Hetty de gannes biography of nancy

People Angela Pidduck

Hetty de Gannes has truly immortalised “The Bassman” in Changchun China.

This multi-talented woman has recently returned from the China Changchun Sculpture Conference and Symposium in August , in Changchun, a garden-like city located in the middle of the northeast part of China.

De Gannes spent nearly two months in “Spring City,” first attending the International Sculpture Symposium which opened at Shengli Park on August 2, followed by the workshop production of her work “BassMan” which is now displayed permanently in the Changchun World Sculpture Park for all to enjoy.

The vision for this park, said to be the largest of its kind in the world, was ten years in the planning stage.  Parks are very important to the Chinese as they live in skyrise buildings and there are not many open areas.

Government by law permits the general population morning time for exercise in the parks. 

Changchun, with a population of nine