Daily Archives: 22 Feb ’12

Photo by Christophe ALARY

The Fountain of Memory ~ Re-Visioning the Fontaine Saint-Michel

22 Feb ’12 Filed under Concepts, Found Letters, Video, Video Sculpture. No comments.

Built between 1858 and 1860, the Fontaine Saint-Michel presides over the entrance to Paris’s Latin Quarter. Known both as meeting place and wishing well, crowds gather at the fountain in all weather. One might see someone turn their back and toss a coin over their … Read More →