Hondalea

Inspired by the distinctive geology of the Basque coast, Cristina Iglesias has transformed the interior of the lighthouse on the island of Santa Clara in San Sebastian into a startling new sculptural work titled Hondalea(Marine Abyss).

• From 3rd June to 26th Septembre, 2021.
• From Tuesday to Sunday, 10:00-20:00.
• Laboratory
• Free admission

Inside the restored lighthouse, the ground has been excavated to create space for a sculpture comprising layered geological forms cast in metal, over which water rushes and crashes. Looking down into Cristina Iglesias’s sculpture, the visitor is drawn into the abyss.

Hondalea creates a place to contemplate our relationship to deep time, our need for the wild and the vital importance of conservation of the oceans. The sculpture encourages us to lose ourselves, and find ourselves, in a reflective relationship with the natural and mineral world.

Through preparatory drawings, new works on copper plates, sculpture and a video evoking the journey from the city to the island, the exhibition introduces some of the central ideas and concerns in Cristina Iglesias’s new public sculpture.

More information about the proyect: www.hondalea.eus