Sculptures

Lalín is land of artists and Art lovers. It is obvious in its streets. A good way of crossing Lalin village is discovering its sculptures. Some of them have turned into symbols of the municipality, as the dedicated one to Loriga, the aviator, or the statue of the pork.

Some of them monumental, different and discreet another ones...figuratives or abstracts, all of them have a history behind...make up your mind and come to discover it!

Kiosk and Family Table
Author
César portela
Year
2001
Materials
Granite
Address
Oak forest in "Paseo do Pontiñas"
Coordinates
42.6617222, -008.1193056

Kiosk is a stone cube where a small enclosure is located. It is used as a place for appetizers or drinks and it has a wooden folding piece for closing that also has a protective function for Sun and rain.
In the other half of the cube there are two public bathroom for men and women. An external staircase made of stone gives way to the covered terrace. Around the terrace, a bench of stone with support to enjoy the vision of the oaks.
Viewing-point-watchtower-altar flanked by a couple of reddish doors. There are colour contrast between red doors and the green of nature. It is an architecture with a distinct sculptural component.

 

The familiar table is a stone table with an elliptical form surrounded by a bench of six consecutive sections on parallelepiped bases. Its big dimensions (11 metres of length and 2,50 metres of width) can accommodate the most numerous family.

(Translated text, from the original by Alicia Fernández Dapena)

Imagen Kiosk and Family Table