I chose to transpose my paintings on the famous sculpture "Mannekens-pis" which I consider as a living painting, a nice and popular image of my country. Touching a symbol of Belgium is for me, a proof of love and represents my origins. As a child, I remember meeting many foreign tourists who were happy to discover mannekens-pis in Brussels and surprised to discover that it was only 62 cm high. For them I chose to please them by giving them the gift of the creation of my manneken-pis of 2,20 m height.  

Patrick Gerola