Artist Naiara Galdós Commissions €14,839 Sculpture Honoring Ordino's Last Bear Bone
Naiara Galdós will create a 2.5m steel sculpture depicting a bear and human atop a local stone in Ordino's Prat de Call, celebrating the parish's.
Key Points
- Contract worth €14,839 covers design, production, installation with 8-week deadline and 1-year warranty.
- 2.5m steel plate sculpture shows bear-human duality on local stone at Prat de Call, Ordino.
- Celebrates 'l'última ossa d'Ordino' and Pyrenean bear festivals, UNESCO intangible heritage.
- Galdós previously designed bear sculpture in Solanelles; calls this project distinct in context.
Artist Naiara Galdós has been commissioned to design a sculpture honouring "l'última ossa d'Ordino", a key element of the parish's cultural heritage.
The contract, valued at 14,839 euros, covers the design, production, supply, and installation of the work. Details appeared in the official BOPA gazette this week. Galdós must complete the project within eight weeks of signing, with a one-year warranty.
The artist, who previously won a competition to create a bear sculpture in Solanelles near Encamp, described this piece as distinct. "The objective, location, and context are different," she said. Standing about 2.5 metres tall, the sculpture will use steel plates—similar to her Encamp design—and depict a dual relationship between nature and humanity, symbolising the bear alongside a human figure. It will sit atop a large local stone.
The installation is set for Prat de Call in Ordino, though the precise spot within the square is still being finalised.
The sculpture aims to highlight the "última ossa d'Ordino" tradition and the broader Pyrenean bear festivals, marking their recognition by UNESCO as intangible cultural heritage of humanity.
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