The sculpture Moon on the Coast had been previously vandalized and for this reason, it is now placed in the sea.
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The Moon on the Coast is a 3.8m high decorative sculpture made of stainless metal and represents a crescent moon. It is illuminated at night and in combination with its current location, it looks particularly impressive.
The municipality of Thessaloniki assigned the work to the sculptor Pavlos Vassiliadis. It has also been exhibited in Saint Tropez for a period of a few months. The final placement of the sculpture was in the New Seafront. It was vandalized, however, by fanatic Christians, who considered it an Islamic symbol. Then, the sculpture was placed in the water.
Unsigned, (2019), Το Φεγγάρι στην Ακτή, [Moon on the Coast],Parallaxi,
https://parallaximag.gr/to-fengari-stin-akti-37353
Τελευταία επίσκεψη 6/10/2022
Orfanidis D., (2016), Υπαίθρια Γλυπτά της Θεσσαλονίκης, παράμετροι υποβάθμισης και φθοράς των υλικών τους, Διπλωματική Εργασία, [Outdoor Sculptures of Thessaloniki, parameters of degradation and wear of their materials], A.U.Th.
1997 Created.
2010 Placed at the New Seafront, in the context of the 45th Dimitria Festival.
2019 It was placed in the sea, 3 years after its vandalism.
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