Liverpool: bananas, lambs and gulls

On my recent visit to Liverpool, I could not help seeing "lambananas"! Apparently the original was 18 feet high, yellow, and made of concrete - the creation of the artist Taro Chiezo, it was somewhat pompously conceived as a warning against the dangers of genetically modified food.  But it was never intended to breed itself, which is what's happened in this year of culture in Liverpool - they're all over the place.  Here are a few of my favourites - although I see from a few minutes web exploration that I saw only a tiny proportion of those dotted all round the city - four foot high, and painted in every conceivable way.

Above, the bronze "original" - except it ain't.  And below, the 5 a day lambanana in the Walker gallery.

And, above, workmen and the community - but there's a whole lot more and wilder - there's a show on You tube which proves that there are lambananas everywhere.  As my favourite babe with brains would say - interesting, but slightly weird.

And for no real reason at all, a herring gull paddling for worms on the lawn of the gallery:

Comments

[glo]

After the foot-calves jelly experience, I was fearing that bananas, lambs and gulls would be another dish that you fancy trying! Phew!
But I love the word association "lambanana".

[Janet McNulty]

The SLB show has now finished and 70 were auctioned off for charity on Tuesday evening. The final total was over £500K, approximately £400K of which will benefit the Lord Mayor's Charity. Lots of people did "the trail" - I achieved around 90. Sadly the guide price at the auction was too many ballet tickets for me.

[Harri]

I love the sculptures, they are just too cool for school, rather like someone I know..... :) the "five-a-day" was my pick of the 'bunch' hehe!