and will reach 182 meters. https://fabricefouillet.com/2-31 Tue, 27 Jan 2026 10:36:55 +0000 FABRICE FOUILLET https://fabricefouillet.com/2-31 <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/77b434861cb1ab9aba8bc7e1cb57ce8071f582cc91966a4dfc3f58fe5f1ee6c4/2-Mother-of-the-Fatherland.-Kiev--Ukraine--62-m-203-ft.-Built-in1981.jpg" data-mid="244021325" border="0" alt="Mother of the Fatherland - Kiev, Ukraine, 62 m (203 ft). Built in 1981" data-caption="Mother of the Fatherland - Kiev, Ukraine, 62 m (203 ft). Built in 1981" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/77b434861cb1ab9aba8bc7e1cb57ce8071f582cc91966a4dfc3f58fe5f1ee6c4/2-Mother-of-the-Fatherland.-Kiev--Ukraine--62-m-203-ft.-Built-in1981.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9ae292ef2ecf13be6e36ab054b6242d857795525b23beecc936f0ad8ecc13494/6-African-Renaissance-Monument.-Dakar--Senegal--49-m-161-ft.-Built-in-2010.jpg" data-mid="244021335" border="0" alt="African Renaissance Monument - Dakar, Senegal, 49 m (161 ft). Built in 2010" data-caption="African Renaissance Monument - Dakar, Senegal, 49 m (161 ft). Built in 2010" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9ae292ef2ecf13be6e36ab054b6242d857795525b23beecc936f0ad8ecc13494/6-African-Renaissance-Monument.-Dakar--Senegal--49-m-161-ft.-Built-in-2010.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/139cfce1d598682cdba9a456c25946451fb750e57b6de0ac2fb3b78c45864172/3-Amitabha-Buddha.-Ushiku--Japan--110-m-360-ft.-Built-in-1993.jpg" data-mid="244021327" border="0" alt="Amitabha Buddha - Ushiku, Japan, 110 m (360 ft). Built in 1993" data-caption="Amitabha Buddha - Ushiku, Japan, 110 m (360 ft). Built in 1993" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/139cfce1d598682cdba9a456c25946451fb750e57b6de0ac2fb3b78c45864172/3-Amitabha-Buddha.-Ushiku--Japan--110-m-360-ft.-Built-in-1993.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8f1a312c2f6a59b2613c7cc2344044074ccbd6d2094acaf258c6b9560e33b922/4-Mao-Zedong.-Changsha--China--32-m-105-ft.-Built-in-2009.jpg" data-mid="244021331" border="0" alt="Mao Zedong - Changsha, China, 32 m (105 ft). Built in 2009" data-caption="Mao Zedong - Changsha, China, 32 m (105 ft). Built in 2009" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8f1a312c2f6a59b2613c7cc2344044074ccbd6d2094acaf258c6b9560e33b922/4-Mao-Zedong.-Changsha--China--32-m-105-ft.-Built-in-2009.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/194869cbe3e6390f97c82049fd21d7546fb7bbde5326f48e381a1d3517151554/5-Christ-Blessing.-Manado--Indonesia--30-m-98.5-ft.-Built-in-2007.jpg" data-mid="244021333" border="0" alt="Christ Blessing - Manado, Indonesia, 30 m (98.5 ft). Built in 2007" data-caption="Christ Blessing - Manado, Indonesia, 30 m (98.5 ft). Built in 2007" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/194869cbe3e6390f97c82049fd21d7546fb7bbde5326f48e381a1d3517151554/5-Christ-Blessing.-Manado--Indonesia--30-m-98.5-ft.-Built-in-2007.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a69aeff6563f4e0afc904161d866f30f85146481cc2cfd1e7e5e4d5fc973ad88/7-Jibo-Kannon.-Kagaonsen--Japan--73-m-239-ft.-Built-in-1987.jpg" data-mid="244021338" border="0" alt="Jibo Kannon - Kagaonsen, Japan, 73 m (239 ft). Built in 1987" data-caption="Jibo Kannon - Kagaonsen, Japan, 73 m (239 ft). Built in 1987" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a69aeff6563f4e0afc904161d866f30f85146481cc2cfd1e7e5e4d5fc973ad88/7-Jibo-Kannon.-Kagaonsen--Japan--73-m-239-ft.-Built-in-1987.jpg" /> <img width="1999" height="1500" width_o="1999" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/83ab626556bc09f6ba1ff315c473d9332e137274df672724c2ce6b9aa5c7f73f/10-Grand-Bouddha-Sakayamunee.-Ang-Thong--Thailande--92-m-301-ft.-Built-in-2008.jpg" data-mid="244021346" border="0" alt="Grand Bouddha Sakayamunee - Ang Thong, Thailande, 92 m (301 ft). Built in 2008" data-caption="Grand Bouddha Sakayamunee - Ang Thong, Thailande, 92 m (301 ft). Built in 2008" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/83ab626556bc09f6ba1ff315c473d9332e137274df672724c2ce6b9aa5c7f73f/10-Grand-Bouddha-Sakayamunee.-Ang-Thong--Thailande--92-m-301-ft.-Built-in-2008.jpg" /> <img width="1999" height="1500" width_o="1999" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ba29615cbaa0bd071ce48543fbec66a255e31fb7a90a9147d1056010a1d7f94b/8-Christ-the-King.-Swiebodzin--Poland--36-m-120-ft.-Built-in-2010.jpg" data-mid="244021341" border="0" alt="Christ the King - Świebodzin, Poland, 36 m (120 ft). Built in 2010" data-caption="Christ the King - Świebodzin, Poland, 36 m (120 ft). Built in 2010" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ba29615cbaa0bd071ce48543fbec66a255e31fb7a90a9147d1056010a1d7f94b/8-Christ-the-King.-Swiebodzin--Poland--36-m-120-ft.-Built-in-2010.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c3242b43833eccd0d1ea47db6030776a2d62242a0bccfb57fe9a65a08619e7ba/9-Grand-Byakue.-Takazaki--Japan--42-m-137-ft.-Built-in-1936.jpg" data-mid="244021344" border="0" alt="Grand Byakue - Takazaki, Japan, 42 m (137 ft). Built in 1936" data-caption="Grand Byakue - Takazaki, Japan, 42 m (137 ft). Built in 1936" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c3242b43833eccd0d1ea47db6030776a2d62242a0bccfb57fe9a65a08619e7ba/9-Grand-Byakue.-Takazaki--Japan--42-m-137-ft.-Built-in-1936.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b73a388de9f3bbfbf8581de8898b4377764565943a7dc76b4bed1d9f0c6f19d3/11-Guanyin.-Foshan--China--62-m-203-ft.-Built-in-1998.jpg" data-mid="244021350" border="0" alt="Guanyin - Foshan, China, 62 m (203 ft). Built in 1998" data-caption="Guanyin - Foshan, China, 62 m (203 ft). Built in 1998" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b73a388de9f3bbfbf8581de8898b4377764565943a7dc76b4bed1d9f0c6f19d3/11-Guanyin.-Foshan--China--62-m-203-ft.-Built-in-1998.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e76cab029c75a42a246a5adb43b2a7fdf3756598cffbdf8f60743f30b64d6c23/15-Alyosha-Monument.-Murmansk--Russia--35.5-m-116.5-ft.-Built-in-1974-.jpg" data-mid="244021357" border="0" alt="Alyosha Monument - Murmansk, Russia, 35.5 m (116.5 ft). Built in 1974 " data-caption="Alyosha Monument - Murmansk, Russia, 35.5 m (116.5 ft). Built in 1974 " src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e76cab029c75a42a246a5adb43b2a7fdf3756598cffbdf8f60743f30b64d6c23/15-Alyosha-Monument.-Murmansk--Russia--35.5-m-116.5-ft.-Built-in-1974-.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8cbb81fdc2f208dc3fcfa2049261a06a3d33d8738872203a01225f0c8fff69ad/14-The-Motherland-Call.-Volgograd--Russia-87-m-285-ft.Built-in-1967.jpg" data-mid="244021356" border="0" alt="The Motherland Call - Volgograd, Russia,87 m (285 ft). Built in 1967" data-caption="The Motherland Call - Volgograd, Russia,87 m (285 ft). Built in 1967" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8cbb81fdc2f208dc3fcfa2049261a06a3d33d8738872203a01225f0c8fff69ad/14-The-Motherland-Call.-Volgograd--Russia-87-m-285-ft.Built-in-1967.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1e63f0a18823ff70bc9847515f881174fa4593ff177ec7b371d794e8258f2105/12-Guan-Yu-Statue.-Yuncheng--China--80-meters--262-ft-Built-in-2010.jpg" data-mid="244021353" border="0" alt="Guan Yu Statue - Yuncheng, China, 80 meters ( 262 ft). Built in 2010" data-caption="Guan Yu Statue - Yuncheng, China, 80 meters ( 262 ft). Built in 2010" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1e63f0a18823ff70bc9847515f881174fa4593ff177ec7b371d794e8258f2105/12-Guan-Yu-Statue.-Yuncheng--China--80-meters--262-ft-Built-in-2010.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b6f8f9399ccc1fc79c152d06efc118128977a4393ce558b22109b7a39d3d871b/13Laykyun-Setkyar.-Monywa--Myanmar--116-m-381-ft.-Built-in-2008.jpg" data-mid="244021355" border="0" alt="Laykyun Setkyar - Monywa, Myanmar, 116 m (381 ft). Built in 2008" data-caption="Laykyun Setkyar - Monywa, Myanmar, 116 m (381 ft). Built in 2008" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b6f8f9399ccc1fc79c152d06efc118128977a4393ce558b22109b7a39d3d871b/13Laykyun-Setkyar.-Monywa--Myanmar--116-m-381-ft.-Built-in-2008.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/41c47e2680130a0e450327b4f2df84f790ecfc3767b2b991466118902b9df158/18-Ataturk-Mask.-Buca--Izmir--Turkey--40-m-132-ft.-Built-in-2009.jpg" data-mid="244021358" border="0" alt="Ataturk Mask - Buca, Izmir, Turkey, 40 m (132 ft). Built in 2009" data-caption="Ataturk Mask - Buca, Izmir, Turkey, 40 m (132 ft). Built in 2009" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/41c47e2680130a0e450327b4f2df84f790ecfc3767b2b991466118902b9df158/18-Ataturk-Mask.-Buca--Izmir--Turkey--40-m-132-ft.-Built-in-2009.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/cb0bdfa9ebeeeabd2f398f6688bf9d9fb166f006a44d7d4d5e1fa5efd7d3cf3a/Fouillet_Sendai_Adb98.jpg" data-mid="244021322" border="0" alt="Dai Kannon - Sendai, Japan, 100m (330 ft). Built in 1991" data-caption="Dai Kannon - Sendai, Japan, 100m (330 ft). Built in 1991" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/cb0bdfa9ebeeeabd2f398f6688bf9d9fb166f006a44d7d4d5e1fa5efd7d3cf3a/Fouillet_Sendai_Adb98.jpg" /> INFORMATION COLOSSUS &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; Statues are often idealized works of art, ideological, political or religious representations, and turn their subjects into fascinating eternal figures.