Towards The Sea

The sculpture “Towards the sea”, shows the beautiful woman staring out to sea looking for her loved ones, and was erected in the memory of 33 fishermen who died during a storm in 1885. 29 widows and 113 was left behind, most of them form the area Buholmen and Røysa. Even though fishing has changed a lot since 1885, the memories of hard and tough everyday life still lives on the people from Sunnmøre. The lady in bronze staring out to see, has now become a representative for the dependents of deceased sailors.