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There are places that need no introduction, because as soon as you set foot in them, something inside you settles. That's what happened to me this time with the Casa de la Cultura "InĂcita Aceituno" in MaturĂn. I arrived with my curiosity piqued and my heart open, not knowing that that night I would encounter works that are not only seen... but felt.
The illuminated facade welcomed me as if it knew I was coming to find something more than art. The palm trees, the reflection on the floor, the symmetry of the building... everything seemed part of a setting that announced that something important was happening inside. And yes, what I found was a treasure trove of living, pulsating, generous culture.
One of the sculptures that touched me the most was a piece of dark, almost industrial metal that looked like a kind of soul mill. Human figures emerged from it in tension, like thoughts caught in gears. Below, a solitary figure knelt, holding her face in a gesture of pain. I stared at it for a long time. It had no visible title, but it spoke of the collective and the individual, of the weight we sometimes carry without knowing how to name it. Amidst so much music and color, this work was a deep whisper.
In another space, I came across a sculpture that seemed to be made of contained tenderness. Two elongated figures, fused into a single body, leaned toward each other as if sharing an ancient secret. They had no faces, but they conveyed complicity, perhaps even mourning. It reminded me that art also speaks of the invisible: the bonds, the unspoken gestures, the emotions that intertwine without words. I stood in front of it like someone who listens without interrupting.
The Casa de la Cultura not only houses works of art, it celebrates them. Every corner had something to tell: vibrant paintings, sculptures that stopped time, corridors that invited you to walk slowly. And the most beautiful thing was to see how people approached with respect, with curiosity, with a desire to feel. Because that is what art does when it is shared: it makes us more human.
As I left, I looked back. The facade was still lit up, as if the building itself were breathing. I left with my heart full of images and sounds, with the certainty that MaturĂn not only has culture... it embraces it, makes it home.
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Hay lugares que no necesitan presentaciĂłn, porque apenas los pisas, algo en ti se acomoda. AsĂ me pasĂł esta vez con la Casa de la Cultura “InĂcita Aceituno” en MaturĂn. LleguĂ© con la curiosidad encendida y el corazĂłn abierto, sin saber que esa noche iba a encontrarme con obras que no solo se miran… se sienten.
La fachada iluminada me recibiĂł como si supiera que venĂa a buscar algo más que arte. Las palmas, el reflejo en el piso, la simetrĂa del edificio... todo parecĂa parte de una escenografĂa que anunciaba que adentro ocurrĂa algo importante. Y sĂ, lo que encontrĂ© fue una saca de cultura viva, palpitante, generosa.
Una de las esculturas que más me tocĂł fue una pieza de metal oscuro, casi industrial, que parecĂa una especie de molino del alma. De ella emergĂan figuras humanas en tensiĂłn, como pensamientos atrapados en engranajes. Abajo, una figura solitaria se arrodillaba, sosteniĂ©ndose el rostro en un gesto que dolĂa. Me quedĂ© mirándola largo rato. No tenĂa tĂtulo visible, pero hablaba de lo colectivo y lo individual, del peso que a veces cargamos sin saber cĂłmo nombrarlo. En medio de tanta mĂşsica y color, esta obra fue un susurro profundo.
En otra espacio, me encontrĂ© con una escultura que parecĂa hecha de ternura contenida. Dos figuras alargadas, fundidas en un solo cuerpo, se inclinaban una hacia la otra como si compartieran un secreto antiguo. No tenĂan rostro, pero transmitĂan complicidad, quizás incluso duelo. Me recordĂł que el arte tambiĂ©n habla de lo invisible: los vĂnculos, los gestos que no se dicen, las emociones que se entrelazan sin palabras. Me quedĂ© frente a ella como quien escucha sin interrumpir.
La Casa de la Cultura no solo alberga obras, las celebra. Cada rincĂłn tenĂa algo que contar: pinturas vibrantes, esculturas que detenĂan el tiempo, pasillos que invitaban a caminar despacio. Y lo más bonito fue ver cĂłmo la gente se acercaba con respeto, con curiosidad, con ganas de sentir. Porque eso es lo que hace el arte cuando se comparte: nos vuelve más humanos.
Al salir, mirĂ© hacia atrás. La fachada seguĂa iluminada, como si el edificio mismo respirara. Me fui con el corazĂłn lleno de imágenes y sonidos, con la certeza de que MaturĂn no solo tiene cultura... la abraza, la convierte en hogar.
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