Sculpture made in copper that is in the fountain of the Plaza.
There is a character climbing geometric shapes, which may well simulate the sea.
The work is of the artist of Carballiño Xesús Carballido.
"world, land and emigration. They are the three concepts captured in the name of Muntem, with which Xesús Carballido described the monumental piece that has presided over the Plaza del Emigrante since yesterday. The artist from Carballiño, visibly moved, was short on words, committed to explaining the details of the work to his neighbors, as soon as they ask him on the street. During the event, Carlos Rodríguez, on behalf of the Chamoso Lamas Studies Center, did expand on his assessments; Camilo Franco, art critic and editor of La Voz de Galicia; Fernando Martínez, architect responsible for the underground parking and the urbanization of its surface. The Council of O Carballiño, led by Pachi Vázquez, also invited to the inauguration all those emigrants and relatives who are currently in the town, of whom Rogelio González "Escaleira" took the floor. businessman of the parking promoter, and Manolo Martínez, former president of the Galician Center of Mexico. The thanks and commitment to a constant memory of the diaspora from O Carballiño are a source of inspiration for the monument."
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