A Ferida Explained

A Ferida
Other Title 1:The Wound
Medium:Granite
Height Metric:11
Metric Unit:m
Weight:400 tonnes
City:Muxia, Spain
Coordinates:43.1112°N -9.2216°W
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:13
Owner:Galicia

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

The granite sculpture stands more than 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]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: A Ferida . vivecamino.com.