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The
architectural/sculptural piece interacts with the site. Materials
of the project are the light, the geomorphology and the climate. It
is a stainless steel « Monolith » anchored in the rock of the "Urgull"
mountain on the "Paseo Nuevo" promenade facing the sea of Cantabria
in Donostia/San-Sebastian, a city in the province of Guipuzkoa in
Spain.
The « Monolith » inserted in the rock forms part of the mountain.
Inside, it is crossed by the « Tunnel of Light ». The form, the orientation
of both the Monolith and the Tunnel are influenced by the surroundings.
The « Monolith » is a link which connects the elements of the landscape.
It is oriented towards the Edouardo TXILLIDA sculpture the ³Comb of
the Winds² on the other side of the bay. The future Jorge OTEIZA corten
steel sculpture will be placed near the ³ANCHORED MIRROR². The ensemble
will exist in a dynamic dialogue. The exterior polished mirror aspect
of the architectural stainless steel Monolith favours its automatic
integration in the urban and natural environment. Employing visual
mirror effect the piece reveals the Mountain, the Rock, the Climatic
Atmosphere, the Sea, People¹s Movements, Changes of Light according
to an infinity of nuances.
The entrance is a pivoting double-face mirror on which is engraved
the dedication of the Basque poet Bernardo ATXAGA *. Its rounded contour
correponds with the « Tunnel of Light » form inside the building.
This tunnel made of a double translucid opalescent polycarbonate vault,
separates the unique abstract white interior space into two parts.
The natural light crosses the translucid roof and the « Tunnel of
Light » to illuminate the entrance of the « Monolith ».
* ³ On this mirror a thousand eyes (1) will rest (and the world) (2)²
(1) mirrors themselves (2) a mirror to so many other worlds. texte
en français: ³ dans ce miroir mille yeux (1) se poseront (et le monde)
(2)² (1) des miroirs eux aussi (2) miroir de tant d¹autres mondes.
