When in Rome…potter the Tiber in your Marble Yacht

October 25, 2009 · 6 comments

in Art, Italy, Rome, Things to do, Yachts and Yachting

Fabio Viale Marble Yacht

Via Today an Tomorrow, a blog curated – that’s a cool new term for what I usually do here:-) – by Berlin based Belgian Pieter I found Italian Sculptor Fabio Viale who cut his yacht from a whole piece of white Carrara and pottered the Tiber with it.

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1 pieter October 25, 2009 at 8:01 pm

hi,
my name is Pieter, not Pierre Huyghe, nor am I an artist.

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2 Happy Hotelier October 25, 2009 at 10:15 pm

Thank you Pieter,

I changed it, but your “About” page gave me the impression you are the same person as Pierre Huyghe…

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3 the fashionable traveler October 28, 2009 at 1:28 am

Pardon my ignorance….how does the boat stay afloat?

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4 Happy Hotelier October 28, 2009 at 2:05 am

ft:
If you chisel enough and bring the volume in balance with the weight there is no problem: You have floating freighters made of steel and floating houses on a hull of … concrete…

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5 Jet Set Life October 28, 2009 at 3:11 pm

This is a great thing to learn. I’m hoping to try this out on my next travel. I’d be sure to pass this along to my readers too. Thanks!

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6 the fashionable traveler October 29, 2009 at 7:56 am

Thank you! That’s amazing

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