Estuaire is an artistic adventure in three acts. Estuaire refers to the ‘Estuary’ of the Loire between Nantes and Saint-Nazaire, where the final act was played out in the summer 2012. Acts One and Two took place in 2007 and 2009, when 30 works were installed in Nantes, Saint-Nazaire and along the 40 miles/60km of the Loire estuary between the two cities. Some installations were only shown during Estuaire 2007-2009 summer events; others were thought as permanent, offering visitors a year-round ‘cultural art trail’. In 2012, eight new works were added to the permanent open-air collection.
2009 edition
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![Oeuvre Sans titre de Vincent Mauger](https://www.estuaire.info/wp-content/themes/estuaire2020/images/oeuvres/2009_sans_titre.jpg)
Sans titre
Vincent Mauger
Nantes
Le lieu unique
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![Oeuvre Climats ouverts de A.P.N.E](https://www.estuaire.info/wp-content/themes/estuaire2020/images/oeuvres/2009_climats_ouverts.jpg)
Climats ouverts
A.P.N.E
Nantes
Le lieu unique
![Oeuvre Nymphéa de Ange Leccia](https://www.estuaire.info/wp-content/themes/estuaire2020/images/oeuvres/ange_leccia_nymphea.jpg)
Nymphéa
Ange Leccia
Nantes
Canal Saint-Félix
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![Oeuvre Leviathan Thot de Ernesto Neto](https://www.estuaire.info/wp-content/themes/estuaire2020/images/oeuvres/2009_leviathan_thot.jpg)
Leviathan Thot
Ernesto Neto
Nantes
Musée des Beaux-arts
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![Oeuvre Ad Infinitum de Tania Mouraud](https://www.estuaire.info/wp-content/themes/estuaire2020/images/oeuvres/2009_ad_infinitum.jpg)
Ad Infinitum
Tania Mouraud
Nantes
Chapelle de l’Oratoire
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![Oeuvre La Meute de Stéphane Thidet](https://www.estuaire.info/wp-content/themes/estuaire2020/images/oeuvres/2009_la_meute.jpg)
La Meute
Stéphane Thidet
Nantes
Château des Ducs de Bretagne
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![Oeuvre From here to ear de Céleste Boursier-Mougenot](https://www.estuaire.info/wp-content/themes/estuaire2020/images/oeuvres/2009_from_here_to_ear.jpg)
From here to ear
Céleste Boursier-Mougenot
Nantes
Place du Bouffay
![Oeuvre l’absence de Atelier Van Lieshout](https://www.estuaire.info/wp-content/themes/estuaire2020/images/oeuvres/abscence.jpg)
l’absence
Atelier Van Lieshout
Nantes
Parvis de l’ENSAN
![Oeuvre the zebra crossing<br/>
REGULATIONS AND <br/>GENERAL DIRECTIONS de Angela Bulloch](https://www.estuaire.info/wp-content/themes/estuaire2020/images/oeuvres/the_zebra_crossing.jpg)
the zebra crossing
REGULATIONS AND
GENERAL DIRECTIONS
Angela Bulloch
Nantes / Bâtiment Manny
![Oeuvre Air de Rolf Julius](https://www.estuaire.info/wp-content/themes/estuaire2020/images/oeuvres/air.jpg)
Air
Rolf Julius
Nantes
Bâtiment Manny
![Oeuvre De temps en temps de François Morellet](https://www.estuaire.info/wp-content/themes/estuaire2020/images/oeuvres/de_temps_en_temps.jpg)
De temps en temps
François Morellet
Nantes / Passerelle Schoelcher
![Oeuvre les Anneaux de Daniel Buren <br/>et Patrick Bouchain](https://www.estuaire.info/wp-content/themes/estuaire2020/images/oeuvres/les_anneaux.jpg)
les Anneaux
Daniel Buren
et Patrick Bouchain
Nantes / Quai des Antilles
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![Oeuvre La Cantine de Nantes de](https://www.estuaire.info/wp-content/themes/estuaire2020/images/oeuvres/2009_cantine_de_nantes.jpg)
La Cantine de Nantes
Nantes
Hangar à bananes
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![Oeuvre Le sang d'un poète de Frac des Pays de la Loire](https://www.estuaire.info/wp-content/themes/estuaire2020/images/oeuvres/2009_le_sang_d_un_poete.jpg)
Le sang d'un poète
Frac des Pays de la Loire
Nantes
Hangar à bananes
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![Oeuvre Le refuge de Stéphane Thidet](https://www.estuaire.info/wp-content/themes/estuaire2020/images/oeuvres/2009_le_refuge.jpg)
Le refuge
Stéphane Thidet
Nantes
Hôtel de Région
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![Oeuvre Block Banks de Block architectes](https://www.estuaire.info/wp-content/themes/estuaire2020/images/oeuvres/2009_block_banks.jpg)
Block Banks
Block architectes
Nantes, Frossay
et Saint-Nazaire
![Oeuvre Le Pendule de Roman Signer](https://www.estuaire.info/wp-content/themes/estuaire2020/images/oeuvres/le_pendule_roman_signer.jpg)
Le Pendule
Roman Signer
Rezé
![Oeuvre Serpentine rouge de Jimmie Durham](https://www.estuaire.info/wp-content/themes/estuaire2020/images/oeuvres/serpentine_rouge_jimmie_durham.jpg)
Serpentine rouge
Jimmie Durham
Indre
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![Oeuvre D’Io de Gino De Dominicis](https://www.estuaire.info/wp-content/themes/estuaire2020/images/oeuvres/2009_d_io.jpg)
D’Io
Gino De Dominicis
Saint-Jean-de-Boiseau
Chepelle de bethléem
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![Oeuvre Did I miss something ? de Jeppe Hein](https://www.estuaire.info/wp-content/themes/estuaire2020/images/oeuvres/2007_did_i_miss_something.jpg)
Did I miss something ?
