Welcome to another edition of Motor….errrr Modern Art Monday. Our own LongRoofian sent me this tip about a French Artist who created this fully functional piece of floating artwork. Let’s explore this floating sculpture called Love Love.


I found the article about this creation in Gizmag, and according to their post:

French artist Julien Berthier has designed a fully functional boat to look as if it is sinking. The 6.5m (21ft) yacht was cut in half with a new keel and motor added so it remains in the sinking position while being fully functional. He describes it as “the permanent and mobile image of a wrecked ship that has become a functional and safe leisure object.”

Berthier has taken the boat across the English Channel to London and has toured it around Europe, getting plenty of offers of assistance from unwitting good Samaritans, who would presumably be either very annoyed or rather bemused by the contraption.

See the article in Gizmag, and to explore other work done by this artist, go here.

Love Love from julien berthier on Vimeo.

All images and video courtesy of Julien Berthier.