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Comment on Folkestone Triennial 2011 : Cornelia Parker’s ‘The Folkestone Mermaid’ by Nikoleta

Nikoleta — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 20:08:47 +0000

mermaid….she is part of the natural world with hints here and there but also enough identifiable information so that we can relate to it…we can realise that it is we who invented mermaids and therefore are part of that world…
I think she is beautiful, she is allowing the wind to stroke her face, she is remembering, she is nostalgic, the muscles might represent some masculinity which exists in everyone, looks like a mother, a woman that has things to do…
she seems to silently listen to the air and receive valuable information from the sea! a moment to herself…

Comment on Folkestone Triennial 2011 : Cornelia Parker’s ‘The Folkestone Mermaid’ by johnny martin

johnny martin — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 18:40:34 +0000

How ugly ,depressing , and disappointing. How could such an ugly statue be accepted for display,it just shows how bereft of taste and creativity the local council is. Which is worse the horse or the ‘mermaid’ ? It was probably designed by the same person that designed the new food waste bins that the council wants to decorate our streets with. Tasteful !

Comment on Folkestone Triennial 2011 : Cornelia Parker’s ‘The Folkestone Mermaid’ by Dawn Richards

Dawn Richards — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 15:00:48 +0000

The above comments are infantile and sexist. I wonder what Rob Thompson means by ‘overblown and tired’? Presumably he means that she does not look like the airbrushed beings constantly purveyed by the celebrity magazines and almost every TV ad? Or perhaps he has seen a mermaid himself? But I do hope that Mr Thompson is even now sitting for a model of his naked body so that everyone can comment on the finished sculpture when it appears on the opposite side of the beach.

This is actually a lovely piece of work.

Comment on Folkestone Triennial 2011 : Cornelia Parker’s ‘The Folkestone Mermaid’ by rob thompson

rob thompson — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 14:59:44 +0000

Well, how can you comment to that, except that it represents Folkestone exactly.

An overblown and tired body with a severe and resigned expression as if it is a struggle to stay on that rock. It shows that, rather than illustrate the beauty of the town, that it now has another ugly and morose edifice with which to gaze at and become even more depressed at the sad and sorry state of the place.

I hope that this was funded privately as I would hate to think that I had contributed to the installation in any financial manner. What an opportunity thrown away by the need for modern artists to represent human form in a way that does little to inspire a feeling of beauty and form.

Comment on Folkestone Triennial 2011 : Cornelia Parker’s ‘The Folkestone Mermaid’ by Lazylaurablue

Lazylaurablue — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 01:32:49 +0000

The Folkestone Mermaid. Some might call it a misnomer, misleading; some might refer it to advertising standards; some might say it’s a total disappointment. Others may call it art.

Comment on Folkestone Triennial 2011 : Cornelia Parker’s ‘The Folkestone Mermaid’ by Kay McLoughlin

Kay McLoughlin — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 15:01:53 +0000

A mermaid is not a mermaid without a tail……..and I don’t care what films/stories etc people care to quote, you will not and cannot con children into believing it’s a mermaid when their first question will be ‘Where’s her tail?”……

Comment on The Leas Lift Beer Festival by sam

sam — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 20:37:03 +0000

looks like an event to be part of and not just to be seen at

Comment on The Leas Lift Beer Festival by sam

sam — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 20:36:39 +0000

looks like an event to be part at and not just to be seen at

Comment on Folkestone Charivari 2010 by maria chatt

maria chatt — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 14:59:48 +0000

fabulous event and I would love to dance this year! great pictures of 2010. x

Comment on Return of a Funfair by steve

steve — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 14:49:52 +0000

Folkestone had a great fun fair! The rotunda! i can remember every detail and ride there, as i went there every year sometimes a few times a year. I spent a lot of time in folkestone as i grew up and loved the place.
Such a shame the sea front is in such a sorry state these days I used to love going down there. The big lights across the street all the way down to near the lift, welcome to folkestone and all of the other lights that JGs the owner of the rotunda had put up.
I would love to see a permanent fun fair on that site again!