The head of a girl emerges from the river of Bilbao: it is the latest work by the artist Orozco to stimulate the debate on the climate crisis
In Spain, a new hyper-realistic artistic installation aims to stimulate the debate on the climate crisis
The statue of a drowning girl appeared without warning a few days ago in the Spanish city of Bilbao. The work, with dystopian tones, represents the portrait of a young woman peeking out from the murky waters of the Nervión river; her head, weighing 120 kg, is continuously submerged or discovered by the water.
The project was born to make us reflect on the urgent need to choose, today with a view to the future, models of sustainable life and development. The constant evolution of the installation, due to the continuous change in the level of the river, refers to the immediate need to reverse a course that is leading the human species towards the destruction of the planet.
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The Mexican Rubén Orozco is the artist who created the enigmatic figure, entitled "Bihar" (which in Basque means "tomorrow"), on the occasion of a campaign launched by the Fundación BBK (the charity of the credit institution Kutxabank), to promote the debate on sustainability.
The goal is for people to realize that their actions can make them "sink" or save them just like like sculpture
explained the artist to the Spanish news site Nius.
At first it sent me uneasiness, but now it communicates sadness to me, a lot of sadness. She doesn't even look worried, it's like she's letting herself drown.
Triana Gil, a passerby surprised by the disturbing figure's presence, told Reuters.
“Bihar” is not Orozco's first opera in Bilbao. Two years ago, his life-size statue of a lonely woman sitting on a park bench, “Invisible Soledad”, which sparked a debate on the isolated lives of the elderly, dates back to two years ago.
This time the artist has decided to focus attention on the future of young people to reiterate that the choices of the present will have a huge impact on future generations.
Source: Reuters
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