This 18-meter luminous mast rises from Nantes' waterfront like a sailboat frozen mid-voyage, inaugurated in April 2026 as a bold symbol against racism and discrimination. The monument carries the weight of the city's colonial past: a descendant of slave ship owners offered an unprecedented apology for his ancestors' actions during the inauguration, a historic first in France.
This 18-meter luminous mast rises from Nantes' waterfront like a sailboat frozen mid-voyage, inaugurated in April 2026 as a bold symbol against racism and discrimination. The monument carries the weight of the city's colonial past: a descendant of slave ship owners offered an unprecedented apology for his ancestors' actions during the inauguration, a historic first in France.