Reminiscencia
The sculpture seen from a dashcam in 2018
ArtistRafael San Juan
Year2018
MediumSteel
Weight4 t
LocationGuadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Coordinates20°39′49.9″N 103°23′31″W / 20.663861°N 103.39194°W / 20.663861; -103.39194

Reminiscencia (transl.Reminiscence) is a steel sculpture by Rafael San Juan, installed near Matute Remus Bridge, in Guadalajara, in the Mexican state of Jalisco. The 9-metre (30 ft) tall bust depicts a woman wearing a crown of flowers.[1] It weighs 4 metric tons (3.9 long tons; 4.4 short tons) and it cost Mex$2.08 million. It was planned in 2015 and it was inaugurated on 26 September 2018 by then-municipal president, Enrique Ibarra Pedroza.[2] It was named reminiscence after its slogan "knowledge is to remember".[3] The sculpture honors Jalisco women.[4]

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References

  1. "New sculpture appears on prominent GDL bridge". Guadalajara Reporter. Archived from the original on 18 September 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  2. "Inauguran la escultura 'Reminiscencia' de Rafael San Juan". Cabecera (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  3. "'Reminiscencia', la nueva gigante urbana". Informador.mx (in Spanish). 1 June 2018. Archived from the original on 2 June 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  4. López, Ángel (27 September 2018). "El Espejo: Reminiscencia, la mujer tapatía hecha escultura". La Crónica Jalisco (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 October 2021.


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