A Ferida

A Ferida
The Wound
The sculpture in 2009
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ArtistAlberto Bañuelos Fournier [nl]
Year2003 (2003)
MediumGranite
Dimensions11 m (430 in)
Weight400 tonnes
LocationMuxia, Spain
Coordinates43°06′40″N 9°13′18″W / 43.111166°N 9.221645°W / 43.111166; -9.221645
OwnerGalicia

A Ferida (English: The Wound) is a sculpture located in the municipality of Muxía, A Coruña, Spain. Made by sculptor, Alberto Bañuelos Fournier [nl], it faces the Atlantic Ocean, outside the entrance of the Virxe da Barca sanctuary.[1]

The granite sculpture stands more than 11 metres (36 ft) in height and weighs 400 tons. The granite came from O Porriño, and it is the largest sculpture in Galicia and Spain.[1]

Background

The work was donated by Seguros Aegon to the Muxián council as a tribute to the volunteers who came to help the Galician people when the Prestige oil spill occurred on November 13, 2002. It was inaugurated on September 12, 2003.[1]

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See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "A Ferida". vivecamino.com.
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