&nbsp; Once erected to keep alive the memory of a particular person or event, in a given&nbsp; culture, it laststhrough many&nbsp; generations and establishes itself a symbol for the community. &nbsp; Statues are even more influential when they are outstanding. An edifice can be said to be monumental&nbsp; when it is unusual, extraordinary. It has to be abnormal, as exceptional as the political or religious power itself, also inseparable from its symbolic aspects. The series “Colosses” is a study of the landscapes embracing those monumental commemorative statues. &nbsp; Although hugeness is appealing, exhilarating&nbsp; or even&nbsp; fascinating, I was first intrigued by the human need to&nbsp; build gigantic declarations.Then,&nbsp;I asked myself how such « works » could be connected to their surroundings. How can they fit in the landscapes, despite their excessive dimensions and their fundamental symbolic and traditional functions? &nbsp; I chose to photograph the statues from a standpoint outside their formal surroundings, and to favour a more detached view, watching them from the&nbsp; sidelines. This detachment&nbsp; enabled a wider view of the&nbsp; landscape&nbsp; and to&nbsp; place the monuments in a more&nbsp; contemporary&nbsp; dimension. Human figures appear sporadically and confront their own insignificance to the greatness of symbols. The physical relationship to the statue’s&nbsp; surroundings explicitly&nbsp; recalls the&nbsp; spectator’s body&nbsp; and its integration in&nbsp; time. Thus, the&nbsp; characters are reduced to miniatures and emphasize the disproportion. &nbsp; As a wave of « statuomania » swept over the&nbsp; world in the 1990s, many&nbsp; huge statues&nbsp; were built. Most of them are located in Asia and represent the Buddha. The world’s highest statue is under construction in India. It will honour the independence hero Sardar Patel and will reach 182 meters. https://fabricefouillet.com/3-31 Tue, 27 Jan 2026 10:39:13 +0000 FABRICE FOUILLET https://fabricefouillet.com/3-31 <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9ae292ef2ecf13be6e36ab054b6242d857795525b23beecc936f0ad8ecc13494/6-African-Renaissance-Monument.-Dakar--Senegal--49-m-161-ft.-Built-in-2010.jpg" data-mid="244021404" border="0" alt="African Renaissance Monument - Dakar, Senegal, 49 m (161 ft). Built in 2010" data-caption="African Renaissance Monument - Dakar, Senegal, 49 m (161 ft). Built in 2010" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9ae292ef2ecf13be6e36ab054b6242d857795525b23beecc936f0ad8ecc13494/6-African-Renaissance-Monument.-Dakar--Senegal--49-m-161-ft.-Built-in-2010.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/139cfce1d598682cdba9a456c25946451fb750e57b6de0ac2fb3b78c45864172/3-Amitabha-Buddha.-Ushiku--Japan--110-m-360-ft.-Built-in-1993.jpg" data-mid="244021396" border="0" alt="Amitabha Buddha - Ushiku, Japan, 110 m (360 ft). Built in 1993" data-caption="Amitabha Buddha - Ushiku, Japan, 110 m (360 ft). Built in 1993" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/139cfce1d598682cdba9a456c25946451fb750e57b6de0ac2fb3b78c45864172/3-Amitabha-Buddha.-Ushiku--Japan--110-m-360-ft.-Built-in-1993.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8f1a312c2f6a59b2613c7cc2344044074ccbd6d2094acaf258c6b9560e33b922/4-Mao-Zedong.-Changsha--China--32-m-105-ft.-Built-in-2009.jpg" data-mid="244021399" border="0" alt="Mao Zedong - Changsha, China, 32 m (105 ft). Built in 2009" data-caption="Mao Zedong - Changsha, China, 32 m (105 ft). Built in 2009" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8f1a312c2f6a59b2613c7cc2344044074ccbd6d2094acaf258c6b9560e33b922/4-Mao-Zedong.-Changsha--China--32-m-105-ft.-Built-in-2009.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/194869cbe3e6390f97c82049fd21d7546fb7bbde5326f48e381a1d3517151554/5-Christ-Blessing.-Manado--Indonesia--30-m-98.5-ft.-Built-in-2007.jpg" data-mid="244021401" border="0" alt="Christ Blessing - Manado, Indonesia, 30 m (98.5 ft). Built in 2007" data-caption="Christ Blessing - Manado, Indonesia, 30 m (98.5 ft). Built in 2007" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/194869cbe3e6390f97c82049fd21d7546fb7bbde5326f48e381a1d3517151554/5-Christ-Blessing.-Manado--Indonesia--30-m-98.5-ft.-Built-in-2007.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a69aeff6563f4e0afc904161d866f30f85146481cc2cfd1e7e5e4d5fc973ad88/7-Jibo-Kannon.-Kagaonsen--Japan--73-m-239-ft.-Built-in-1987.jpg" data-mid="244021407" border="0" alt="Jibo Kannon - Kagaonsen, Japan, 73 m (239 ft). Built in 1987" data-caption="Jibo Kannon - Kagaonsen, Japan, 73 m (239 ft). Built in 1987" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a69aeff6563f4e0afc904161d866f30f85146481cc2cfd1e7e5e4d5fc973ad88/7-Jibo-Kannon.-Kagaonsen--Japan--73-m-239-ft.-Built-in-1987.jpg" /> <img width="1999" height="1500" width_o="1999" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/83ab626556bc09f6ba1ff315c473d9332e137274df672724c2ce6b9aa5c7f73f/10-Grand-Bouddha-Sakayamunee.-Ang-Thong--Thailande--92-m-301-ft.-Built-in-2008.jpg" data-mid="244021416" border="0" alt="Grand Bouddha Sakayamunee - Ang Thong, Thailande, 92 m (301 ft). Built in 2008" data-caption="Grand Bouddha Sakayamunee - Ang Thong, Thailande, 92 m (301 ft). Built in 2008" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/83ab626556bc09f6ba1ff315c473d9332e137274df672724c2ce6b9aa5c7f73f/10-Grand-Bouddha-Sakayamunee.-Ang-Thong--Thailande--92-m-301-ft.-Built-in-2008.jpg" /> <img width="1999" height="1500" width_o="1999" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ba29615cbaa0bd071ce48543fbec66a255e31fb7a90a9147d1056010a1d7f94b/8-Christ-the-King.-Swiebodzin--Poland--36-m-120-ft.-Built-in-2010.jpg" data-mid="244021410" border="0" alt="Christ the King - Świebodzin, Poland, 36 m (120 ft). Built in 2010" data-caption="Christ the King - Świebodzin, Poland, 36 m (120 ft). Built in 2010" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ba29615cbaa0bd071ce48543fbec66a255e31fb7a90a9147d1056010a1d7f94b/8-Christ-the-King.-Swiebodzin--Poland--36-m-120-ft.-Built-in-2010.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c3242b43833eccd0d1ea47db6030776a2d62242a0bccfb57fe9a65a08619e7ba/9-Grand-Byakue.-Takazaki--Japan--42-m-137-ft.-Built-in-1936.jpg" data-mid="244021413" border="0" alt="Grand Byakue - Takazaki, Japan, 42 m (137 ft). Built in 1936" data-caption="Grand Byakue - Takazaki, Japan, 42 m (137 ft). Built in 1936" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c3242b43833eccd0d1ea47db6030776a2d62242a0bccfb57fe9a65a08619e7ba/9-Grand-Byakue.-Takazaki--Japan--42-m-137-ft.-Built-in-1936.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b73a388de9f3bbfbf8581de8898b4377764565943a7dc76b4bed1d9f0c6f19d3/11-Guanyin.-Foshan--China--62-m-203-ft.-Built-in-1998.jpg" data-mid="244021419" border="0" alt="Guanyin - Foshan, China, 62 m (203 ft). Built in 1998" data-caption="Guanyin - Foshan, China, 62 m (203 ft). Built in 1998" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b73a388de9f3bbfbf8581de8898b4377764565943a7dc76b4bed1d9f0c6f19d3/11-Guanyin.-Foshan--China--62-m-203-ft.-Built-in-1998.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e76cab029c75a42a246a5adb43b2a7fdf3756598cffbdf8f60743f30b64d6c23/15-Alyosha-Monument.-Murmansk--Russia--35.5-m-116.5-ft.-Built-in-1974-.jpg" data-mid="244021428" border="0" alt="Alyosha Monument - Murmansk, Russia, 35.5 m (116.5 ft). Built in 1974 " data-caption="Alyosha Monument - Murmansk, Russia, 35.5 m (116.5 ft). Built in 1974 " src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e76cab029c75a42a246a5adb43b2a7fdf3756598cffbdf8f60743f30b64d6c23/15-Alyosha-Monument.-Murmansk--Russia--35.5-m-116.5-ft.-Built-in-1974-.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8cbb81fdc2f208dc3fcfa2049261a06a3d33d8738872203a01225f0c8fff69ad/14-The-Motherland-Call.-Volgograd--Russia-87-m-285-ft.Built-in-1967.jpg" data-mid="244021427" border="0" alt="The Motherland Call - Volgograd, Russia,87 m (285 ft). Built in 1967" data-caption="The Motherland Call - Volgograd, Russia,87 m (285 ft). Built in 1967" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8cbb81fdc2f208dc3fcfa2049261a06a3d33d8738872203a01225f0c8fff69ad/14-The-Motherland-Call.-Volgograd--Russia-87-m-285-ft.Built-in-1967.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1e63f0a18823ff70bc9847515f881174fa4593ff177ec7b371d794e8258f2105/12-Guan-Yu-Statue.-Yuncheng--China--80-meters--262-ft-Built-in-2010.jpg" data-mid="244021423" border="0" alt="Guan Yu Statue - Yuncheng, China, 80 meters ( 262 ft). Built in 2010" data-caption="Guan Yu Statue - Yuncheng, China, 80 meters ( 262 ft). Built in 2010" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1e63f0a18823ff70bc9847515f881174fa4593ff177ec7b371d794e8258f2105/12-Guan-Yu-Statue.-Yuncheng--China--80-meters--262-ft-Built-in-2010.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b6f8f9399ccc1fc79c152d06efc118128977a4393ce558b22109b7a39d3d871b/13Laykyun-Setkyar.-Monywa--Myanmar--116-m-381-ft.-Built-in-2008.jpg" data-mid="244021425" border="0" alt="Laykyun Setkyar - Monywa, Myanmar, 116 m (381 ft). Built in 2008" data-caption="Laykyun Setkyar - Monywa, Myanmar, 116 m (381 ft). Built in 2008" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b6f8f9399ccc1fc79c152d06efc118128977a4393ce558b22109b7a39d3d871b/13Laykyun-Setkyar.-Monywa--Myanmar--116-m-381-ft.-Built-in-2008.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/41c47e2680130a0e450327b4f2df84f790ecfc3767b2b991466118902b9df158/18-Ataturk-Mask.-Buca--Izmir--Turkey--40-m-132-ft.-Built-in-2009.jpg" data-mid="244021429" border="0" alt="Ataturk Mask - Buca, Izmir, Turkey, 40 m (132 ft). Built in 2009" data-caption="Ataturk Mask - Buca, Izmir, Turkey, 40 m (132 ft). Built in 2009" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/41c47e2680130a0e450327b4f2df84f790ecfc3767b2b991466118902b9df158/18-Ataturk-Mask.-Buca--Izmir--Turkey--40-m-132-ft.-Built-in-2009.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/cb0bdfa9ebeeeabd2f398f6688bf9d9fb166f006a44d7d4d5e1fa5efd7d3cf3a/Fouillet_Sendai_Adb98.jpg" data-mid="244021390" border="0" alt="Dai Kannon - Sendai, Japan, 100m (330 ft). Built in 1991" data-caption="Dai Kannon - Sendai, Japan, 100m (330 ft). Built in 1991" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/cb0bdfa9ebeeeabd2f398f6688bf9d9fb166f006a44d7d4d5e1fa5efd7d3cf3a/Fouillet_Sendai_Adb98.