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Moon on the Coast

The sculpture Moon on the Coast had been previously vandalized and for this reason, it is now placed in the sea.

  1. Modern and Contemporary era (1912 - )


    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.

  2. Ottoman era (1453- 1912)


  3. Byzantine era (331 AC- 1453)


  4. Roman era (30 BC- 330 AC)


  5. Hellenistic era (322- 31 BC)


  6. Classical era (478-323 BC)


  7. Archaic era (800-479 BC)


  8. Geometric era (-1100- 800 BC)


  9. Prehistory (-1100 BC)


What I can see

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.

What I can't see

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.

Bibliography

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.