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pictures are screenprints from the 2'46" video, re-use licensed under Creative Commons |
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the miniature village seen from the air |

an inventory and documentary of art environments in Europe created by non-professionals
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pictures are screenprints from the 2'46" video, re-use licensed under Creative Commons |
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the miniature village seen from the air |
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pictures by Dodo, added to Komoot, website for outdoor experiences |
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this picture and the next ones are screenprints from the video all below |
Denny Simonnet's outsider art manifests itself in several places in his daily environment, not only in his garden and his house (Musée du recyclage des déchets/Waste Recycling Museum), but also on stretches of dune area and beach near his house.
His multiple art environment was created in the community of l'Herbaudiére, located at the extreme point of the island of Noirmoutier in France, in front of the French coast, facing the Atlantic Ocean.
Life and works
Denny Simonnet (May 28, 1965 - April 28, 2022) was born and grew up in l'Herbaudiére.this picture and the next ones (2016) courtesy of Sophie Lepetit, from her weblog (unless indicated otherwise) |
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a drawing by Simonnet of his house and garden amidst the living environment |
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this picture from Facebook |
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all pictures courtesy of Sergio Flaquer Carrera screenprints from a video he made |
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all pictures courtesy of Sergio Flaquer Carrera screenprints from a video he made |
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kind of a face decorating a wall |
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towery structures |
János Csere, the creator of this art environment, is a warm, hospitable but somewhat headstrong personality, who did not hesitate to declare the area that he himself transformed into a work of art as a Republic.
A letter of Csere written in 2015, requesting the European Union to recognize his territory as a state, went unanswered. The constitutional status of the site makes little difference to the many visitors to the site; their appreciation for what they experience during their visit remains mostly very positive, as shown by the reactions published on Google Maps (see below)
János Csere
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pictures courtesy of Heli Kallio-Kauppinen and Raija Kallioinen |
The photo above very well summarizes what the following post is essentially about, namely a mill (symbolized by the grindstone), two sculptures (representing an extensive display of sculpted creations) and all of this surrounded by a beautiful landscape.
This landscape is depicted in the two images below, where the two sculpted characters, lined up along the edge of the forest, are overlooking the Vaalimaanjoki river in south-east Finland.
Welcome to Sylvia Hauhia's art environment, which is very special, not only because of the hundreds of attractive and captivating sculptures the site includes, but also because of the way they are arranged in a very natural way, both in the landscape and in a variety of buildings.
The images show that these creations also mainly radiate a good-natured atmosphere, with mostly everyday characters in everyday situations (Sylvi and her husband are the couple shown in the image below right).
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the three young men in the image above are sons of Sylvi Hauhia, one of the three is Markku Hauhia |