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/77b434861cb1ab9aba8bc7e1cb57ce8071f582cc91966a4dfc3f58fe5f1ee6c4/2-Mother-of-the-Fatherland.-Kiev--Ukraine--62-m-203-ft.-Built-in1981.jpg" data-mid="244021393" border="0" alt="Mother of the Fatherland - Kiev, Ukraine, 62 m (203 ft). Built in 1981" data-caption="Mother of the Fatherland - Kiev, Ukraine, 62 m (203 ft). Built in 1981" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/77b434861cb1ab9aba8bc7e1cb57ce8071f582cc91966a4dfc3f58fe5f1ee6c4/2-Mother-of-the-Fatherland.-Kiev--Ukraine--62-m-203-ft.-Built-in1981.jpg" /> INFORMATION COLOSSUS &nbsp; Statues are often idealized works of art, ideological, political or religious representations, and turn their subjects into fascinating eternal figures.&nbsp; Once erected to keep alive the memory of a particular person or event, in a given&nbsp; culture, it laststhrough many&nbsp; generations and establishes itself a symbol for the community. &nbsp; Statues are even more influential when they are outstanding. An edifice can be said to be monumental&nbsp; when it is unusual, extraordinary. It has to be abnormal, as exceptional as the political or religious power itself, also inseparable from its symbolic aspects. The series “Colosses” is a study of the landscapes embracing those monumental commemorative statues. &nbsp; Although hugeness is appealing, exhilarating&nbsp; or even&nbsp; fascinating, I was first intrigued by the human need to&nbsp; build gigantic declarations.Then,&nbsp;I asked myself how such « works » could be connected to their surroundings. How can they fit in the landscapes, despite their excessive dimensions and their fundamental symbolic and traditional functions? &nbsp; I chose to photograph the statues from a standpoint outside their formal surroundings, and to favour a more detached view, watching them from the&nbsp; sidelines. This detachment&nbsp; enabled a wider view of the&nbsp; landscape&nbsp; and to&nbsp; place the monuments in a more&nbsp; contemporary&nbsp; dimension. Human figures appear sporadically and confront their own insignificance to the greatness of symbols. The physical relationship to the statue’s&nbsp; surroundings explicitly&nbsp; recalls the&nbsp; spectator’s body&nbsp; and its integration in&nbsp; time. Thus, the&nbsp; characters are reduced to miniatures and emphasize the disproportion. &nbsp; As a wave of « statuomania » swept over the&nbsp; world in the 1990s, many&nbsp; huge statues&nbsp; were built. Most of them are located in Asia and represent the Buddha. The world’s highest statue is under construction in India. It will honour the independence hero Sardar Patel and will reach 182 meters. https://fabricefouillet.com/4-31 Tue, 27 Jan 2026 10:39:12 +0000 FABRICE FOUILLET https://fabricefouillet.com/4-31 <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/139cfce1d598682cdba9a456c25946451fb750e57b6de0ac2fb3b78c45864172/3-Amitabha-Buddha.-Ushiku--Japan--110-m-360-ft.-Built-in-1993.jpg" data-mid="244021389" border="0" alt="Amitabha Buddha - Ushiku, Japan, 110 m (360 ft). Built in 1993" data-caption="Amitabha Buddha - Ushiku, Japan, 110 m (360 ft). Built in 1993" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/139cfce1d598682cdba9a456c25946451fb750e57b6de0ac2fb3b78c45864172/3-Amitabha-Buddha.-Ushiku--Japan--110-m-360-ft.-Built-in-1993.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8f1a312c2f6a59b2613c7cc2344044074ccbd6d2094acaf258c6b9560e33b922/4-Mao-Zedong.-Changsha--China--32-m-105-ft.-Built-in-2009.jpg" data-mid="244021392" border="0" alt="Mao Zedong - Changsha, China, 32 m (105 ft). Built in 2009" data-caption="Mao Zedong - Changsha, China, 32 m (105 ft). Built in 2009" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8f1a312c2f6a59b2613c7cc2344044074ccbd6d2094acaf258c6b9560e33b922/4-Mao-Zedong.-Changsha--China--32-m-105-ft.-Built-in-2009.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/194869cbe3e6390f97c82049fd21d7546fb7bbde5326f48e381a1d3517151554/5-Christ-Blessing.-Manado--Indonesia--30-m-98.5-ft.-Built-in-2007.jpg" data-mid="244021395" border="0" alt="Christ Blessing - Manado, Indonesia, 30 m (98.5 ft). Built in 2007" data-caption="Christ Blessing - Manado, Indonesia, 30 m (98.5 ft). Built in 2007" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/194869cbe3e6390f97c82049fd21d7546fb7bbde5326f48e381a1d3517151554/5-Christ-Blessing.-Manado--Indonesia--30-m-98.5-ft.-Built-in-2007.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a69aeff6563f4e0afc904161d866f30f85146481cc2cfd1e7e5e4d5fc973ad88/7-Jibo-Kannon.-Kagaonsen--Japan--73-m-239-ft.-Built-in-1987.jpg" data-mid="244021400" border="0" alt="Jibo Kannon - Kagaonsen, Japan, 73 m (239 ft). Built in 1987" data-caption="Jibo Kannon - Kagaonsen, Japan, 73 m (239 ft). Built in 1987" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a69aeff6563f4e0afc904161d866f30f85146481cc2cfd1e7e5e4d5fc973ad88/7-Jibo-Kannon.-Kagaonsen--Japan--73-m-239-ft.-Built-in-1987.jpg" /> <img width="1999" height="1500" width_o="1999" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/83ab626556bc09f6ba1ff315c473d9332e137274df672724c2ce6b9aa5c7f73f/10-Grand-Bouddha-Sakayamunee.-Ang-Thong--Thailande--92-m-301-ft.-Built-in-2008.jpg" data-mid="244021408" border="0" alt="Grand Bouddha Sakayamunee - Ang Thong, Thailande, 92 m (301 ft). Built in 2008" data-caption="Grand Bouddha Sakayamunee - Ang Thong, Thailande, 92 m (301 ft). Built in 2008" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/83ab626556bc09f6ba1ff315c473d9332e137274df672724c2ce6b9aa5c7f73f/10-Grand-Bouddha-Sakayamunee.-Ang-Thong--Thailande--92-m-301-ft.-Built-in-2008.jpg" /> <img width="1999" height="1500" width_o="1999" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ba29615cbaa0bd071ce48543fbec66a255e31fb7a90a9147d1056010a1d7f94b/8-Christ-the-King.-Swiebodzin--Poland--36-m-120-ft.-Built-in-2010.jpg" data-mid="244021403" border="0" alt="Christ the King - Świebodzin, Poland, 36 m (120 ft). Built in 2010" data-caption="Christ the King - Świebodzin, Poland, 36 m (120 ft). Built in 2010" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ba29615cbaa0bd071ce48543fbec66a255e31fb7a90a9147d1056010a1d7f94b/8-Christ-the-King.-Swiebodzin--Poland--36-m-120-ft.-Built-in-2010.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c3242b43833eccd0d1ea47db6030776a2d62242a0bccfb57fe9a65a08619e7ba/9-Grand-Byakue.-Takazaki--Japan--42-m-137-ft.-Built-in-1936.jpg" data-mid="244021406" border="0" alt="Grand Byakue - Takazaki, Japan, 42 m (137 ft). Built in 1936" data-caption="Grand Byakue - Takazaki, Japan, 42 m (137 ft). Built in 1936" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c3242b43833eccd0d1ea47db6030776a2d62242a0bccfb57fe9a65a08619e7ba/9-Grand-Byakue.-Takazaki--Japan--42-m-137-ft.-Built-in-1936.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b73a388de9f3bbfbf8581de8898b4377764565943a7dc76b4bed1d9f0c6f19d3/11-Guanyin.-Foshan--China--62-m-203-ft.-Built-in-1998.jpg" data-mid="244021411" border="0" alt="Guanyin - Foshan, China, 62 m (203 ft). Built in 1998" data-caption="Guanyin - Foshan, China, 62 m (203 ft). Built in 1998" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b73a388de9f3bbfbf8581de8898b4377764565943a7dc76b4bed1d9f0c6f19d3/11-Guanyin.-Foshan--China--62-m-203-ft.-Built-in-1998.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e76cab029c75a42a246a5adb43b2a7fdf3756598cffbdf8f60743f30b64d6c23/15-Alyosha-Monument.-Murmansk--Russia--35.5-m-116.5-ft.-Built-in-1974-.jpg" data-mid="244021424" border="0" alt="Alyosha Monument - Murmansk, Russia, 35.5 m (116.5 ft). Built in 1974 " data-caption="Alyosha Monument - Murmansk, Russia, 35.5 m (116.5 ft). Built in 1974 " src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e76cab029c75a42a246a5adb43b2a7fdf3756598cffbdf8f60743f30b64d6c23/15-Alyosha-Monument.-Murmansk--Russia--35.5-m-116.5-ft.-Built-in-1974-.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8cbb81fdc2f208dc3fcfa2049261a06a3d33d8738872203a01225f0c8fff69ad/14-The-Motherland-Call.-Volgograd--Russia-87-m-285-ft.Built-in-1967.jpg" data-mid="244021422" border="0" alt="The Motherland Call - Volgograd, Russia,87 m (285 ft). Built in 1967" data-caption="The Motherland Call - Volgograd, Russia,87 m (285 ft). Built in 1967" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8cbb81fdc2f208dc3fcfa2049261a06a3d33d8738872203a01225f0c8fff69ad/14-The-Motherland-Call.-Volgograd--Russia-87-m-285-ft.Built-in-1967.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1e63f0a18823ff70bc9847515f881174fa4593ff177ec7b371d794e8258f2105/12-Guan-Yu-Statue.-Yuncheng--China--80-meters--262-ft-Built-in-2010.jpg" data-mid="244021415" border="0" alt="Guan Yu Statue - Yuncheng, China, 80 meters ( 262 ft). Built in 2010" data-caption="Guan Yu Statue - Yuncheng, China, 80 meters ( 262 ft). Built in 2010" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1e63f0a18823ff70bc9847515f881174fa4593ff177ec7b371d794e8258f2105/12-Guan-Yu-Statue.-Yuncheng--China--80-meters--262-ft-Built-in-2010.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b6f8f9399ccc1fc79c152d06efc118128977a4393ce558b22109b7a39d3d871b/13Laykyun-Setkyar.-Monywa--Myanmar--116-m-381-ft.-Built-in-2008.jpg" data-mid="244021418" border="0" alt="Laykyun Setkyar - Monywa, Myanmar, 116 m (381 ft). Built in 2008" data-caption="Laykyun Setkyar - Monywa, Myanmar, 116 m (381 ft). Built in 2008" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b6f8f9399ccc1fc79c152d06efc118128977a4393ce558b22109b7a39d3d871b/13Laykyun-Setkyar.-Monywa--Myanmar--116-m-381-ft.-Built-in-2008.