Maman — Attraction in Ottawa

One of the more notable landmarks in Ottawa's byward market area is the giant eight legged sculpture of an egg carrying spider in front of the National Gallery of Canada. Maman is a bronze, stainless steel and marble cast creation by Louise Bourgeois. This sculpure represents fertility, motherhood in a icky yet interesting way. It draws us towards it and the Art Gallery in an almost irresistible hypnotic fashion. When taking different views of the spider it almost makes you believe that there is an alien invasion going on. Sort of like what happen during the bicentennial 2017 event Ottawa had with La Machine. I recommend visitors come see both Maman and the Art Gallery when they come to Ottawa.

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Very disturbing and interesting placement. The Catholic church to the east with the blessed virgin mary looking down upon this abomination suspiciously titled "maman". The meaning has been fluffed up to represent motherhood. I believe it is subversive in nature. Spiders are not represented/understood as something beautiful. In fact I believe this peice attributes and slanders motherhood and subconsiously implies that motherhood is disgusting. Inverse and satanic work right here. Motherhood is beautiful and should be glorified. This attacks the natural beauty of human motherhood and attributes it to that...

The Maman sculpture in Ottawa is a large bronze spider created by French-American artist Louise Bourgeois. Standing at 9 meters tall and weighing over 6 tons, Maman is located outside the National Gallery of Canada. It is one of the most iconic public artworks in the city and part of Bourgeois's series of spider sculptures displayed worldwide. The spider, with its sac of 26 marble eggs, symbolizes strength, motherhood, and protection, reflecting the artist's memories of her mother, who...