At Sant Miquel beach, four disjointed cubes rise 10 metres from the sand. This installation, known as L'Estel Ferit, was created by artist Rebecca Horn to immortalize the guinguetes that once populated the promenade for many years.
L'Estel Ferit pays tribute to the restaurants and baths that existed on the Barceloneta beach. It was erected in 1992, a year when it became necessary to renovate the most degraded neighborhoods of Barcelona by opening the city to the sea and decorating it with innovative sculptures.
The piece is part of the permanent exhibition Configuracions urbanes, organized for Barcelona's nomination as the host of the 1992 Olympic Games. The project, directed by art critic Gloria Moure, consisted of commissioning eight contemporary artists to create works along the neighborhoods of the Ribera, Barceloneta, and Port Vell.
Today, the sculpture has become one of the symbols of Barcelona and a meeting point for the city's surfers.
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Written by Nik Frost
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