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/41c47e2680130a0e450327b4f2df84f790ecfc3767b2b991466118902b9df158/18-Ataturk-Mask.-Buca--Izmir--Turkey--40-m-132-ft.-Built-in-2009.jpg" data-mid="244021426" border="0" alt="Ataturk Mask - Buca, Izmir, Turkey, 40 m (132 ft). Built in 2009" data-caption="Ataturk Mask - Buca, Izmir, Turkey, 40 m (132 ft). Built in 2009" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/41c47e2680130a0e450327b4f2df84f790ecfc3767b2b991466118902b9df158/18-Ataturk-Mask.-Buca--Izmir--Turkey--40-m-132-ft.-Built-in-2009.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/cb0bdfa9ebeeeabd2f398f6688bf9d9fb166f006a44d7d4d5e1fa5efd7d3cf3a/Fouillet_Sendai_Adb98.jpg" data-mid="244021386" border="0" alt="Dai Kannon - Sendai, Japan, 100m (330 ft). Built in 1991" data-caption="Dai Kannon - Sendai, Japan, 100m (330 ft). Built in 1991" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/cb0bdfa9ebeeeabd2f398f6688bf9d9fb166f006a44d7d4d5e1fa5efd7d3cf3a/Fouillet_Sendai_Adb98.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/77b434861cb1ab9aba8bc7e1cb57ce8071f582cc91966a4dfc3f58fe5f1ee6c4/2-Mother-of-the-Fatherland.-Kiev--Ukraine--62-m-203-ft.-Built-in1981.jpg" data-mid="244021387" border="0" alt="Mother of the Fatherland - Kiev, Ukraine, 62 m (203 ft). Built in 1981" data-caption="Mother of the Fatherland - Kiev, Ukraine, 62 m (203 ft). Built in 1981" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/77b434861cb1ab9aba8bc7e1cb57ce8071f582cc91966a4dfc3f58fe5f1ee6c4/2-Mother-of-the-Fatherland.-Kiev--Ukraine--62-m-203-ft.-Built-in1981.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9ae292ef2ecf13be6e36ab054b6242d857795525b23beecc936f0ad8ecc13494/6-African-Renaissance-Monument.-Dakar--Senegal--49-m-161-ft.-Built-in-2010.jpg" data-mid="244021397" border="0" alt="African Renaissance Monument - Dakar, Senegal, 49 m (161 ft). Built in 2010" data-caption="African Renaissance Monument - Dakar, Senegal, 49 m (161 ft). Built in 2010" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9ae292ef2ecf13be6e36ab054b6242d857795525b23beecc936f0ad8ecc13494/6-African-Renaissance-Monument.-Dakar--Senegal--49-m-161-ft.-Built-in-2010.jpg" /> INFORMATION COLOSSUS &nbsp; Statues are often idealized works of art, ideological, political or religious representations, and turn their subjects into fascinating eternal figures.&nbsp; Once erected to keep alive the memory of a particular person or event, in a given&nbsp; culture, it laststhrough many&nbsp; generations and establishes itself a symbol for the community. &nbsp; Statues are even more influential when they are outstanding. An edifice can be said to be monumental&nbsp; when it is unusual, extraordinary. It has to be abnormal, as exceptional as the political or religious power itself, also inseparable from its symbolic aspects. The series “Colosses” is a study of the landscapes embracing those monumental commemorative statues. &nbsp; Although hugeness is appealing, exhilarating&nbsp; or even&nbsp; fascinating, I was first intrigued by the human need to&nbsp; build gigantic declarations.Then,&nbsp;I asked myself how such « works » could be connected to their surroundings. How can they fit in the landscapes, despite their excessive dimensions and their fundamental symbolic and traditional functions? &nbsp; I chose to photograph the statues from a standpoint outside their formal surroundings, and to favour a more detached view, watching them from the&nbsp; sidelines. This detachment&nbsp; enabled a wider view of the&nbsp; landscape&nbsp; and to&nbsp; place the monuments in a more&nbsp; contemporary&nbsp; dimension. Human figures appear sporadically and confront their own insignificance to the greatness of symbols. The physical relationship to the statue’s&nbsp; surroundings explicitly&nbsp; recalls the&nbsp; spectator’s body&nbsp; and its integration in&nbsp; time. Thus, the&nbsp; characters are reduced to miniatures and emphasize the disproportion. &nbsp; As a wave of « statuomania » swept over the&nbsp; world in the 1990s, many&nbsp; huge statues&nbsp; were built. Most of them are located in Asia and represent the Buddha. The world’s highest statue is under construction in India. It will honour the independence hero Sardar Patel and will reach 182 meters. https://fabricefouillet.com/5-30 Tue, 27 Jan 2026 10:39:11 +0000 FABRICE FOUILLET https://fabricefouillet.com/5-30 <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8f1a312c2f6a59b2613c7cc2344044074ccbd6d2094acaf258c6b9560e33b922/4-Mao-Zedong.-Changsha--China--32-m-105-ft.-Built-in-2009.jpg" data-mid="244021383" border="0" alt="Mao Zedong - Changsha, China, 32 m (105 ft). Built in 2009" data-caption="Mao Zedong - Changsha, China, 32 m (105 ft). Built in 2009" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8f1a312c2f6a59b2613c7cc2344044074ccbd6d2094acaf258c6b9560e33b922/4-Mao-Zedong.-Changsha--China--32-m-105-ft.-Built-in-2009.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/194869cbe3e6390f97c82049fd21d7546fb7bbde5326f48e381a1d3517151554/5-Christ-Blessing.-Manado--Indonesia--30-m-98.5-ft.-Built-in-2007.jpg" data-mid="244021384" border="0" alt="Christ Blessing - Manado, Indonesia, 30 m (98.5 ft). Built in 2007" data-caption="Christ Blessing - Manado, Indonesia, 30 m (98.5 ft). Built in 2007" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/194869cbe3e6390f97c82049fd21d7546fb7bbde5326f48e381a1d3517151554/5-Christ-Blessing.-Manado--Indonesia--30-m-98.5-ft.-Built-in-2007.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a69aeff6563f4e0afc904161d866f30f85146481cc2cfd1e7e5e4d5fc973ad88/7-Jibo-Kannon.-Kagaonsen--Japan--73-m-239-ft.-Built-in-1987.jpg" data-mid="244021388" border="0" alt="Jibo Kannon - Kagaonsen, Japan, 73 m (239 ft). Built in 1987" data-caption="Jibo Kannon - Kagaonsen, Japan, 73 m (239 ft). Built in 1987" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a69aeff6563f4e0afc904161d866f30f85146481cc2cfd1e7e5e4d5fc973ad88/7-Jibo-Kannon.-Kagaonsen--Japan--73-m-239-ft.-Built-in-1987.jpg" /> <img width="1999" height="1500" width_o="1999" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/83ab626556bc09f6ba1ff315c473d9332e137274df672724c2ce6b9aa5c7f73f/10-Grand-Bouddha-Sakayamunee.-Ang-Thong--Thailande--92-m-301-ft.-Built-in-2008.jpg" data-mid="244021398" border="0" alt="Grand Bouddha Sakayamunee - Ang Thong, Thailande, 92 m (301 ft). Built in 2008" data-caption="Grand Bouddha Sakayamunee - Ang Thong, Thailande, 92 m (301 ft). Built in 2008" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/83ab626556bc09f6ba1ff315c473d9332e137274df672724c2ce6b9aa5c7f73f/10-Grand-Bouddha-Sakayamunee.-Ang-Thong--Thailande--92-m-301-ft.-Built-in-2008.jpg" /> <img width="1999" height="1500" width_o="1999" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ba29615cbaa0bd071ce48543fbec66a255e31fb7a90a9147d1056010a1d7f94b/8-Christ-the-King.-Swiebodzin--Poland--36-m-120-ft.-Built-in-2010.jpg" data-mid="244021391" border="0" alt="Christ the King - Świebodzin, Poland, 36 m (120 ft). Built in 2010" data-caption="Christ the King - Świebodzin, Poland, 36 m (120 ft). Built in 2010" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ba29615cbaa0bd071ce48543fbec66a255e31fb7a90a9147d1056010a1d7f94b/8-Christ-the-King.-Swiebodzin--Poland--36-m-120-ft.-Built-in-2010.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c3242b43833eccd0d1ea47db6030776a2d62242a0bccfb57fe9a65a08619e7ba/9-Grand-Byakue.-Takazaki--Japan--42-m-137-ft.-Built-in-1936.jpg" data-mid="244021394" border="0" alt="Grand Byakue - Takazaki, Japan, 42 m (137 ft). Built in 1936" data-caption="Grand Byakue - Takazaki, Japan, 42 m (137 ft). Built in 1936" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c3242b43833eccd0d1ea47db6030776a2d62242a0bccfb57fe9a65a08619e7ba/9-Grand-Byakue.-Takazaki--Japan--42-m-137-ft.-Built-in-1936.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b73a388de9f3bbfbf8581de8898b4377764565943a7dc76b4bed1d9f0c6f19d3/11-Guanyin.-Foshan--China--62-m-203-ft.-Built-in-1998.jpg" data-mid="244021402" border="0" alt="Guanyin - Foshan, China, 62 m (203 ft). Built in 1998" data-caption="Guanyin - Foshan, China, 62 m (203 ft). Built in 1998" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b73a388de9f3bbfbf8581de8898b4377764565943a7dc76b4bed1d9f0c6f19d3/11-Guanyin.-Foshan--China--62-m-203-ft.-Built-in-1998.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e76cab029c75a42a246a5adb43b2a7fdf3756598cffbdf8f60743f30b64d6c23/15-Alyosha-Monument.-Murmansk--Russia--35.5-m-116.5-ft.-Built-in-1974-.jpg" data-mid="244021417" border="0" alt="Alyosha Monument - Murmansk, Russia, 35.5 m (116.5 ft). Built in 1974 " data-caption="Alyosha Monument - Murmansk, Russia, 35.5 m (116.5 ft). Built in 1974 " src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e76cab029c75a42a246a5adb43b2a7fdf3756598cffbdf8f60743f30b64d6c23/15-Alyosha-Monument.-Murmansk--Russia--35.5-m-116.5-ft.-Built-in-1974-.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8cbb81fdc2f208dc3fcfa2049261a06a3d33d8738872203a01225f0c8fff69ad/14-The-Motherland-Call.-Volgograd--Russia-87-m-285-ft.Built-in-1967.jpg" data-mid="244021412" border="0" alt="The Motherland Call - Volgograd, Russia,87 m (285 ft). Built in 1967" data-caption="The Motherland Call - Volgograd, Russia,87 m (285 ft). Built in 1967" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8cbb81fdc2f208dc3fcfa2049261a06a3d33d8738872203a01225f0c8fff69ad/14-The-Motherland-Call.-Volgograd--Russia-87-m-285-ft.Built-in-1967.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1e63f0a18823ff70bc9847515f881174fa4593ff177ec7b371d794e8258f2105/12-Guan-Yu-Statue.-Yuncheng--China--80-meters--262-ft-Built-in-2010.jpg" data-mid="244021405" border="0" alt="Guan Yu Statue - Yuncheng, China, 80 meters ( 262 ft). Built in 2010" data-caption="Guan Yu Statue - Yuncheng, China, 80 meters ( 262 ft). Built in 2010" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1e63f0a18823ff70bc9847515f881174fa4593ff177ec7b371d794e8258f2105/12-Guan-Yu-Statue.