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For to dager siden ble denne gigantiske edderkoppen avduket i Slottsparken, med både dronning Sonja og kronprinsesse Mette-Marit til stede. Edderkoppen, som bærer navnet Maman, er laget av den fransk-amerikanske kunstneren Louise Bourgeois (1911 - 2010)
Dette har kunstneren selv sagt om edderkoppen:
The Spider is an ode to my mother. She was my best friend. Like a spider, my mother was a weaver. My family was in the business of tapestry restoration, and my mother was in charge of the workshop. Like spiders, my mother was very clever. Spiders are friendly presences that eat mosquitoes. We know that mosquitoes spread diseases and are therefore unwanted. So, spiders are helpful and protective, just like my mother.
Det var verken dronning eller kronprinsesse i Slottsparken i dag, ei heller biologen Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson, som holdt en tale under avdukingen på mandag.
Derimot var det ganske mange både barnehage- og skolebarn der,
og jammen møtte jeg dronningen likevel jeg :-)
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