"Many years ago I had an intuition which I really thought was utopian. To create a space inside a mountain that would offer men and women of all races and colours a great sculpture dedicated to tolerance. One day the possibility arose to realize the sculpture in Mount Tindaya, on Fuerteventura, the mountain where the utopia could become a reality. The sculpture would help protect the sacred mountain. The giant space carved out of the mountain wouldn't be visible from the outside. But anyone who penetrated her heart would be able to see sunlight and moonlight inside a mountain that overlooks the sea, the horizon, a mountain that is unreachable, necessary, non-existent…"

 

This is how Eduardo Chillida defined his idea for the project in July 1996. Based on the concept of creating a place by introducing space into matter, the project represents the culmination of the artist's work. Owing to its unique characteristics in terms of scale and location, the project is destined to become a milestone. Anyone who wants to truly understand and assess the lifelong work of one of the world's most significant contemporary sculptors will have to see and analyse this project.