Sculpture projects of ‘Abate Marchena’ and renovation of ‘Casa Surga’ presented in Utrera

June 18, 2023

Article published in El Correo Web

The Cultural Year of Abate Marchenawhich during 2018 was held in the ‘.Mostachon City’. on the occasion of the 250th anniversary of the birth of this historical figure from Utrera who was a protagonist of the history of Spain and Europe in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century, has closed with the arrival in Utrera this Friday of the large metal sculpture weighing 1,000 kilograms of steel and measuring 2.61 meters in size which will soon be placed next to the façade of the Surga de Utrera House.

The work ‘Abate Marchena’ is an artistic creation of the prestigious sculptor Jordi Díez. The the arrival of the sculpture, focused the gaze of many Utreranos as it passed by María Auxiliadora Avenue, at the time of unloading and also, during the exhibition itself, which can be visited these days until February 9 at from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

During the opening of the The author of the sculpture, Jordi Diez, himself explained that his work, in the which he has been working on for seven months, has as its main objective to characteristic that it is made of steel, a material that gives with its absence of color an immaterial character to the sculpture with the to better reflect, “not the Abate Marchena himself, but the interior of the character”.

From the symbolism of the figure The absence of a face, because it is not known, and the hands, one with the pen, which reflects his wisdom, and the other, the left one, with which he the past away.

Renovation project of the ‘Casa Surga’.

Following the presentation of the the new sculpture of the Abbé Marchena, the event continued with the presentation of the project for the renovation of the Surga House and a visit to the construction site.

The project is about the the Casa Surga as a Cultural Center of Utrera, and the will be completed by the end of May or early April. The evolution of the work can be contemplated by the people of Utrera who come to see it. these days to the exhibition.

The work is being carried out with prefabricated demountable modules and uses lightweight, quick to assemble and reversible elements. This makes the historic buildings are not being modified, but are only being used in them. free spaces.

In addition to the assembly of the prefabricated movable structures, the project includes a second phase of the The works have already been approved by the Provincial Heritage Commission, which has already will consist of the restoration of the façade and the refurbishment of the of the monument up to its first bay. This second phase of the works will not will start until the end of the first one.

The new Surga House features with the first bay that can be used as an exhibition hall, an auditorium for 200 people, a reception module, an elevator mounted inside a transparent capsule, a hydraulic module mounted inside a transparent capsule, a hydraulic toilets adapted for users and connecting galleries between the elements that will be open or closed depending on the time of year.

During the presentation of the project of the new Casa Surga, the mayor, José María Villalobos, explained that the objective of this project and the new sculpture of Abate Marchena are to recover the city’s heritage, enhance its value and give it an added cultural value for the city. to place Utrera in the artistic and cultural vanguard of Andalusia and Spain..

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