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Monday, 18 June 2012

The town hall of Calais and the giant bonbons/ Expo des bonbons géants a Calais

Join me in this blog to discover the huge colourful bonbon-sculptures of the artist Laurence Jenkell. From end of May till mid September 2012 the expo showing these 15 colourful sculptures is decorating the garden in front of the town hall in Calais...
Almost all pieces of art carry one of the European flags: one may spot France, Belgium, Finland, Italy, Switzerland, Greece, etc...There is one bonbon even dedicated to the "dentelle" of Calais, also one to the EU, but there was none with the Bulgarian flag.

23 comments:

  1. Her work is amusing and fun - they make you smile and that has to be a good thing.

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  2. I really like these! They are fun and quirky. I also like that they represent different countries and their colors.

    Thanks so much for sharing! :)

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  3. I have no idea how many times I have drive through, or over Calais and I have never actually seen it. Thanks for these photos. Diane

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  4. Een logje om van te snoepen, Jana !
    Lie(f)s.

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  5. This is a fantastic town hall and there is nothing better than a Belgian flag.

    Greetings,
    Filip

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  6. Great shots with nice light and colors..... nice work Jana.

    greetings, Joop

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  7. thanks for sharing the place, so vibrant and beautiful, especially like the architecture and landscape there.

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  8. They look good enough to eat! Very whimsical.

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  9. très interressant cet article! j'aime++++++je ne savais pas du tout!!!! bisousssssssss

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  10. Wonderful impressions from this special exhibition. Great sunshine too.
    Kind regards, Synnöve

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  11. Hi Jana,

    sehr schöne Bonbons...
    C+J

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  12. Very nice, dear Jana!
    A big hug from Italy!
    Have a nice vacation in Sardegna.

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  13. Hoi Jana..
    Prachtige kunst :)
    Groetjes Henk

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  14. Awesome stuff. Bonbon around a park seems like a great photography subject! :D

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  15. How fun and colorful! Visitors like to pose by their favorite flag. Were there free samples? ;P

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  16. The bonbon sculptures are amazing. Your first photo of the town hall is wonderful too.

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  17. Belas fotografias...Espectacular....
    Cumprimentos

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  18. bonbons means candies? haha coz i look at the sculptures and it all looks like a candy being wrapped with flag :D

    Latest in room8five: Genting Highland and Zouk KL

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  19. Thank you for taking us along to the exhibition on such a beautiful, sunny day. Have a nice weekend, Jana.

    Yoko

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  20. Oh, I have visited a terrific exhibition.

    Thank you.

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  21. Lovely blog you have here! I thoroughly enjoyed going through your posts :) Europe is one of my dream destinations for next year :)

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  22. enjoyed viewing the colorful photos on that part of the world...thank your for virtually taking us there...looking forward to more of your wonderful photographs...

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  23. Hello Jana! Filip just told me that you are real life friends, so will be excited to follow your blog. These bon bon sculptings are so interesting.

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