El bosque encantado
Avilés bus station
Some of the land over which Avilés now spreads was once covered by enchanted forests, inhabited by elves, trasgus, xanas… but urban growth made them disappear, and only the names of certain places…
- Location
- Avilés bus station. 2001
- Dimensions
- 350 square metres (70 m long × 5 m high).
- Production
- Ayuntamiento de Avilés
- Sponsor
- Europea de Pinturas Especiales
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Some of the land over which Avilés now spreads was once covered by enchanted forests, inhabited by elves, trasgus, xanas… but urban growth made them disappear, and only the names of certain places bear witness to their existence. At the Avilés bus station, through this artistic intervention, we recover their spirit and their magic, enduring references for our contemporary society.
«El bosque encantado» [The enchanted forest] is a painted intervention 70 metres long and 5 metres high. The project takes into account the different viewpoints, both static and dynamic (moving vehicles), creating a dynamic sequence that is activated by movement and travel.