Since 1913, Edvard Eriksen's statute of the titular character from the tale "The Little Mermaid" has watched over the harbor of Copenhagen, Denmark. To mark her upcoming hundredth birthday, artists Michael Elmgreen and Ingar Dragset made this male version. Thanks to machinery inside, the stainless steel merman blinks every half hour.
Link -via My Modern Met | Photo: Art Daily
Previously: Skeleton Replaces Copenhagen Mermaid
The merman has feet because, like his female counterpart, he has transformed into a human.
Abusive comment hidden.
(Show it anyway.)
Do mermen have feet?
Abusive comment hidden.
(Show it anyway.)
A little more like Silver Surfer's brother
Abusive comment hidden.
(Show it anyway.)
... it doesn't look like a merman, just a guy sitting. maybe a different angle makes it more aquatic but frankly I just don't see it here.
Abusive comment hidden.
(Show it anyway.)
Is that Ethan Merman, Ethel's brother?
Abusive comment hidden.
(Show it anyway.)