Una réplica de la Iglesia de San Miguel, en Hamburgo (2005)
Más allá de todas las diferencias que hay entre nuestra Sagrada Familia de hielo y la original de Gaudi hay algo que tenemos en común: estamos siempre en obras. Y si bien los vecinos del Eixample tiemblan cuando escuchan hablar del AVE (las vibraciones del tren podrían afectar las estructuras) nosotros nos ponemos blancos cada vez que entra un grupito de más de cinco estudiantes americanos. En fin, que sea por lo que sea, cada tanto hay que darle un retoque a las esculturas. No olvidemos que dentro del icebar hacen 5 grados bajo cero y la diferencia con fuera puede ser de hasta 40 grados en verano.
Este año la Sagrada Familia (la nuestra, la de hielo) no aguantó los retoques de invierno, así que tuvimos que encargar una nueva. Al fin y al cabo es una gran ventaja respecto a la original.
El encargado de la realización fue el artista holandés Martin Rijerse quien además de realizar esculturas de hielo, trabaja en otros materiales como la nieve, arena, cemento y...¡¡¡mantequilla!!! Entre estos párrafos podrán ver algunas de sus obras, y aquí su porfolio online. Admirable.
Beyond all the differences between our ice Sagrada Familia and Gaudi's original there´s something we have in common: we are eternally under repairment. And, while Eixample neighbors tremble when they hear about the AVE high speed train (the train vibrations could affect the structures of the church) we turn pale with fright when a group of five american students enter the icebar. Whatever the reason, the sculptures need retouchs after some time. Do not forget that inside the icebar the temperature is below zero, and outside the difference can reach up to 40 degrees in summer.
This year, the Sagrada Familia (ours, the ice one) could not stand the winter refurbishment, so we had to order a new one. Actually is a great advantage we have in comparison to the original.
The achievement was in charge of Dutch artist Martin Rijerse who in addition to ice sculptures, works on other materials such as snow, sand, concrete and ...butter! Between these paragraphs you can see some of his works, and here his online portfolio. Stunning.
Martijn Rijerse también trabaja otros materiales. En la foto, Poseidón saliendo del mar. Zhousan, China (2007)
Beyond all the differences between our ice Sagrada Familia and Gaudi's original there´s something we have in common: we are eternally under repairment. And, while Eixample neighbors tremble when they hear about the AVE high speed train (the train vibrations could affect the structures of the church) we turn pale with fright when a group of five american students enter the icebar. Whatever the reason, the sculptures need retouchs after some time. Do not forget that inside the icebar the temperature is below zero, and outside the difference can reach up to 40 degrees in summer.
This year, the Sagrada Familia (ours, the ice one) could not stand the winter refurbishment, so we had to order a new one. Actually is a great advantage we have in comparison to the original.
The achievement was in charge of Dutch artist Martin Rijerse who in addition to ice sculptures, works on other materials such as snow, sand, concrete and ...butter! Between these paragraphs you can see some of his works, and here his online portfolio. Stunning.
