Mujeres esculturales del muelle de Quilmes / Sculptural women on the Quilmes pier
Explorando hacia el final de la ruta de los colectivos en la zona de Quilmes, provincia de Buenos Aires, llegu茅 al llamado balneario, un espacio recuperado por la municipalidad justo en el muelle del R铆o de La Plata, en el cual, adem谩s de tener caminerias y parques, encontr茅 estas particulares esculturas justo frente al r铆o.
La primera que vi fue una colocada en un pedestal, que tiene una bandera wiphala y un aspecto como si se tratara de una ind铆gena de espaldas al agua. Su actitud desafiante, simulaba a ser una guerrera o una protectora de la zona.
Pensaba que era una escultura solitaria, pero caminando hacia el parque que est谩 en el muelle, encontr茅 otras 5 figuras realizadas con la misma t茅cnica. Son esculturas hechas con partes de hierro que antes fueron piezas de autos, ensambladas de tal manera que tomaron formas femeninas.
Algunas se ven deterioradas, imagino que ha sido producto de alguna crecida, o quiz谩s de vandalismo, pero igual siguen de pie, de frente al r铆o, como si se trataran de mujeres queriendo entrar al agua.
Viendo sus actitudes, se ven ansiosas, como si esperan la llegada de alguien o extra帽an al que parti贸. Desde esa zona parten algunas lanzas y yates privados, y tambi茅n se puede ver cuando pasa el buquebus que sale de Buenos Aires con destino a Uruguay. De hecho, desde el final del muelle se puede ver a lo lejos el Puerto Maderos, que se encuentra en la capital, a unas dos horas de camino, que es desde donde sale este ferry todos los d铆as.
Me impresion贸 la capacidad del artista - que no logr茅 identificar por ninguna parte - en lograr darle cualidades humanas a lo que de otra manera podr铆a catalogarse como chatarra, adem谩s de colocarlas a la intemperie, donde el clima puede deteriorarlas m谩s r谩pido.
De todas, las que m谩s me gust贸 fue una que tiene el cabello de lado y su cuerpo est谩 cubierto con una malla, como si fuera un chal.
Sus manos estaban juntas en su pecho, como si representara la esperanza de volver a ver a quien decidi贸 irse al r铆o a pescar, o se fue hasta el otro pa铆s para empezar de nuevo y volver de vuelta a buscar a su familia.
Exploring towards the end of the colectivo route in the area of Quilmes, province of Buenos Aires, I arrived at the so-called balneario, a space recovered by the municipality right on the dock of the R铆o de La Plata, in which, besides having walkways and parks, I found these particular sculptures right in front of the river.
The first one I saw was one placed on a pedestal, which has a wiphala flag and a look as if it were an indigenous woman with her back to the water. Her defiant attitude simulated a warrior or protector of the area.
I thought it was a solitary sculpture, but walking towards the park that is on the pier, I found 5 other figures made with the same technique. They are sculptures made with iron parts that were once car parts, assembled in such a way that they took on feminine forms.
Some of them look deteriorated, I imagine that it has been the product of some flood, or perhaps vandalism, but they are still standing, facing the river, as if they were women wanting to enter the water.
Looking at their attitudes, they look anxious, as if they are waiting for someone to arrive or they miss the one who left. From that area, some private boats and yachts leave, and you can also see when the ship leaving Buenos Aires for Uruguay passes by. In fact, from the end of the pier you can see in the distance Puerto Maderos, which is located in the capital, about two hours away, which is where this ferry departs from every day.
I was impressed by the artist's ability - which I could not identify anywhere - to give human qualities to what might otherwise be classified as junk, as well as placing them outdoors, where the weather can deteriorate them more quickly.
Of all of them, the ones I liked the most was one with her hair on one side and her body covered with a mesh, as if it were a shawl.
Her hands were clasped together on her chest, as if representing the hope of seeing again the one who decided to go to the river to fish, or went to the other country to start over and come back to look for his family.
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