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Fontaine aux Animaux de Quentin Garel

At the heart of the future Parc du Léman in Thonon-les-Bains, Quentin Garel’s monumental Animal Fountain enriches the “blue network,” the vast network of waterways and aquatic circulation that crisscross the park.

Created by the internationally renowned sculptor, the artwork stands as a true living totem, celebrating the power and fragility of the animal world in the face of the elements.

Surrounded by a collection of new fountains—Alphorns, a reflecting pool, and a dry fountain—as well as the restored Rives Fountain and the transformed historic icehouse, this major creation symbolizes the alliance between art, heritage, and nature.

With its monumental presence and poetic resonance, the Animal Fountain embodies the spirit of Parc du Léman, a place of renewal and shared experience that will open its doors at the end of 2025.

Go behind the scenes at the Animal Fountain in Thonon-les-Bains!

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Quentin Garel was born in Paris in 1975. Son of the sculptor Philippe Garel, he graduated from the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris in 1998. He was a resident at the Casa de Velázquez (Madrid, Spain) from 1998 to 2000. His sculptural work is characterized by the creation of a bestiary, sometimes very realistic, centered on the animal figure and its skeletons. His work explores, based on the themes of animal trophies and paleontological remains, the complex relationships that man maintains with animals in their representation. An excellent draftsman, Garel works the subjects of his sculptures in advance on paper before shaping wood, bronze, or iron with great delicacy in the textures and a play on the excess of his works presented during exhibitions of scales such as “Le Magicien d’Os” (Museum National d’Histoire Naturelle de Paris – 2016; Venice – 2017), or his retrospectives at the Center d’Art Contemporain de la Matmut in Rouen (2019) and at the Domaine de Chamarande ( 2020).