Little sculpture in La Sebastiana
Decoration on street in Valparaíso
In day 5, we got up early and start our trip at 8:00am. Taking 2 hours on bus, we went to a costal town, Valparaíso. The geography in there was steep. Houses located from bottom to top of mountains. We straight to La Sebastiana, which is a big residential of a poet, called Pablo Neruda. He is also a receiver of Nobel. This house was facing to sea with a big terrace. Standing on the terrace, you can have a good view of the whole town and the sea. There are 5 floors in this house although each floor is narrow. (This looks like a character of houses here. )Going upstairs, You can see amounts of treasures displayed in La Sebastiana. I even found some pretty Chinese drawing! After appreciating this delicate house, we walked around the town. This town is special because all buildings are colorful. You can see scrawl on wall anywhere. And it is also interesting that design is fulfill in any corner. For instance, the stair is painted in black and white, looks like piano. Then, we go down to seaside. I enjoyed the feeling when wind flowed on my face.
Time comes to day 6. We took metro to Santiago Cathedral and Museum Memory. Santiago Cathedral is a brilliant and holy place. You would be conscious to keep silence when you walk into it. Museum Memory is another respectable place. I learn a a lots about Chilean history there. Through some video and relic, I know how Chilean experience war and gorven. I respect them because I think it is difficult for them coming from battle. After visiting Museum Memory, I have a deeper understanding of Chile.
Hi Jackie!
First off , your sketches are amazing. The shading and detail with the pen is incredible and I am thoroughly jealous.
I also liked Neruda’s house. I like that he didn’t care about if things “matched” necessarily since all of his belongings were special to him. I thought it was funny how he would watch Valparaiso with his binoculars then write down what he saw. Poets tend to see the world from above, and from his living room he was literally doing just that.
Valparaiso was amazing!! I liked how the randomness of the murals mirrored the random planning of the city it’s self- both if which were surprisingly beautiful and unique around every corner.
The Museum of Memory made me understand and appreciate Chile more too. I didn’t know about the coup before this class, and I still can’t fathom what it must have been like. I liked how the museum was built as a simple rectangular box. It allowed for a visitor to know where everything is in the building which makes seeing every exhibit easier. The videos in at the very beginning made the whole thing much more real when reading about it in the displays later. All around, it was a very powerful museum for me