{"id":20176,"date":"2022-06-06T14:26:35","date_gmt":"2022-06-06T14:26:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fundacionpersonas.es\/inauguration-of-la-fontana-de-la-diversidad-in-valladolids-norias-park\/"},"modified":"2026-02-07T12:36:23","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T12:36:23","slug":"inauguration-of-la-fontana-de-la-diversidad-in-valladolids-norias-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fundacionpersonas.es\/en\/inauguration-of-la-fontana-de-la-diversidad-in-valladolids-norias-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Inauguration of “La Fontana de la Diversidad” in Valladolid’s Norias Park"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

June 5, World Environment Day “One Earth”. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n

The event was presented by Leo Harlem, mentor of the Project MIRAR<\/mark><\/a>was attended by Mar\u00eda S\u00e1nchez, Councilor for the Environment and Sustainable Development of the Valladolid City Council. Valladolid City Council<\/mark><\/a><\/mark>and president of AQUAVALL<\/mark><\/a>The deputy mayor Manuel Saravia, the president of Fundaci\u00f3n Personas \u00c1ngeles Garcia and the sculptor Luis Gil.<\/p>\n\n

It was attended by 70 young creators of the MIRAR2.0 Project<\/strong> who carried water from the rivers Carri\u00f3n, Duero and Canal de Castilla, La Granja de Segovia, Morales and Aguilar de Campoo who participated with interventions in poetry and prose preceded by the music of the Increscendo Quartet & friends who performed among other themes Pirates of the Caribbean coinciding with the release of water through the leaves.<\/p>\n\n

The sculpture of more than four meters made of stainless steel is composed of six large leaves designed by each of the groups of Guardo, Zamora, Aguilar de Campoo, Segovia, Palencia and Valladolid within the MIRAR2.0 -Fundaci\u00f3n Personas project and in addition to respecting the shapes designed by each one, they include their words: Resilience, Peace, Solidarity, Joy, Equality and Illusion.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Sculptor Luis Gil has included in his work the plural creativity of people with different abilities. In the <\/strong> The general appearance of the fountain is reminiscent of and resembles a tree. A thick trunk from which six huge leaves emerge. <\/p>\n\n

The water springs from the top of the trunk and slides from one leaf to another until, sliding down the trunk, it disappears through the hollow as a cork, from which the tree emerges. With the symbol of water as a union of universal values in this World Environment Day and sharing ONE EARTH<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n

The day concluded with a visit to the Planetarium of the Science Museum where we enjoyed the screening of the documentary “Hello Earth” and ended with a ride on the boat La Leyenda del Pisuerga.<\/p>\n\n

Nature and people are at the center of environmental work.<\/p>\n\n

“Last night when I was sleepingI dreamed, blessed illusion,that a fountain was flowing inside my heart.”<\/em> <\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Antonio Machado<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n

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