-Yuncheng--China--80-meters--262-ft-Built-in-2010.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b6f8f9399ccc1fc79c152d06efc118128977a4393ce558b22109b7a39d3d871b/13Laykyun-Setkyar.-Monywa--Myanmar--116-m-381-ft.-Built-in-2008.jpg" data-mid="244021409" border="0" alt="Laykyun Setkyar - Monywa, Myanmar, 116 m (381 ft). Built in 2008" data-caption="Laykyun Setkyar - Monywa, Myanmar, 116 m (381 ft). Built in 2008" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b6f8f9399ccc1fc79c152d06efc118128977a4393ce558b22109b7a39d3d871b/13Laykyun-Setkyar.-Monywa--Myanmar--116-m-381-ft.-Built-in-2008.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/41c47e2680130a0e450327b4f2df84f790ecfc3767b2b991466118902b9df158/18-Ataturk-Mask.-Buca--Izmir--Turkey--40-m-132-ft.-Built-in-2009.jpg" data-mid="244021421" border="0" alt="Ataturk Mask - Buca, Izmir, Turkey, 40 m (132 ft). Built in 2009" data-caption="Ataturk Mask - Buca, Izmir, Turkey, 40 m (132 ft). Built in 2009" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/41c47e2680130a0e450327b4f2df84f790ecfc3767b2b991466118902b9df158/18-Ataturk-Mask.-Buca--Izmir--Turkey--40-m-132-ft.-Built-in-2009.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/cb0bdfa9ebeeeabd2f398f6688bf9d9fb166f006a44d7d4d5e1fa5efd7d3cf3a/Fouillet_Sendai_Adb98.jpg" data-mid="244021380" border="0" alt="Dai Kannon - Sendai, Japan, 100m (330 ft). Built in 1991" data-caption="Dai Kannon - Sendai, Japan, 100m (330 ft). Built in 1991" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/cb0bdfa9ebeeeabd2f398f6688bf9d9fb166f006a44d7d4d5e1fa5efd7d3cf3a/Fouillet_Sendai_Adb98.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/77b434861cb1ab9aba8bc7e1cb57ce8071f582cc91966a4dfc3f58fe5f1ee6c4/2-Mother-of-the-Fatherland.-Kiev--Ukraine--62-m-203-ft.-Built-in1981.jpg" data-mid="244021381" border="0" alt="Mother of the Fatherland - Kiev, Ukraine, 62 m (203 ft). Built in 1981" data-caption="Mother of the Fatherland - Kiev, Ukraine, 62 m (203 ft). Built in 1981" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/77b434861cb1ab9aba8bc7e1cb57ce8071f582cc91966a4dfc3f58fe5f1ee6c4/2-Mother-of-the-Fatherland.-Kiev--Ukraine--62-m-203-ft.-Built-in1981.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9ae292ef2ecf13be6e36ab054b6242d857795525b23beecc936f0ad8ecc13494/6-African-Renaissance-Monument.-Dakar--Senegal--49-m-161-ft.-Built-in-2010.jpg" data-mid="244021385" border="0" alt="African Renaissance Monument - Dakar, Senegal, 49 m (161 ft). Built in 2010" data-caption="African Renaissance Monument - Dakar, Senegal, 49 m (161 ft). Built in 2010" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9ae292ef2ecf13be6e36ab054b6242d857795525b23beecc936f0ad8ecc13494/6-African-Renaissance-Monument.-Dakar--Senegal--49-m-161-ft.-Built-in-2010.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/139cfce1d598682cdba9a456c25946451fb750e57b6de0ac2fb3b78c45864172/3-Amitabha-Buddha.-Ushiku--Japan--110-m-360-ft.-Built-in-1993.jpg" data-mid="244021382" border="0" alt="Amitabha Buddha - Ushiku, Japan, 110 m (360 ft). Built in 1993" data-caption="Amitabha Buddha - Ushiku, Japan, 110 m (360 ft). Built in 1993" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/139cfce1d598682cdba9a456c25946451fb750e57b6de0ac2fb3b78c45864172/3-Amitabha-Buddha.-Ushiku--Japan--110-m-360-ft.-Built-in-1993.jpg" /> INFORMATION COLOSSUS &nbsp; Statues are often idealized works of art, ideological, political or religious representations, and turn their subjects into fascinating eternal figures.&nbsp; Once erected to keep alive the memory of a particular person or event, in a given&nbsp; culture, it laststhrough many&nbsp; generations and establishes itself a symbol for the community. &nbsp; Statues are even more influential when they are outstanding. An edifice can be said to be monumental&nbsp; when it is unusual, extraordinary. It has to be abnormal, as exceptional as the political or religious power itself, also inseparable from its symbolic aspects. The series “Colosses” is a study of the landscapes embracing those monumental commemorative statues. &nbsp; Although hugeness is appealing, exhilarating&nbsp; or even&nbsp; fascinating, I was first intrigued by the human need to&nbsp; build gigantic declarations.Then,&nbsp;I asked myself how such « works » could be connected to their surroundings. How can they fit in the landscapes, despite their excessive dimensions and their fundamental symbolic and traditional functions? &nbsp; I chose to photograph the statues from a standpoint outside their formal surroundings, and to favour a more detached view, watching them from the&nbsp; sidelines. This detachment&nbsp; enabled a wider view of the&nbsp; landscape&nbsp; and to&nbsp; place the monuments in a more&nbsp; contemporary&nbsp; dimension. Human figures appear sporadically and confront their own insignificance to the greatness of symbols. The physical relationship to the statue’s&nbsp; surroundings explicitly&nbsp; recalls the&nbsp; spectator’s body&nbsp; and its integration in&nbsp; time. Thus, the&nbsp; characters are reduced to miniatures and emphasize the disproportion. &nbsp; As a wave of « statuomania » swept over the&nbsp; world in the 1990s, many&nbsp; huge statues&nbsp; were built. Most of them are located in Asia and represent the Buddha. The world’s highest statue is under construction in India. It will honour the independence hero Sardar Patel and will reach 182 meters. https://fabricefouillet.com/6-30 Tue, 27 Jan 2026 10:44:26 +0000 FABRICE FOUILLET https://fabricefouillet.com/6-30 <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/194869cbe3e6390f97c82049fd21d7546fb7bbde5326f48e381a1d3517151554/5-Christ-Blessing.-Manado--Indonesia--30-m-98.5-ft.-Built-in-2007.jpg" data-mid="244021496" border="0" alt="Christ Blessing - Manado, Indonesia, 30 m (98.5 ft). Built in 2007" data-caption="Christ Blessing - Manado, Indonesia, 30 m (98.5 ft). Built in 2007" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/194869cbe3e6390f97c82049fd21d7546fb7bbde5326f48e381a1d3517151554/5-Christ-Blessing.-Manado--Indonesia--30-m-98.5-ft.-Built-in-2007.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a69aeff6563f4e0afc904161d866f30f85146481cc2cfd1e7e5e4d5fc973ad88/7-Jibo-Kannon.-Kagaonsen--Japan--73-m-239-ft.-Built-in-1987.jpg" data-mid="244021501" border="0" alt="Jibo Kannon - Kagaonsen, Japan, 73 m (239 ft). Built in 1987" data-caption="Jibo Kannon - Kagaonsen, Japan, 73 m (239 ft). Built in 1987" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a69aeff6563f4e0afc904161d866f30f85146481cc2cfd1e7e5e4d5fc973ad88/7-Jibo-Kannon.-Kagaonsen--Japan--73-m-239-ft.-Built-in-1987.jpg" /> <img width="1999" height="1500" width_o="1999" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/83ab626556bc09f6ba1ff315c473d9332e137274df672724c2ce6b9aa5c7f73f/10-Grand-Bouddha-Sakayamunee.-Ang-Thong--Thailande--92-m-301-ft.-Built-in-2008.jpg" data-mid="244021508" border="0" alt="Grand Bouddha Sakayamunee - Ang Thong, Thailande, 92 m (301 ft). Built in 2008" data-caption="Grand Bouddha Sakayamunee - Ang Thong, Thailande, 92 m (301 ft). Built in 2008" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/83ab626556bc09f6ba1ff315c473d9332e137274df672724c2ce6b9aa5c7f73f/10-Grand-Bouddha-Sakayamunee.-Ang-Thong--Thailande--92-m-301-ft.-Built-in-2008.jpg" /> <img width="1999" height="1500" width_o="1999" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ba29615cbaa0bd071ce48543fbec66a255e31fb7a90a9147d1056010a1d7f94b/8-Christ-the-King.-Swiebodzin--Poland--36-m-120-ft.-Built-in-2010.jpg" data-mid="244021503" border="0" alt="Christ the King - Świebodzin, Poland, 36 m (120 ft). Built in 2010" data-caption="Christ the King - Świebodzin, Poland, 36 m (120 ft). Built in 2010" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ba29615cbaa0bd071ce48543fbec66a255e31fb7a90a9147d1056010a1d7f94b/8-Christ-the-King.-Swiebodzin--Poland--36-m-120-ft.-Built-in-2010.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c3242b43833eccd0d1ea47db6030776a2d62242a0bccfb57fe9a65a08619e7ba/9-Grand-Byakue.-Takazaki--Japan--42-m-137-ft.-Built-in-1936.jpg" data-mid="244021505" border="0" alt="Grand Byakue - Takazaki, Japan, 42 m (137 ft). Built in 1936" data-caption="Grand Byakue - Takazaki, Japan, 42 m (137 ft). Built in 1936" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c3242b43833eccd0d1ea47db6030776a2d62242a0bccfb57fe9a65a08619e7ba/9-Grand-Byakue.-Takazaki--Japan--42-m-137-ft.-Built-in-1936.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b73a388de9f3bbfbf8581de8898b4377764565943a7dc76b4bed1d9f0c6f19d3/11-Guanyin.-Foshan--China--62-m-203-ft.-Built-in-1998.jpg" data-mid="244021510" border="0" alt="Guanyin - Foshan, China, 62 m (203 ft). Built in 1998" data-caption="Guanyin - Foshan, China, 62 m (203 ft). Built in 1998" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b73a388de9f3bbfbf8581de8898b4377764565943a7dc76b4bed1d9f0c6f19d3/11-Guanyin.-Foshan--China--62-m-203-ft.-Built-in-1998.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e76cab029c75a42a246a5adb43b2a7fdf3756598cffbdf8f60743f30b64d6c23/15-Alyosha-Monument.-Murmansk--Russia--35.5-m-116.5-ft.-Built-in-1974-.jpg" data-mid="244021519" border="0" alt="Alyosha Monument - Murmansk, Russia, 35.5 m (116.5 ft). Built in 1974 " data-caption="Alyosha Monument - Murmansk, Russia, 35.5 m (116.5 ft). Built in 1974 " src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e76cab029c75a42a246a5adb43b2a7fdf3756598cffbdf8f60743f30b64d6c23/15-Alyosha-Monument.-Murmansk--Russia--35.5-m-116.5-ft.-Built-in-1974-.