I.E.S Gabriel Miró “Capitalismo” (Capitalism) 2015 C/Almendro Orihuela’s Gabriel Miró high school painted this mural that opposes the image of a singing nightingale on the barrel of a rifle surrounded by the poems from Winds of the People carry me. The poem sets out Miguel Hernández’s ideas for fight for freedom. On the right, a [...]
Eva Ruiz and Albatera’s Painting Workshop “Limonero” (Lemon Tree) 2015 C/ Orquídea, 33 Orihuela painter Eva Ruiz and members of the Albatera’s Painting Workshop painted in 2015 this beautiful lemon tree. The citrus tree has an important presence and meaning in Miguel Hernández’s poetry. In one of his letters to Pablo Neruda in 1934 he [...]
José Marhuenda “Libertad” 2015 C/ Orquídea, 33 A simple and resounding mural where the word “freedom” drawn on a wall like graffiti brings forward a key concept in the life and work of Miguel Hernández: the defence of freedom. Many of his poems reflect it. Against the reddish sky we can appreciate three seagulls, [...]
Carlos Escolano “No pasarán” (They shall not pass) 2015 C/Almendro, lateral C/Geranio Orihuela’s audiovisual director and filmmaker Carlos Escolano authored this mural that reflects the most political and involved profile of Miguel Hernández’s. On the left, an image of Miguel Hernández from a photograph taken during a tribute to Ramón Sijé. Behind him is the [...]
Carlos López; J. Manuel Martínez “Miguel y la Sierra de Orihuela” (Miguel and the Orihuela Mountains) 2015 C/Almendro Carlos López and J. Manuel Martínez have painted a large colourful mural that depicts the Orihuela Mountains, to which Miguel Hernández had been very attached since his infancy. Superimposed is a genuine black and white portrait of [...]
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