Drumroll please! It's time for the final Hoguera I'll be introducing you to this year, and my personal favourite: Hoguera Hern�n Cort�s by artist Manuel Garc�a Ram�rez with the theme of "Jaque" (Check, as in the chess term) and a budget of ~ 130 000�.
Celebrating their 80th Anniversary the Hoguera took home 3rd Prize for the Categor�a Especial and one of its ninots is the famous "ninot indultat" (reprieved, i.e. the one figure that will be rescued from the flames) for this year.
With that wicker giant chess piece presiding over the whole monument this Hoguera has definitely been the talk of the town this year! A beautifully made knight, with such a noble mien it was awe-inspiring! At its base were the rest of the chess pieces, representing well-known political figures or stand-ins for various members / categories of modern society. If you'd like to see images of it being built head over to the slideshow by the blog alicantedefiesta.es, I recommend you increase the speed though, it's a bit slow.
(I think this is my favourite shot from the Hogueras!)
As for me, I'll guide you around the monument and introduce you to several of the players. Hope you enjoy meeting them! ;o)
First off, the royalty! Queen Sofia (with her grandchildren by the two princesses in the baskets), King Juan Carlos I, Prince Felipe (heir to the throne) and his wife Leticia (holding their two daughters):
I just love the faces on these two towers! They're referring to the construction boom (high-rises in Benidorm -ugh!-, appartment buildings all over the palce) that has been suffering severly this past year (and more).
This one touches me directly, "Science", poor fellah (a bishop) represents how badly off research in Spain is. The black bishop behind him is "Religion", a bit more agressive!
Next off, all the pawns! Considered the "heart" or "soul" of chess, here they are the heart and soul of any society: its workers! And like any pawn, they're in pretty bad shape from being used and abused by the system.
This one says "Hoy por hoy el peonaje no tiene color ni raza tiene suerte el que trabaja en la crisis que atenaza" (nowadays being a pawn has nothing to do with colour or race, whoever works is lucky in this crisis which has us in its grasp):
Here's a group shot from the back (the tables were set for a reception, stopped me from getting any closer to these figures so I had to go back another day):
I'll talk about this guy soon, promise!
These three are hillarious! I love the rastafari knight! Ahhh... drug problems! Marihuana, Heroin (see the needle sticking out the side?) and I think the zebra is Cocaine?
I'll finish off with an allegorical representation of Alicante and her "fiestas" (more on her later):
P.S.: Just to prove I was here...
Celebrating their 80th Anniversary the Hoguera took home 3rd Prize for the Categor�a Especial and one of its ninots is the famous "ninot indultat" (reprieved, i.e. the one figure that will be rescued from the flames) for this year.
With that wicker giant chess piece presiding over the whole monument this Hoguera has definitely been the talk of the town this year! A beautifully made knight, with such a noble mien it was awe-inspiring! At its base were the rest of the chess pieces, representing well-known political figures or stand-ins for various members / categories of modern society. If you'd like to see images of it being built head over to the slideshow by the blog alicantedefiesta.es, I recommend you increase the speed though, it's a bit slow.
(I think this is my favourite shot from the Hogueras!)As for me, I'll guide you around the monument and introduce you to several of the players. Hope you enjoy meeting them! ;o)
First off, the royalty! Queen Sofia (with her grandchildren by the two princesses in the baskets), King Juan Carlos I, Prince Felipe (heir to the throne) and his wife Leticia (holding their two daughters):
I just love the faces on these two towers! They're referring to the construction boom (high-rises in Benidorm -ugh!-, appartment buildings all over the palce) that has been suffering severly this past year (and more).
This one touches me directly, "Science", poor fellah (a bishop) represents how badly off research in Spain is. The black bishop behind him is "Religion", a bit more agressive!
Next off, all the pawns! Considered the "heart" or "soul" of chess, here they are the heart and soul of any society: its workers! And like any pawn, they're in pretty bad shape from being used and abused by the system.
This one says "Hoy por hoy el peonaje no tiene color ni raza tiene suerte el que trabaja en la crisis que atenaza" (nowadays being a pawn has nothing to do with colour or race, whoever works is lucky in this crisis which has us in its grasp):
Here's a group shot from the back (the tables were set for a reception, stopped me from getting any closer to these figures so I had to go back another day):
I'll talk about this guy soon, promise!
These three are hillarious! I love the rastafari knight! Ahhh... drug problems! Marihuana, Heroin (see the needle sticking out the side?) and I think the zebra is Cocaine?
I'll finish off with an allegorical representation of Alicante and her "fiestas" (more on her later):
P.S.: Just to prove I was here...
;o)
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