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8cbb81fdc2f208dc3fcfa2049261a06a3d33d8738872203a01225f0c8fff69ad/14-The-Motherland-Call.-Volgograd--Russia-87-m-285-ft.Built-in-1967.jpg" data-mid="244021517" border="0" alt="The Motherland Call - Volgograd, Russia,87 m (285 ft). Built in 1967" data-caption="The Motherland Call - Volgograd, Russia,87 m (285 ft). Built in 1967" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8cbb81fdc2f208dc3fcfa2049261a06a3d33d8738872203a01225f0c8fff69ad/14-The-Motherland-Call.-Volgograd--Russia-87-m-285-ft.Built-in-1967.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1e63f0a18823ff70bc9847515f881174fa4593ff177ec7b371d794e8258f2105/12-Guan-Yu-Statue.-Yuncheng--China--80-meters--262-ft-Built-in-2010.jpg" data-mid="244021512" border="0" alt="Guan Yu Statue - Yuncheng, China, 80 meters ( 262 ft). Built in 2010" data-caption="Guan Yu Statue - Yuncheng, China, 80 meters ( 262 ft). Built in 2010" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1e63f0a18823ff70bc9847515f881174fa4593ff177ec7b371d794e8258f2105/12-Guan-Yu-Statue.-Yuncheng--China--80-meters--262-ft-Built-in-2010.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b6f8f9399ccc1fc79c152d06efc118128977a4393ce558b22109b7a39d3d871b/13Laykyun-Setkyar.-Monywa--Myanmar--116-m-381-ft.-Built-in-2008.jpg" data-mid="244021514" border="0" alt="Laykyun Setkyar - Monywa, Myanmar, 116 m (381 ft). Built in 2008" data-caption="Laykyun Setkyar - Monywa, Myanmar, 116 m (381 ft). Built in 2008" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b6f8f9399ccc1fc79c152d06efc118128977a4393ce558b22109b7a39d3d871b/13Laykyun-Setkyar.-Monywa--Myanmar--116-m-381-ft.-Built-in-2008.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/41c47e2680130a0e450327b4f2df84f790ecfc3767b2b991466118902b9df158/18-Ataturk-Mask.-Buca--Izmir--Turkey--40-m-132-ft.-Built-in-2009.jpg" data-mid="244021520" border="0" alt="Ataturk Mask - Buca, Izmir, Turkey, 40 m (132 ft). Built in 2009" data-caption="Ataturk Mask - Buca, Izmir, Turkey, 40 m (132 ft). Built in 2009" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/41c47e2680130a0e450327b4f2df84f790ecfc3767b2b991466118902b9df158/18-Ataturk-Mask.-Buca--Izmir--Turkey--40-m-132-ft.-Built-in-2009.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/cb0bdfa9ebeeeabd2f398f6688bf9d9fb166f006a44d7d4d5e1fa5efd7d3cf3a/Fouillet_Sendai_Adb98.jpg" data-mid="244021487" border="0" alt="Dai Kannon - Sendai, Japan, 100m (330 ft). Built in 1991" data-caption="Dai Kannon - Sendai, Japan, 100m (330 ft). Built in 1991" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/cb0bdfa9ebeeeabd2f398f6688bf9d9fb166f006a44d7d4d5e1fa5efd7d3cf3a/Fouillet_Sendai_Adb98.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/77b434861cb1ab9aba8bc7e1cb57ce8071f582cc91966a4dfc3f58fe5f1ee6c4/2-Mother-of-the-Fatherland.-Kiev--Ukraine--62-m-203-ft.-Built-in1981.jpg" data-mid="244021489" border="0" alt="Mother of the Fatherland - Kiev, Ukraine, 62 m (203 ft). Built in 1981" data-caption="Mother of the Fatherland - Kiev, Ukraine, 62 m (203 ft). Built in 1981" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/77b434861cb1ab9aba8bc7e1cb57ce8071f582cc91966a4dfc3f58fe5f1ee6c4/2-Mother-of-the-Fatherland.-Kiev--Ukraine--62-m-203-ft.-Built-in1981.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9ae292ef2ecf13be6e36ab054b6242d857795525b23beecc936f0ad8ecc13494/6-African-Renaissance-Monument.-Dakar--Senegal--49-m-161-ft.-Built-in-2010.jpg" data-mid="244021499" border="0" alt="African Renaissance Monument - Dakar, Senegal, 49 m (161 ft). Built in 2010" data-caption="African Renaissance Monument - Dakar, Senegal, 49 m (161 ft). Built in 2010" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9ae292ef2ecf13be6e36ab054b6242d857795525b23beecc936f0ad8ecc13494/6-African-Renaissance-Monument.-Dakar--Senegal--49-m-161-ft.-Built-in-2010.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/139cfce1d598682cdba9a456c25946451fb750e57b6de0ac2fb3b78c45864172/3-Amitabha-Buddha.-Ushiku--Japan--110-m-360-ft.-Built-in-1993.jpg" data-mid="244021492" border="0" alt="Amitabha Buddha - Ushiku, Japan, 110 m (360 ft). Built in 1993" data-caption="Amitabha Buddha - Ushiku, Japan, 110 m (360 ft). Built in 1993" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/139cfce1d598682cdba9a456c25946451fb750e57b6de0ac2fb3b78c45864172/3-Amitabha-Buddha.-Ushiku--Japan--110-m-360-ft.-Built-in-1993.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8f1a312c2f6a59b2613c7cc2344044074ccbd6d2094acaf258c6b9560e33b922/4-Mao-Zedong.-Changsha--China--32-m-105-ft.-Built-in-2009.jpg" data-mid="244021494" border="0" alt="Mao Zedong - Changsha, China, 32 m (105 ft). Built in 2009" data-caption="Mao Zedong - Changsha, China, 32 m (105 ft). Built in 2009" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8f1a312c2f6a59b2613c7cc2344044074ccbd6d2094acaf258c6b9560e33b922/4-Mao-Zedong.-Changsha--China--32-m-105-ft.-Built-in-2009.jpg" /> INFORMATION COLOSSUS &nbsp; Statues are often idealized works of art, ideological, political or religious representations, and turn their subjects into fascinating eternal figures.&nbsp; Once erected to keep alive the memory of a particular person or event, in a given&nbsp; culture, it laststhrough many&nbsp; generations and establishes itself a symbol for the community. &nbsp; Statues are even more influential when they are outstanding. An edifice can be said to be monumental&nbsp; when it is unusual, extraordinary. It has to be abnormal, as exceptional as the political or religious power itself, also inseparable from its symbolic aspects. The series “Colosses” is a study of the landscapes embracing those monumental commemorative statues. &nbsp; Although hugeness is appealing, exhilarating&nbsp; or even&nbsp; fascinating, I was first intrigued by the human need to&nbsp; build gigantic declarations.Then,&nbsp;I asked myself how such « works » could be connected to their surroundings. How can they fit in the landscapes, despite their excessive dimensions and their fundamental symbolic and traditional functions? &nbsp; I chose to photograph the statues from a standpoint outside their formal surroundings, and to favour a more detached view, watching them from the&nbsp; sidelines. This detachment&nbsp; enabled a wider view of the&nbsp; landscape&nbsp; and to&nbsp; place the monuments in a more&nbsp; contemporary&nbsp; dimension. Human figures appear sporadically and confront their own insignificance to the greatness of symbols. The physical relationship to the statue’s&nbsp; surroundings explicitly&nbsp; recalls the&nbsp; spectator’s body&nbsp; and its integration in&nbsp; time. Thus, the&nbsp; characters are reduced to miniatures and emphasize the disproportion. &nbsp; As a wave of « statuomania » swept over the&nbsp; world in the 1990s, many&nbsp; huge statues&nbsp; were built. Most of them are located in Asia and represent the Buddha. The world’s highest statue is under construction in India. It will honour the independence hero Sardar Patel and will reach 182 meters. https://fabricefouillet.com/7-28 Tue, 27 Jan 2026 10:44:26 +0000 FABRICE FOUILLET https://fabricefouillet.com/7-28 <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a69aeff6563f4e0afc904161d866f30f85146481cc2cfd1e7e5e4d5fc973ad88/7-Jibo-Kannon.-Kagaonsen--Japan--73-m-239-ft.-Built-in-1987.jpg" data-mid="244021502" border="0" alt="Jibo Kannon - Kagaonsen, Japan, 73 m (239 ft). Built in 1987" data-caption="Jibo Kannon - Kagaonsen, Japan, 73 m (239 ft). Built in 1987" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a69aeff6563f4e0afc904161d866f30f85146481cc2cfd1e7e5e4d5fc973ad88/7-Jibo-Kannon.-Kagaonsen--Japan--73-m-239-ft.-Built-in-1987.jpg" /> <img width="1999" height="1500" width_o="1999" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/83ab626556bc09f6ba1ff315c473d9332e137274df672724c2ce6b9aa5c7f73f/10-Grand-Bouddha-Sakayamunee.-Ang-Thong--Thailande--92-m-301-ft.-Built-in-2008.jpg" data-mid="244021507" border="0" alt="Grand Bouddha Sakayamunee - Ang Thong, Thailande, 92 m (301 ft). Built in 2008" data-caption="Grand Bouddha Sakayamunee - Ang Thong, Thailande, 92 m (301 ft). Built in 2008" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/83ab626556bc09f6ba1ff315c473d9332e137274df672724c2ce6b9aa5c7f73f/10-Grand-Bouddha-Sakayamunee.-Ang-Thong--Thailande--92-m-301-ft.-Built-in-2008.jpg" /> <img width="1999" height="1500" width_o="1999" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ba29615cbaa0bd071ce48543fbec66a255e31fb7a90a9147d1056010a1d7f94b/8-Christ-the-King.-Swiebodzin--Poland--36-m-120-ft.-Built-in-2010.jpg" data-mid="244021504" border="0" alt="Christ the King - Świebodzin, Poland, 36 m (120 ft). Built in 2010" data-caption="Christ the King - Świebodzin, Poland, 36 m (120 ft). Built in 2010" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ba29615cbaa0bd071ce48543fbec66a255e31fb7a90a9147d1056010a1d7f94b/8-Christ-the-King.-Swiebodzin--Poland--36-m-120-ft.-Built-in-2010.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c3242b43833eccd0d1ea47db6030776a2d62242a0bccfb57fe9a65a08619e7ba/9-Grand-Byakue.-Takazaki--Japan--42-m-137-ft.-Built-in-1936.jpg" data-mid="244021506" border="0" alt="Grand Byakue - Takazaki, Japan, 42 m (137 ft). Built in 1936" data-caption="Grand Byakue - Takazaki, Japan, 42 m (137 ft). Built in 1936" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c3242b43833eccd0d1ea47db6030776a2d62242a0bccfb57fe9a65a08619e7ba/9-Grand-Byakue.-Takazaki--Japan--42-m-137-ft.-Built-in-1936.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b73a388de9f3bbfbf8581de8898b4377764565943a7dc76b4bed1d9f0c6f19d3/11-Guanyin.-Foshan--China--62-m-203-ft.