Espiral del Viento
Espiral del Viento is a public iron sculpture by Martín Chirino beside San Telmo Park in Spain. Its dark, vertical coil catches changing slices of light and shadow as you move around the granite base.
Forged iron opens into volumes that suggest air rather than weight, reflecting Chirino’s recurring interest in Atlantic wind and traces of pre-Hispanic Guanche culture. The city relocated the sculpture in 2011, placing it where urban fixtures would not obscure its profiles and visitors could approach it from several angles. Cranes moved the work at night to protect the sculpture during its transfer.
The piece formed part of a group of four Chirino sculptures connected with the city’s cultural candidacy that year. From each viewpoint, the metal edge cuts across the sky while every turn frames a different patch of light.
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