‘Shark fighting man’ statue to become new landmark in Hua Hin

[webfact]

 

By Jonathan Fairfield

 

A three meter tall statue of a man fighting a shark, which officials hope will become a new cultural landmark, is set to be built in Hua Hin.

 

The statue will be constructed near the Chao Pho-Chao Mae Thapthim Shrine which is located close to the Hilton Hotel in downtown Hua Hin.

 

On Wednesday (Feb 9), Mr. Nopporn Wutthikul, Mayor of Hua Hin, Ms. Busaba Choksuchart, Deputy Mayor of Hua Hin, and Mr. Jeerawat Prahmanee, Municipal Clerk, met with Mr. Boonkerd Attanisakorn from the shrine to discuss the building of the new statue.

 

Unveiled at the meeting was a miniature clay model of the statue which was designed by Mr. Kittichai Treeratwitcha, a professor at Silpakorn University (Wang Tha Phra) in Bangkok.

 

Full story: https://www.huahintoday.com/hua-hin-news/shark-fighting-man-statue-to-become-new-landmark-in-hua-hin/

 

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[hotchilli]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

A three meter tall statue of a man fighting a shark, which officials hope will become a new cultural landmark, is set to be built in Hua Hin

Rather distasteful IMHO

[tonray]

Wouldn't 'Man being Stung by Killer Jellyfish" be more appropriate ?

[jollyhangmon]

47 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

Rather distasteful IMHO

 

... yeh, plus the hero blokes noggin' is fairly cone-shaped, isn't it?

Bit of a fan of X-Files that 'artist', it appears ...

 

[kidneyw]

48 minutes ago, tonray said:

Wouldn't 'Man being Stung by Killer Jellyfish" be more appropriate ?

Wouldn't "Man being Stung by Killer Scammers" be more appropriate?

[GeorgeCross]

Dicaprio did it better!

[Tarteso]

A bad copy of a John Terkel’s statue (The old man and the sea).

 

 

But here I see a ugly statue, without artistic or creative interest. It looks like a 3D drawing designed for a Walt Disney movie.  IMO
 

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[pookett]

Unfortunate photo, at first glance the mic stand behind the man looks like a comical nose!

Tasteful or not comes down to cultural differences.

[JonnyF]

Ugly. Looks like the shark is taking a dump.

 

I wonder what the other candidates for the statue were? Man slaughtering a pig? Chubby tycoon shooting a panther? 

[tonray]

9 minutes ago, pookett said:

Unfortunate photo, at first glance the mic stand behind the man looks like a comical nose!

Tasteful or not comes down to cultural differences.

"Cyrano de Bergerac at the Fish Market "

[Wuvu2]

How stupid - People bitten by sharks in Thailand are extremely rare ( 5 incidents and only one death since 1966) ...why plant the notion that the ocean is unsafe?

 

Statue of a farang fighting a Jet ski scammer would tell a much more believable story. 

[Donga]

8 hours ago, hotchilli said:

Rather distasteful IMHO

Not if you're being attacked by some stupid monster with the brain the size of a pea.

[BangkokReady]

9 hours ago, jollyhangmon said:

the hero blokes noggin' is fairly cone-shaped, isn't it?

I think he's meant to be underwater so the hair is floating.

[Stocky]

3 minutes ago, BangkokReady said:

so the hair is floating

Still looks like a tea cosy

[NeoDinosaw]

11 hours ago, hotchilli said:

Rather distasteful IMHO

This is only a clay mock-up.   I have 2 quibbles :

 

1.  should be titke  'shark-fighting man'

2.  where is the dorsal fin ?   

[Dumbfounded]

How many potential tourists to HH will see it online and think OMG they have a shark problem there? ????

[metisdead]

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[BusyB]

There is already a huge one outside the "G" Hotel and shopping complex on Phetchkasem, can't remember the soi but it's between Bangkok Hospital and Market Village. Repulsive work. Betrays an appalling attitude to nature.

When I first saw it I was walking towards MV and from the front it looked like someone riding a shark. As you walk past it you see he's stuck a knife in its back. Very Thai in some ways ????

[mwbrown]

7 hours ago, BusyB said:

There is already a huge one outside the "G" Hotel and shopping complex on Phetchkasem, can't remember the soi but it's between Bangkok Hospital and Market Village. Repulsive work. Betrays an appalling attitude to nature.

When I first saw it I was walking towards MV and from the front it looked like someone riding a shark. As you walk past it you see he's stuck a knife in its back. Very Thai in some ways ????

Yes, Soi 88.  There's also a huge one at the True Arena.

I'm still waiting to hear the origin of the story of why a man is stabbing a shark in the head.

[Felt 35]

I dont think they need this to scare people away from swimming in the ocean outside Hua Hin, poor water quality and jellyfish take care of that????

Felt

[3NUMBAS]

whys he got a long nose like pinnocio?

[jvs]

My first trip to Hua-hin many years ago i was told there are no sharks here.

The same night i saw a pick-up truck with a humongous hammer head in the back,sure no sharks.

[DoneTravelling]

They are just copying the one that already exists at G Hua Hin Resort & Mall, Soi 94 Phetkasem Road. Typical Thailand.