Reminiscencia

Reminiscencia
The sculpture seen from a dashcam in 2018
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ArtistRafael San Juan
Year2018
MediumSteel
Weight4 t
LocationGuadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Coordinates20°39′49.9″N 103°23′31″W / 20.663861°N 103.39194°W / 20.663861; -103.39194

Reminiscencia (transl. Reminiscence) is a steel sculpture by Rafael San Juan, installed near Matute Remus Bridge, in Guadalajara, in the Mexican state of Jalisco. The 9-metre (30 ft) tall bust depicts a woman wearing a crown of flowers.[1] It weighs 4 metric tons (3.9 long tons; 4.4 short tons) and it cost Mex$2.08 million. It was planned in 2015 and it was inaugurated on 26 September 2018 by then-municipal president, Enrique Ibarra Pedroza.[2] It was named reminiscence after its slogan "knowledge is to remember".[3] The sculpture honors Jalisco women.[4]

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References

  1. ^ "New sculpture appears on prominent GDL bridge". Guadalajara Reporter. Archived from the original on 18 September 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Inauguran la escultura 'Reminiscencia' de Rafael San Juan". Cabecera (in Spanish). 26 September 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  3. ^ "'Reminiscencia', la nueva gigante urbana". Informador.mx (in Spanish). 1 June 2018. Archived from the original on 2 June 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  4. ^ López, Ángel (27 September 2018). "El Espejo: Reminiscencia, la mujer tapatía hecha escultura". La Crónica Jalisco (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 October 2021.


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