Artist Mario Irarrázabal | Location Chile | |
Address Antofagasta, Antofagasta Region, Chile Similar Ruinas de Huanchaca, La Portada, Museo de Antofagasta, Estadio Regional de Antofa, Atacama Desert | ||
Trajeto de san pedro de atacama a antofagasta e la mano del desierto
The Mano de Desierto is a large-scale sculpture of a hand located in the Atacama Desert in Chile, 75 km to the south of the city of Antofagasta, on the Panamerican Highway. The nearest point of reference is the "Ciudad Empresarial La Negra" (La Negra Business City). It lies between the 1309 and 1310 km marker points on the highway.
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Escultura mano del desierto
Description
The sculpture was constructed by the Chilean sculptor Mario Irarrázabal at an altitude of 1,100 meters above sea level. Irarrázabal used the human figure to express emotions like injustice, loneliness, sorrow and torture. Its exaggerated size is said to emphasize human vulnerability and helplessness. The work has a base of iron and concrete, and stands 11 metres (36 ft) tall. Funded by Corporación Pro Antofagasta, a local booster organization, the sculpture was inaugurated on 28 March 1992.
It has since become a point of interest for tourists traveling Route 5, which forms part of the Pan-American Highway. It is an easy victim of graffiti and is therefore cleaned occasionally.
From Antofagasta, one can take Route 26 or Route 28, both of which connect to Route 5.