‘Napper’ At Orlando Airport Is A Statue So Realistic, Some May Not Look Twice
Image via Orlando International Airport
People who have traveled from the Orlando International Airport since 1986 might have noticed this napping, sunburnt fellow and his luggage at the same spot for years, but it’s not because he keeps missing his flights. The airport is actually his home, and he’s a statue.
The sculpture, entitled The Traveler, was created by American artist Duane Hanson. In his lifetime (Hanson passed on in 1996), he had completed two variations of the artwork, one belonging to the airport. The other shows the figure with an open Hawaiian shirt, revealing a potbelly.
The artist was reputed for using everyday people as muses to create lifelike statues like this bronze sculpture polychromed in oil.
If not for its glass enclosure, visitors might not have even batted an eyelid when walking past the statue. As he continues to sleep, The Traveler has unwittingly become the subject of public astonishment, thanks to a viral TikTok video showing the hyperrealistic artwork. “Who else always thinks this guy is real at the Orlando airport?” TikTok user Marvelous Mouse Travels asks.
If you need to look for him, the unknowing celebrity can be located between the East and West security points of the Terminal A concourse. Just try not to disturb his rest.
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@marvelousmousetravels Anyone else think this guy is real? #marvelousmousetravels #mmtravels #airport #travel #vacation #orlandoairport #travelagency
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Ha! Sorry he was too tired to wake up and say hi this morning. 😘 pic.twitter.com/HB4FSqEv0G
— Orlando International Airport (@MCO) August 19, 2021
[via r/Pics and Newsweek, images via various sources]
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