An Unprecedented Santa Cruz Ride with Christina Kirchner, Mauricio Macri and Alberto Fernandez

An Unprecedented Santa Cruz Ride with Christina Kirchner, Mauricio Macri and Alberto Fernandez

A space has been opened in Rio Gallego with sculptures of seven democratically elected presidents since 1983; The sculptor who created them is the same as the statue of Nestor Kirchner in Unasur

The last strokes of the Macri sculpture, against the backdrop of Christina and Nestor Kirchner
The last strokes of the Macri sculpture, against the backdrop of Christina and Nestor Kirchner

RÍO GALLEGOS.- hometown Nestor Kirchner An unprecedented stage in Argentine politics has opened: sculptures of seven presidents elected after the return of democracy in the same space have been collected. From now on and figures in a few meters Nestor and Christina Kirchner, Mauricio Macri, Alberto Fernandez, Raul Alfonso, Fernando de la Rua and Carlos Menem. Whatever political differences fail to achieve, art will save.

The “Walk of the Presidents of the Argentine Democracy” Will be from now on Republic Square, Which is intended to be a tribute to democracy and recognition for those who have dedicated their lives to politics. Job promoted by Kirchnerist Mayor, Paul GrassoIt thus seeks to transform the capital of Santa Cruz into the first Argentine city to have a place honoring presidents elected by popular vote after the return of democracy.

Mayors, councilors, MPs, representatives of Kirchnerism, Peronism and Radicalism were invited to unveil each of the seven statues, chaired by Mary Grasson but not present. Governor Alicia Kirchner. Who if in virtual form and video was welcome Ambassador of Argentina to Spain Ricardo Alfonso“It’s true that we owe it, especially in terms of social justice, but it’s not’s the debt of democracy, we owe it to democracy, we have to take care, because it’s a system that will allow us to move forward. “Social justice,” said the son of radical President Raul Alfonsin.

The first president of the democratic period, beginning in 83, occupies a central place in the presentation of the statues. The idea was that no one part was more important or distinctive than the other, that none but one. Alfonsin, “As the first president of the return of democracy, we put him at the center with the constitution in his hands, surrounded by the other elected presidents who succeeded him,” he said. ᲔᲠᲘ Sculptor Miguel Jeronimo Villalba, Who worked for a year and a half and in absolute secrecy on the realization of the work.

Sculptor Miguel Jeronimo Villalba, in front of a statue of Alfonso
Sculptor Miguel Jeronimo Villalba, in front of a statue of Alfonso

The sculptures were modeled in clay, then transferred to resin and polyester ground quartz and have a bronze-like coating. Each president has a cane and a presidential basement, while Alfonsin holds the constitution. With the base, The dimensions of each sculpture are about 2.30 meters And all, with different gestures, look towards the center where Alfonsin is. Each work is located 4 meters apart in a circle 20 meters in diameter.

Thus Alfonsin, Carlos Menem, Fernando de la Rua, Kirchner, Christina Kirchner, Macri And the incumbent president Alberto Fernandez They are gathered in an outdoor space that is free to visit.

Following the video, which saved the phrases and historical moments of seven Argentine presidents, local policy referees discovered the statues, while Mayor Grassom, who is running for governor in 2023, will deliver a short opening speech. “We have the opportunity to elect our representatives, each of whom we saw in the video, quoting phrases, moments in history for better or worse, but it was a matter of respecting the will of the people,” he said, urging people to continue building. A city with democracy and respect, where everyone’s thinking is synthesized beyond differences.

Some presidents smile, while others have the scariest expressions. “I tried to have a mix, usually the figures do not have such a smile today. I did not attach importance to gesture, attire. That neither has an advantage over the other. “But yes, Alfonsin is at the center to highlight his role in the beginning of the democratic process that began in 1983,” the sculptor told LA NACION.

De la Rua and Menem, present
De la Rua and Menem, present

Villaba, a resident of Buenos Aires, has visited the city several times: in 2011 he was the author of a statue of Nestor Kirchner commissioned by Rudy Uloa Igor, which was unveiled on the first anniversary of his death in the Plaza del Center. Communario del Carmen. The work was so popular that it was entrusted to then-president Christina Kirchner Another sculpture by Nestor Kirchner, donated in 2015 to UNASUR headquarters in Quito, Which was later withdrawn in 2019 by a vote of the Ecuadorian National Assembly and later returned to Argentina. He is also the author of Worship for the Fallen, in memory of the village workers killed during the Patagonia strike in 1920-1921.

“The concept is to respect tolerance, respect, reciprocity, everything that has been achieved at this stage, it is already pre-established, it is a democratic system,” explains the sculptor, who claims it is a work of art. The greatest greatness he has had in his career. “When people stand in front of a work, they will definitely remember a part of its history,” says the artist.

Source: La Nacion

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