Motherhood

The work of Georges Hanskens was installed in 2009 at the Nouveau Bassin. The sculpture is made of bronze covered with a brown patina and stands on an imposing white monolithic granite base. From a distance, this work appears smaller than the others, less imposing, but it is certainly also its theme that invites the viewer to come closer and contemplate it more closely. At first glance, one discovers a set of interlocking geometrical shapes, playing with each other. Without knowing the title of this work, it is then difficult to detect the artist’s intention. Once the name is known, the shapes come to life directly. We can see a mother embracing her child. We can also see a single figure, the silhouette of a pregnant woman. The artist himself said that he created this sculpture as a hymn to women, to gestation, to birth. We find this idea of birth through the environment in which the work is placed: nature where flowers and trees are born, live, wither, etc....