Elsa, you hit the nail right on the head. I was indeed intrigued by the contrast of the "dead" material and the "juvenile" figure. I do not know about the material, it looks like some sort of cement in a very bad condition, due to lacking surface treatment, and exposure to rain, frost, sun and pollution. I reduced the clarity in Lightroom to slightly mitigate its roughness. And no, the marks on the left arm are not due to vaccination.
The second pic was more intended as a pun (dame aux camélias vs. magnolias), by the way making use of the bokeh quality of the small Voigtländer. Framing not OK but I had to insert the flowers somehow. Sculpture by Louis Dejean.