Jeppe Hein
Saint-Jean-de-Boiseau
Château du Pé
![Oeuvre Misconceivable de Erwin Wurm](https://www.estuaire.info/wp-content/themes/estuaire2020/images/oeuvres/misconceivable.jpg)
Misconceivable
Erwin Wurm
Le Pellerin
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![Oeuvre Le Voyage Liquide de Eric Watt](https://www.estuaire.info/wp-content/themes/estuaire2020/images/oeuvres/2009_le_voyage_liquide.jpg)
Le Voyage Liquide
Eric Watt
Frossay
Machinerie des Champs Neufs
![Oeuvre Villa Cheminée de Tatzu Nishi](https://www.estuaire.info/wp-content/themes/estuaire2020/images/oeuvres/villa_cheminee_tatzu_nishi.jpg)
Villa Cheminée
Tatzu Nishi
Cordemais
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![Oeuvre I.C.I.! <br/>Instant Carnet Island de](https://www.estuaire.info/wp-content/themes/estuaire2020/images/oeuvres/2009_instant_carnet_island.jpg)
I.C.I.!
Instant Carnet Island
Frossay (Le Carnet)
![Oeuvre L’Observatoire de Tadashi Kawamata](https://www.estuaire.info/wp-content/themes/estuaire2020/images/oeuvres/l_observatoire_tadashi_kawamata.jpg)
L’Observatoire
Tadashi Kawamata
Lavau-sur-Loire
![Oeuvre Le Jardin Étoilé de Kinya Maruyama](https://www.estuaire.info/wp-content/themes/estuaire2020/images/oeuvres/le_jardin_etoile.jpg)
Le Jardin Étoilé
Kinya Maruyama
Paimbœuf
![Oeuvre Suite de triangles, <br/>Saint-Nazaire 2007 de Felice Varini](https://www.estuaire.info/wp-content/themes/estuaire2020/images/oeuvres/suite_de_triangles_saint-nazaire_2007.jpg)
Suite de triangles,
Saint-Nazaire 2007
Felice Varini
Saint-Nazaire
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![Oeuvre The Vertical works de Anthony Mc Call](https://www.estuaire.info/wp-content/themes/estuaire2020/images/oeuvres/2009_the_vertical_works.jpg)
The Vertical works
Anthony Mc Call
Saint-Nazaire
Le LiFE
![Oeuvre Jardin du <br/>Tiers-Paysage de Gilles Clément](https://www.estuaire.info/wp-content/themes/estuaire2020/images/oeuvres/gilles_clement_le_jardin_du_tiers_paysage_evolution_2012.jpg)
Jardin du
Tiers-Paysage
Gilles Clément
Saint-Nazaire
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![Oeuvre I wish I am fish de Paola Pivi](https://www.estuaire.info/wp-content/themes/estuaire2020/images/oeuvres/2009_i_wish_i_am_fish.jpg)
I wish I am fish
Paola Pivi
Saint-Nazaire
Le Grand Café
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![Oeuvre Quarta-Feira de Cinzas
<br/>épilogue de <span style='font-size:0.8em; line-height:auto;'>Rivane Neuen-Schwander<br/>
& Cao Guimarães</span>](https://www.estuaire.info/wp-content/themes/estuaire2020/images/oeuvres/2009_epilogue.jpg)
Quarta-Feira de Cinzas
épilogue
Rivane Neuen-Schwander
& Cao Guimarães
Saint-Nazaire
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![Oeuvre Le Déluge de Anne de Sterk](https://www.estuaire.info/wp-content/themes/estuaire2020/images/oeuvres/2009_le_deluge.jpg)
Le Déluge
Anne de Sterk
Nantes / Lavau-sur-Loire / Le Carnet
Estuaire nomade et sonore
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![Oeuvre The Forty Part Motet de Janet Cardiff](https://www.estuaire.info/wp-content/themes/estuaire2020/images/oeuvres/2009_the_forty_part_motet.jpg)
The Forty Part Motet
Janet Cardiff
Abbaye de Fontevraud
Estuaire nomade et sonore
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![Oeuvre La Géante du Titanic <br/>et le scaphandrier de Royal de Luxe](https://www.estuaire.info/wp-content/themes/estuaire2020/images/oeuvres/2009_la-geante-du-titanic-et-le-scaphandrier.jpg)
La Géante du Titanic
et le scaphandrier
Royal de Luxe
Fête d’ouverture
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![Oeuvre Illustrations de Quentin Faucompré](https://www.estuaire.info/wp-content/themes/estuaire2020/images/oeuvres/2009_faucompre.jpg)
Illustrations
Quentin Faucompré
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![Oeuvre Illustrations de Julien Grataloup](https://www.estuaire.info/wp-content/themes/estuaire2020/images/oeuvres/2009_grataloup.jpg)
Illustrations
Julien Grataloup
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