Lyon, France provided several delights – bubbles on the water and a ball-shaped sculpture. The Flower Tree Sculpture, by Korean pop artist Choi Jeong Hwa, was created as a temporary installation for a contemporary art festival in 2003. But it was so popular with residents of this French city it became a permanent sculpture beside the Rhône. The stainless steel bouquet of 85 flowers is 6 metres (almost 20 feet) tall.
These hard-case bubbles were in a shallow fountain in the main shopping square of Lyon. I don’t know what they celebrated, or who the artist or designer was, because although I read French, there was no info except inside the balls. (I wasn’t going wading.) The objects, whatever their purpose, beautifully reflected the images of the buildings surrounding them.
This post is for Travel Theme: Balls hosted by Ailsa Prideaux-Mooney on Where’s My Backpack. (First time I’ve participated in this great challenge. Thank you Ailsa)
Art Junkie Journal 
I love those bubbles on the water. How unique!
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Yes, kind of a light and frothy interlude while shopping. Really beautiful.
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Ooo, I like those bubbles!
janet
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They were truly delightful to stumble upon, even on a kind of dull day. Thanks Janet.
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Those are so neat! 😀
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Great balls! 😀
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. . . of fire. (Sorry, couldn’t help it!)
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Hahaha! One cheeky comment deserves another! BTW, you take great shots!
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Fabulous entries for the challenge. They’re all very unusual. The tree looks like something out of a fairytale book.
Very nice …
Isadora 😎
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Thank you. Yes, truly unusual. Lyon is on my bucket list to return because it’s such an interesting blend of ancient and modern.
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I can see it being a marvelous place to return to. 😎
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