-Built-in-1998.jpg" data-mid="244021509" border="0" alt="Guanyin - Foshan, China, 62 m (203 ft). Built in 1998" data-caption="Guanyin - Foshan, China, 62 m (203 ft). Built in 1998" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b73a388de9f3bbfbf8581de8898b4377764565943a7dc76b4bed1d9f0c6f19d3/11-Guanyin.-Foshan--China--62-m-203-ft.-Built-in-1998.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e76cab029c75a42a246a5adb43b2a7fdf3756598cffbdf8f60743f30b64d6c23/15-Alyosha-Monument.-Murmansk--Russia--35.5-m-116.5-ft.-Built-in-1974-.jpg" data-mid="244021516" border="0" alt="Alyosha Monument - Murmansk, Russia, 35.5 m (116.5 ft). Built in 1974 " data-caption="Alyosha Monument - Murmansk, Russia, 35.5 m (116.5 ft). Built in 1974 " src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e76cab029c75a42a246a5adb43b2a7fdf3756598cffbdf8f60743f30b64d6c23/15-Alyosha-Monument.-Murmansk--Russia--35.5-m-116.5-ft.-Built-in-1974-.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8cbb81fdc2f208dc3fcfa2049261a06a3d33d8738872203a01225f0c8fff69ad/14-The-Motherland-Call.-Volgograd--Russia-87-m-285-ft.Built-in-1967.jpg" data-mid="244021515" border="0" alt="The Motherland Call - Volgograd, Russia,87 m (285 ft). Built in 1967" data-caption="The Motherland Call - Volgograd, Russia,87 m (285 ft). Built in 1967" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8cbb81fdc2f208dc3fcfa2049261a06a3d33d8738872203a01225f0c8fff69ad/14-The-Motherland-Call.-Volgograd--Russia-87-m-285-ft.Built-in-1967.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1e63f0a18823ff70bc9847515f881174fa4593ff177ec7b371d794e8258f2105/12-Guan-Yu-Statue.-Yuncheng--China--80-meters--262-ft-Built-in-2010.jpg" data-mid="244021511" border="0" alt="Guan Yu Statue - Yuncheng, China, 80 meters ( 262 ft). Built in 2010" data-caption="Guan Yu Statue - Yuncheng, China, 80 meters ( 262 ft). Built in 2010" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1e63f0a18823ff70bc9847515f881174fa4593ff177ec7b371d794e8258f2105/12-Guan-Yu-Statue.-Yuncheng--China--80-meters--262-ft-Built-in-2010.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b6f8f9399ccc1fc79c152d06efc118128977a4393ce558b22109b7a39d3d871b/13Laykyun-Setkyar.-Monywa--Myanmar--116-m-381-ft.-Built-in-2008.jpg" data-mid="244021513" border="0" alt="Laykyun Setkyar - Monywa, Myanmar, 116 m (381 ft). Built in 2008" data-caption="Laykyun Setkyar - Monywa, Myanmar, 116 m (381 ft). Built in 2008" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b6f8f9399ccc1fc79c152d06efc118128977a4393ce558b22109b7a39d3d871b/13Laykyun-Setkyar.-Monywa--Myanmar--116-m-381-ft.-Built-in-2008.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/41c47e2680130a0e450327b4f2df84f790ecfc3767b2b991466118902b9df158/18-Ataturk-Mask.-Buca--Izmir--Turkey--40-m-132-ft.-Built-in-2009.jpg" data-mid="244021518" border="0" alt="Ataturk Mask - Buca, Izmir, Turkey, 40 m (132 ft). Built in 2009" data-caption="Ataturk Mask - Buca, Izmir, Turkey, 40 m (132 ft). Built in 2009" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/41c47e2680130a0e450327b4f2df84f790ecfc3767b2b991466118902b9df158/18-Ataturk-Mask.-Buca--Izmir--Turkey--40-m-132-ft.-Built-in-2009.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/cb0bdfa9ebeeeabd2f398f6688bf9d9fb166f006a44d7d4d5e1fa5efd7d3cf3a/Fouillet_Sendai_Adb98.jpg" data-mid="244021491" border="0" alt="Dai Kannon - Sendai, Japan, 100m (330 ft). Built in 1991" data-caption="Dai Kannon - Sendai, Japan, 100m (330 ft). Built in 1991" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/cb0bdfa9ebeeeabd2f398f6688bf9d9fb166f006a44d7d4d5e1fa5efd7d3cf3a/Fouillet_Sendai_Adb98.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/77b434861cb1ab9aba8bc7e1cb57ce8071f582cc91966a4dfc3f58fe5f1ee6c4/2-Mother-of-the-Fatherland.-Kiev--Ukraine--62-m-203-ft.-Built-in1981.jpg" data-mid="244021493" border="0" alt="Mother of the Fatherland - Kiev, Ukraine, 62 m (203 ft). Built in 1981" data-caption="Mother of the Fatherland - Kiev, Ukraine, 62 m (203 ft). Built in 1981" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/77b434861cb1ab9aba8bc7e1cb57ce8071f582cc91966a4dfc3f58fe5f1ee6c4/2-Mother-of-the-Fatherland.-Kiev--Ukraine--62-m-203-ft.-Built-in1981.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9ae292ef2ecf13be6e36ab054b6242d857795525b23beecc936f0ad8ecc13494/6-African-Renaissance-Monument.-Dakar--Senegal--49-m-161-ft.-Built-in-2010.jpg" data-mid="244021500" border="0" alt="African Renaissance Monument - Dakar, Senegal, 49 m (161 ft). Built in 2010" data-caption="African Renaissance Monument - Dakar, Senegal, 49 m (161 ft). Built in 2010" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9ae292ef2ecf13be6e36ab054b6242d857795525b23beecc936f0ad8ecc13494/6-African-Renaissance-Monument.-Dakar--Senegal--49-m-161-ft.-Built-in-2010.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/139cfce1d598682cdba9a456c25946451fb750e57b6de0ac2fb3b78c45864172/3-Amitabha-Buddha.-Ushiku--Japan--110-m-360-ft.-Built-in-1993.jpg" data-mid="244021495" border="0" alt="Amitabha Buddha - Ushiku, Japan, 110 m (360 ft). Built in 1993" data-caption="Amitabha Buddha - Ushiku, Japan, 110 m (360 ft). Built in 1993" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/139cfce1d598682cdba9a456c25946451fb750e57b6de0ac2fb3b78c45864172/3-Amitabha-Buddha.-Ushiku--Japan--110-m-360-ft.-Built-in-1993.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8f1a312c2f6a59b2613c7cc2344044074ccbd6d2094acaf258c6b9560e33b922/4-Mao-Zedong.-Changsha--China--32-m-105-ft.-Built-in-2009.jpg" data-mid="244021497" border="0" alt="Mao Zedong - Changsha, China, 32 m (105 ft). Built in 2009" data-caption="Mao Zedong - Changsha, China, 32 m (105 ft). Built in 2009" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8f1a312c2f6a59b2613c7cc2344044074ccbd6d2094acaf258c6b9560e33b922/4-Mao-Zedong.-Changsha--China--32-m-105-ft.-Built-in-2009.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/194869cbe3e6390f97c82049fd21d7546fb7bbde5326f48e381a1d3517151554/5-Christ-Blessing.-Manado--Indonesia--30-m-98.5-ft.-Built-in-2007.jpg" data-mid="244021498" border="0" alt="Christ Blessing - Manado, Indonesia, 30 m (98.5 ft). Built in 2007" data-caption="Christ Blessing - Manado, Indonesia, 30 m (98.5 ft). Built in 2007" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/194869cbe3e6390f97c82049fd21d7546fb7bbde5326f48e381a1d3517151554/5-Christ-Blessing.-Manado--Indonesia--30-m-98.5-ft.-Built-in-2007.jpg" /> INFORMATION COLOSSUS &nbsp; Statues are often idealized works of art, ideological, political or religious representations, and turn their subjects into fascinating eternal figures.&nbsp; Once erected to keep alive the memory of a particular person or event, in a given&nbsp; culture, it laststhrough many&nbsp; generations and establishes itself a symbol for the community. &nbsp; Statues are even more influential when they are outstanding. An edifice can be said to be monumental&nbsp; when it is unusual, extraordinary. It has to be abnormal, as exceptional as the political or religious power itself, also inseparable from its symbolic aspects. The series “Colosses” is a study of the landscapes embracing those monumental commemorative statues. &nbsp; Although hugeness is appealing, exhilarating&nbsp; or even&nbsp; fascinating, I was first intrigued by the human need to&nbsp; build gigantic declarations.Then,&nbsp;I asked myself how such « works » could be connected to their surroundings. How can they fit in the landscapes, despite their excessive dimensions and their fundamental symbolic and traditional functions? &nbsp; I chose to photograph the statues from a standpoint outside their formal surroundings, and to favour a more detached view, watching them from the&nbsp; sidelines. This detachment&nbsp; enabled a wider view of the&nbsp; landscape&nbsp; and to&nbsp; place the monuments in a more&nbsp; contemporary&nbsp; dimension. Human figures appear sporadically and confront their own insignificance to the greatness of symbols. The physical relationship to the statue’s&nbsp; surroundings explicitly&nbsp; recalls the&nbsp; spectator’s body&nbsp; and its integration in&nbsp; time. Thus, the&nbsp; characters are reduced to miniatures and emphasize the disproportion. &nbsp; As a wave of « statuomania » swept over the&nbsp; world in the 1990s, many&nbsp; huge statues&nbsp; were built. Most of them are located in Asia and represent the Buddha. The world’s highest statue is under construction in India. It will honour the independence hero Sardar Patel and will reach 182 meters. https://fabricefouillet.com/8-28 Tue, 27 Jan 2026 10:44:24 +0000 FABRICE FOUILLET https://fabricefouillet.com/8-28 <img width="1999" height="1500" width_o="1999" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/83ab626556bc09f6ba1ff315c473d9332e137274df672724c2ce6b9aa5c7f73f/10-Grand-Bouddha-Sakayamunee.-Ang-Thong--Thailande--92-m-301-ft.-Built-in-2008.jpg" data-mid="244021482" border="0" alt="Grand Bouddha Sakayamunee - Ang Thong, Thailande, 92 m (301 ft). Built in 2008" data-caption="Grand Bouddha Sakayamunee - Ang Thong, Thailande, 92 m (301 ft). Built in 2008" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/83ab626556bc09f6ba1ff315c473d9332e137274df672724c2ce6b9aa5c7f73f/10-Grand-Bouddha-Sakayamunee.-Ang-Thong--Thailande--92-m-301-ft.-Built-in-2008.jpg" /> <img width="1999" height="1500" width_o="1999" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ba29615cbaa0bd071ce48543fbec66a255e31fb7a90a9147d1056010a1d7f94b/8-Christ-the-King.-Swiebodzin--Poland--36-m-120-ft.-Built-in-2010.jpg" data-mid="244021480" border="0" alt="Christ the King - Świebodzin, Poland, 36 m (120 ft). Built in 2010" data-caption="Christ the King - Świebodzin, Poland, 36 m (120 ft). Built in 2010" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ba29615cbaa0bd071ce48543fbec66a255e31fb7a90a9147d1056010a1d7f94b/8-Christ-the-King.-Swiebodzin--Poland--36-m-120-ft.