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Massive bather makes splash in German lake
Call it "The Bath of the 70-foot Woman." Or "Two Tons of Mermaid."
The real name of the massive woman in a Hamburg, Germany, lake is actually "Die Badende" ("The Bather"), and she's an ad for British beauty brand Soap & Glory.
"We launched Soap & Glory in Germany last year, and we've been looking for a way to say, 'Thank you!' to everyone for embracing our products, and making us a real success there. At Soap & Glory, we consider it our calling to bring more beauty to the world, and have fun doing it - 'Die Badende' does exactly that," the brand's founder, Marcia Kilgore, said in a news release.
"Die Badende" is the work of art creator Oliver Voss. It's almost 13 feet high, 67 feet long and weighs two tons.
The sculpture is made from a steel cage covered with Styrofoam almost a foot thick, which is then covered by a layer of special filler sealed with a polyester resin.
It will spend 10 days in Hamburg's Inner Alster Lake.
Apparently, "Die Badende" is as modest as "she" is massive. Soap & Glory promises a crane will be standing by with a supersize towel when "Die Badende" is ready to come out of the water.
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Their still looking for that power boat that disappeared between her knees.
Brits selling soap to Germans....good luck with that...
looks like a man in drag.
like most german women
Looks like her upper lips are ready.
....That was funny.
Nemo lives in her neatherlips.
What a waste of money.....
no such thing as a waste of money, money is meant to be wasted... enjoy life!! it is so beautiful...
Is that the tunnel of love between it's legs? hahahaha holly cow that is something
I think the ad should be banned. The sculpture's face definitely looks "airbrushed". (he he)
This is in Germany not England!! LOL
I wish I liked it better; I respect artistic feats. It just doesn't strike me as being all that brilliant.
In a world where Jackson Pollack is considered an artist, this is about what we can expect.
Did I miss something? Who said or where does it say that it was, or was even supposed to be, a "brilliant" work of art?
sightseer – it didn't. I just figure if you're going to put that much effort and material into something it would be nice if it turned out to be; a little bit more than what this 'bather' is. Not trying to knock it too much, somebody else might just Love it. It doesn't do anything for me, just a personal opinion. Seems kind of like a waste of time, money, and space.
"Two Tons of Mermaid."
That reminds me of this one story... I was in the Navy and we we had just pulled into Alaska...
Kinda creepy.
The statue of this pretty woman resembles Bryce Howard doesn't she except with blond curly hair??
She can't be a "two ton mermaid" if her knees are sticking up from the water.
WELL!!!... Get my smelling salts! Where are her canckles? Anything THAT size would have them.
God I hope I don't see any bubbles coming up from that water
Sure gotta purdy pair of lips.........
So ein großes Dame!