Venus Fly Trap
- lyleestill9
- Aug 26, 2025
- 1 min read
Updated: Aug 31, 2025
Taylor Hobbs is a renowned local architect.
When he was serving on the board of the Chatham Arts Council in 2017 he commissioned this piece. It's in the yard of his office at 159 W. Salisbury Street in Pittsboro--across from St. Barts.
It was created by Hamidou Sissoko. Taylor has known Hamidou since their kids were little, so Taylor asked him to create and install the piece.
The venus fly trap plant is native only to North and South Carolina. It is a carnivorous plant that will "snap shut" on prey.
Presumably the fly depicted in the sculpture will not be long for this world.
Hamidou will be installing two pieces: Happiness, and Queen of Flowers at the Plant's Sculpture Celebration on September 20th.
I had no idea these plants were actually native to the Carolinas, which is a cool bit of local history to learn. It reminds me how we often overlook the unique things right in our own backyard, something I've been reflecting on while chatting with people on Soul Date lately. I’ll definitely keep an eye out for Hamidou's other sculptures at the upcoming celebration.
Reading about the Venus Fly Trap sculpture and its connection to local artists is so inspiring! It’s fascinating how art can reflect nature’s unique wonders, especially something as distinctive as this plant. I came across a discussion on creative installations like this before on Crazy Cattle 3D, and it’s amazing to see how much storytelling can go into public art. Can't wait to see Hamidou’s other works too!
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By featuring a Venus flytrap—an iconic plant native to the Carolinas—the artwork connects place, nature, and art, Pokepath TD symbolizing both the unique ecology of the region and the inevitable fate of the fly caught in the plant’s grasp.