-Built-in-2010.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c3242b43833eccd0d1ea47db6030776a2d62242a0bccfb57fe9a65a08619e7ba/9-Grand-Byakue.-Takazaki--Japan--42-m-137-ft.-Built-in-1936.jpg" data-mid="244021481" border="0" alt="Grand Byakue - Takazaki, Japan, 42 m (137 ft). Built in 1936" data-caption="Grand Byakue - Takazaki, Japan, 42 m (137 ft). Built in 1936" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c3242b43833eccd0d1ea47db6030776a2d62242a0bccfb57fe9a65a08619e7ba/9-Grand-Byakue.-Takazaki--Japan--42-m-137-ft.-Built-in-1936.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b73a388de9f3bbfbf8581de8898b4377764565943a7dc76b4bed1d9f0c6f19d3/11-Guanyin.-Foshan--China--62-m-203-ft.-Built-in-1998.jpg" data-mid="244021483" border="0" alt="Guanyin - Foshan, China, 62 m (203 ft). Built in 1998" data-caption="Guanyin - Foshan, China, 62 m (203 ft). Built in 1998" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b73a388de9f3bbfbf8581de8898b4377764565943a7dc76b4bed1d9f0c6f19d3/11-Guanyin.-Foshan--China--62-m-203-ft.-Built-in-1998.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e76cab029c75a42a246a5adb43b2a7fdf3756598cffbdf8f60743f30b64d6c23/15-Alyosha-Monument.-Murmansk--Russia--35.5-m-116.5-ft.-Built-in-1974-.jpg" data-mid="244021488" border="0" alt="Alyosha Monument - Murmansk, Russia, 35.5 m (116.5 ft). Built in 1974 " data-caption="Alyosha Monument - Murmansk, Russia, 35.5 m (116.5 ft). Built in 1974 " src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e76cab029c75a42a246a5adb43b2a7fdf3756598cffbdf8f60743f30b64d6c23/15-Alyosha-Monument.-Murmansk--Russia--35.5-m-116.5-ft.-Built-in-1974-.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8cbb81fdc2f208dc3fcfa2049261a06a3d33d8738872203a01225f0c8fff69ad/14-The-Motherland-Call.-Volgograd--Russia-87-m-285-ft.Built-in-1967.jpg" data-mid="244021486" border="0" alt="The Motherland Call - Volgograd, Russia,87 m (285 ft). Built in 1967" data-caption="The Motherland Call - Volgograd, Russia,87 m (285 ft). Built in 1967" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8cbb81fdc2f208dc3fcfa2049261a06a3d33d8738872203a01225f0c8fff69ad/14-The-Motherland-Call.-Volgograd--Russia-87-m-285-ft.Built-in-1967.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1e63f0a18823ff70bc9847515f881174fa4593ff177ec7b371d794e8258f2105/12-Guan-Yu-Statue.-Yuncheng--China--80-meters--262-ft-Built-in-2010.jpg" data-mid="244021484" border="0" alt="Guan Yu Statue - Yuncheng, China, 80 meters ( 262 ft). Built in 2010" data-caption="Guan Yu Statue - Yuncheng, China, 80 meters ( 262 ft). Built in 2010" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1e63f0a18823ff70bc9847515f881174fa4593ff177ec7b371d794e8258f2105/12-Guan-Yu-Statue.-Yuncheng--China--80-meters--262-ft-Built-in-2010.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b6f8f9399ccc1fc79c152d06efc118128977a4393ce558b22109b7a39d3d871b/13Laykyun-Setkyar.-Monywa--Myanmar--116-m-381-ft.-Built-in-2008.jpg" data-mid="244021485" border="0" alt="Laykyun Setkyar - Monywa, Myanmar, 116 m (381 ft). Built in 2008" data-caption="Laykyun Setkyar - Monywa, Myanmar, 116 m (381 ft). Built in 2008" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b6f8f9399ccc1fc79c152d06efc118128977a4393ce558b22109b7a39d3d871b/13Laykyun-Setkyar.-Monywa--Myanmar--116-m-381-ft.-Built-in-2008.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/41c47e2680130a0e450327b4f2df84f790ecfc3767b2b991466118902b9df158/18-Ataturk-Mask.-Buca--Izmir--Turkey--40-m-132-ft.-Built-in-2009.jpg" data-mid="244021490" border="0" alt="Ataturk Mask - Buca, Izmir, Turkey, 40 m (132 ft). Built in 2009" data-caption="Ataturk Mask - Buca, Izmir, Turkey, 40 m (132 ft). Built in 2009" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/41c47e2680130a0e450327b4f2df84f790ecfc3767b2b991466118902b9df158/18-Ataturk-Mask.-Buca--Izmir--Turkey--40-m-132-ft.-Built-in-2009.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/cb0bdfa9ebeeeabd2f398f6688bf9d9fb166f006a44d7d4d5e1fa5efd7d3cf3a/Fouillet_Sendai_Adb98.jpg" data-mid="244021473" border="0" alt="Dai Kannon - Sendai, Japan, 100m (330 ft). Built in 1991" data-caption="Dai Kannon - Sendai, Japan, 100m (330 ft). Built in 1991" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/cb0bdfa9ebeeeabd2f398f6688bf9d9fb166f006a44d7d4d5e1fa5efd7d3cf3a/Fouillet_Sendai_Adb98.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/77b434861cb1ab9aba8bc7e1cb57ce8071f582cc91966a4dfc3f58fe5f1ee6c4/2-Mother-of-the-Fatherland.-Kiev--Ukraine--62-m-203-ft.-Built-in1981.jpg" data-mid="244021474" border="0" alt="Mother of the Fatherland - Kiev, Ukraine, 62 m (203 ft). Built in 1981" data-caption="Mother of the Fatherland - Kiev, Ukraine, 62 m (203 ft). Built in 1981" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/77b434861cb1ab9aba8bc7e1cb57ce8071f582cc91966a4dfc3f58fe5f1ee6c4/2-Mother-of-the-Fatherland.-Kiev--Ukraine--62-m-203-ft.-Built-in1981.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9ae292ef2ecf13be6e36ab054b6242d857795525b23beecc936f0ad8ecc13494/6-African-Renaissance-Monument.-Dakar--Senegal--49-m-161-ft.-Built-in-2010.jpg" data-mid="244021478" border="0" alt="African Renaissance Monument - Dakar, Senegal, 49 m (161 ft). Built in 2010" data-caption="African Renaissance Monument - Dakar, Senegal, 49 m (161 ft). Built in 2010" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9ae292ef2ecf13be6e36ab054b6242d857795525b23beecc936f0ad8ecc13494/6-African-Renaissance-Monument.-Dakar--Senegal--49-m-161-ft.-Built-in-2010.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/139cfce1d598682cdba9a456c25946451fb750e57b6de0ac2fb3b78c45864172/3-Amitabha-Buddha.-Ushiku--Japan--110-m-360-ft.-Built-in-1993.jpg" data-mid="244021475" border="0" alt="Amitabha Buddha - Ushiku, Japan, 110 m (360 ft). Built in 1993" data-caption="Amitabha Buddha - Ushiku, Japan, 110 m (360 ft). Built in 1993" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/139cfce1d598682cdba9a456c25946451fb750e57b6de0ac2fb3b78c45864172/3-Amitabha-Buddha.-Ushiku--Japan--110-m-360-ft.-Built-in-1993.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8f1a312c2f6a59b2613c7cc2344044074ccbd6d2094acaf258c6b9560e33b922/4-Mao-Zedong.-Changsha--China--32-m-105-ft.-Built-in-2009.jpg" data-mid="244021476" border="0" alt="Mao Zedong - Changsha, China, 32 m (105 ft). Built in 2009" data-caption="Mao Zedong - Changsha, China, 32 m (105 ft). Built in 2009" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8f1a312c2f6a59b2613c7cc2344044074ccbd6d2094acaf258c6b9560e33b922/4-Mao-Zedong.-Changsha--China--32-m-105-ft.-Built-in-2009.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/194869cbe3e6390f97c82049fd21d7546fb7bbde5326f48e381a1d3517151554/5-Christ-Blessing.-Manado--Indonesia--30-m-98.5-ft.-Built-in-2007.jpg" data-mid="244021477" border="0" alt="Christ Blessing - Manado, Indonesia, 30 m (98.5 ft). Built in 2007" data-caption="Christ Blessing - Manado, Indonesia, 30 m (98.5 ft). Built in 2007" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/194869cbe3e6390f97c82049fd21d7546fb7bbde5326f48e381a1d3517151554/5-Christ-Blessing.-Manado--Indonesia--30-m-98.5-ft.-Built-in-2007.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a69aeff6563f4e0afc904161d866f30f85146481cc2cfd1e7e5e4d5fc973ad88/7-Jibo-Kannon.-Kagaonsen--Japan--73-m-239-ft.-Built-in-1987.jpg" data-mid="244021479" border="0" alt="Jibo Kannon - Kagaonsen, Japan, 73 m (239 ft). Built in 1987" data-caption="Jibo Kannon - Kagaonsen, Japan, 73 m (239 ft). Built in 1987" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a69aeff6563f4e0afc904161d866f30f85146481cc2cfd1e7e5e4d5fc973ad88/7-Jibo-Kannon.-Kagaonsen--Japan--73-m-239-ft.-Built-in-1987.jpg" /> INFORMATION COLOSSUS &nbsp; Statues are often idealized works of art, ideological, political or religious representations, and turn their subjects into fascinating eternal figures.&nbsp; Once erected to keep alive the memory of a particular person or event, in a given&nbsp; culture, it laststhrough many&nbsp; generations and establishes itself a symbol for the community. &nbsp; Statues are even more influential when they are outstanding. An edifice can be said to be monumental&nbsp; when it is unusual, extraordinary. It has to be abnormal, as exceptional as the political or religious power itself, also inseparable from its symbolic aspects. The series “Colosses” is a study of the landscapes embracing those monumental commemorative statues. &nbsp; Although hugeness is appealing, exhilarating&nbsp; or even&nbsp; fascinating, I was first intrigued by the human need to&nbsp; build gigantic declarations.Then,&nbsp;I asked myself how such « works » could be connected to their surroundings. How can they fit in the landscapes, despite their excessive dimensions and their fundamental symbolic and traditional functions? &nbsp; I chose to photograph the statues from a standpoint outside their formal surroundings, and to favour a more detached view, watching them from the&nbsp; sidelines. This detachment&nbsp; enabled a wider view of the&nbsp; landscape&nbsp; and to&nbsp; place the monuments in a more&nbsp; contemporary&nbsp; dimension. Human figures appear sporadically and confront their own insignificance to the greatness of symbols. The physical relationship to the statue’s&nbsp; surroundings explicitly&nbsp; recalls the&nbsp; spectator’s body&nbsp; and its integration in&nbsp; time. Thus, the&nbsp; characters are reduced to miniatures and emphasize the disproportion. &nbsp; As a wave of « statuomania » swept over the&nbsp; world in the 1990s, many&nbsp; huge statues&nbsp; were built. Most of them are located in Asia and represent the Buddha. The world’s highest statue is under construction in India. It will honour the independence hero Sardar Patel and will reach 182 meters.