Elephant parade 15 cm
Colours of Chiang Mai 15 cm
€79.95
Shipping time: 3-4 in the NL, 1-2 weeks in EU, 4 Weeks outside the EU. IMPORTANT (Toms drag product may take one more additional week)ElephantParade is the second largest public art event in the world. Since 2007 there have been events worldwide in 30 cities. More than 3,000 artists have produced more than 2000 unique works of art.
Elephant parade Colours of Chiang Mai 15 cm
Elephant name: Colours of Chiang Mai 15 cm
Artist: Khunakorn Muenpang
Parade: Traveling Herd Asia
Inspiration: “The beauty of culture transcends time and kingdoms, relevant to this very day, but always with a trace of it’s distant past. This combination of past, present, and future is constantly evolving, evolving us as people along with it.”
All Elephant Parade replicas are carefully handcrafted in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Due to its handcrafted nature each piece is unique and might vary slightly in design.
Elephant parade events
Elephant Parade is a social enterprise and runs the world’s largest art exhibition of decorated elephant statues. Created by artists and celebrities,
each Elephant Parade statue is a unique art piece. The life-size, baby elephant statues are exhibited in international cities and raise awareness for
the need of elephant conservation. Limited edition, handcrafted replicas and a select range of products are created from the exhibition elephants.
20% of Elephant Parade net profits are donated to elephant welfare and conservation projects.
History
The event was created in 2006 by Marc Spits and his son Mike. It was inspired by Marc Spits’ visit (while logging in Myanmar) to the elephant hospital in Thailand, which constructs prosthetic legs for elephants that encounter landmines. There he saw Mosha, a baby elephant who lost her foot when only seven months old.
