Painting elements of the Chateau Chinon fountain

Painting profile for Chateau-Chinon

Leaving Soisy for Chateau-Chinon

Arriving in Chateau-Chinon. Haligon and Jean Tinguely

Tinguely's machines and engines are already set

Niki and Tinguely discussing the installation details

Setting up the first sculptures on Tinguely's machines

installations in the snow.

In front of Chateau-Chinon City Hall

Discussing details

Fixing the profile on the machine

Bringing the hand

Gérard Haligon setting up the hand under Tinguely's command

Profile waiting to be installed

Profile now fixed on Tinguely's motorized machine

In the hotel of Chateau-Chinon, talking with French President Mitterrand who was a former mayor of Chateau-Chinon

Niki and Tinguely happy as work is nearly finished

Niki watching over the Dragon face installation

Niki monitoring the setting up of elements

Niki, Tinguely and Milena with waitress at the Chateau-Chinon restaurant

Installing the element Nana in the pond

protected on air workshop inside the pond

Niki with Jean Tinguely and Marcelo Zitelli, Niki's assistant

Niki and Tinguely freezing but happy in Chateau-Chinon

Tinguely and assistant Seppi Imhof welding

Jean Tinguely andRobert Haligon under the watchful eyes of Niki wearing a favorite hat

Robert Haligon and the Face, one of the composite elements aked in his workshop

Tinguely avoiding to look at the blinding light of the welding flame

Niki with friend Professor Etienne Baulieu

The first moments of the Fountain joyously spreading water

Waiting for the president

Smiling President François Mitterrand and Niki at the inauguration

President François Mitterrand at the fountain inauguration, with Tinguely and Niki in the background

smiling Niki, François Mitterrand and Tinguely watching as the fountain does its thing