Lady Harimaguada
Lady Harimaguada by Martín Chirino rises beside the sea, where its tall silhouette meets the horizon. The monumental outdoor sculpture presents an upright, abstract figure rather than a literal portrait. Chirino worked mainly with iron and shaped the form through mass, void, and recurring spiral language. Its outline changes as light moves across the seafront.
The sculpture recalls the harimaguadas, pre-Hispanic women associated with ritual roles in earlier island cultures. That reference gives the work both modern abstraction and the presence of a guardian facing the water. Inaugurated in 1996, it later became a civic emblem and inspired a trophy for an international film festival. From nearby, its volume and edges dominate; from farther away, the simple silhouette carries history, ritual, and public identity.
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