Nymph-a-mania

Monday morning, and early-bird Rivertonians on their way to work were greeted by the sight of this delightfully original water nymph, striking a graceful pose beside the Jacob’s River estuary. The first of what is rumoured to be a series of ‘impromptu outdoor art works’, the dancing figure made from driftwood and found flotsam appeared overnight, in weather that could only be described as ‘challenging’. The cold and squally conditions didn’t deter the artist from setting his sculpture out on the very exposed site, chosen no doubt for its high visibility as well. The ‘girl on the shore’ has struck a chord with locals who say variously
that the figure lifted their spirits during the gloomy weather and made them smile at the audacity of the artist. All of the locals spoken with said they were looking foward very much to the next ‘installation’.