The Umbrellas by Zongolopoulos
Thirteen-metre stainless steel sculpture of floating umbrellas held aloft by rods that mimic rain.
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About this audio guide
This guide to the Umbrellas by George Zongolopoulos on the Thessaloniki waterfront is about the people who keep it standing rather than the people who admire it. It follows the autumn of twenty twenty-five, when the sculptor's foundation took stock of what visitors, couples and the weather had done to the steel. Along the way you meet the Athens architect behind it, and the gulf wind he had to answer. Best heard close to the lowest umbrellas, where the wear is easiest to see.
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