The Heads are Watching You in Oviedo
(While I reacted to this realization with a sort of creepy big-brother-is-watching-you feeling, I should note that my wife had a different reaction, namely that these watching heads were benign guardians making sure that you were safe and comfortable under their embracing countenances.)
It is hard to miss the heads staring down at you from a building like the neobaroque/modernista Casa Ciutat, completed in 1917 (above). But once one is aware of them, these staring figures pop up on almost every street.
So here is what I saw today on March 3rd, as we took advantage of a 15c warm sunny day to walk around town. In just the few blocks between the Plaza Porlier and the Fontan market you are being watched by:
Palacio de los Marqueses de Camposagrado (18th century)
Plaza Porlier
Plaza Porlier
Calle Mendizábat
Calle Mendizábat
Calle Mendizábat
Antiguo Banco de Asturias
Calle San Francisco
Calle San Francisco
Calle Fruella
Calle Fruella
Palacio Regional
Palacio Regional
Calle Suárez de la Riva
Calle Suárez de la Riva
Calle Suárez de la Riva
Calle Suárez de la Riva
It was such a warm pleasant day, and it was so much fun to discover all of these wonderful images, that by the end of our walk, I was almost coming around to accept my wife's benign guardian interpretation. I continued to harbor that feeling when after a wonderful outdoor meal (3pm!) we turned back towards our apartment at the edge of the caso antiguo. Just down the street from our place, a recently restored house revealed some more faces:
Calle Oscura
Calle Oscura
But, before I completely resign my Big Brother interpretation in favor of welcoming apotrophaism, I should note that the faces closest to my home have a decidedly creepy vibe to them!
Calle Oscura
Paper graffiti on edge of Palacio Inclán, Calle Carpio
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