Maman is an incredible, intimidating sculpture resembling a giant spider by the late French-American sculptor Louise Bourgeois (aka Spiderwoman). The towering structure, whose title translates as Mother in French, is an homage to the artist's own mother who passed away when she was 21 years old. While the image of a spider is often associated with unsettling creepiness, the idea behind this figure
![Towering Spider Sculpture Reflects a Mother's Strength](https://cdn-ak-scissors.b.st-hatena.com/image/square/f7c18d7bd7b8050ea2c6e1d2acadd3aab05d4d00/height=288;version=1;width=512/https%3A%2F%2Fmymodernmet.com%2Fwp%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Farchive%2FsbQXKVCNro2ojm5hTUqz_1082128340.jpeg)