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A girl plays in the "Wind Comb" by Eduardo Chillida

A girl plays in the "Wind Comb". The Comb of the Wind XV, called Haizearen orrazia in Basque and known simply as Comb of the Wind, is a set of sculptures by Eduardo Chillida on an architectural work by the Basque architect Luis Peña Ganchegui. It is located at the end of Ondarreta beach, in the municipality of San Sebastián, in the province of Guipúzcoa, in the Basque Country. It is made up of three steel sculptures, weighing 10 tons each, embedded in rocks overlooking the Cantabrian Sea, whose waves lash them. Chillida continued working on the Peine del Viento series, which coincides in formal aspect with his collection of stelae, and particularly with those dedicated to Pablo Picasso, Salvador Allende and Pablo Neruda.1​ The work was completed in 1976. In addition to the sculptures, an area in its surroundings was equipped with air and water vents that are supplied by the waves that break against the rocks and sculptures.

Photo Detail
Date Uploaded: 11.2024
Photo Location: San Sebastián, Euskadi, Spain
Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark IV
Copyright: © Mónica Vila