Some Time Back,

we posted a piece,

about a festival in the city of Valencia, Spain, the annual five-day Falles Festival hosted the construction and burning of some 400 sculptures in neighborhoods across the city amidst constant displays of fireworks, parades, and enormous bubbling skillets of paella, the festival is so large it requires year-round preparation for communities to raise money to hire artisans to build each falla, and plan for eardrum shattering pyrotechnic displays called Mascletà that occur daily at 2pm,

 the sculpture was by Spanish artist Okuda San Miguel who was to build the Falla Mayor, the largest and last falla to be burnt during the celebration, and here is a video of it being burnt down by chopemdownfilms.

A Bit Late For This Year,

but make a note for next year,

if you want to see artworks like these, each year, the Falles celebration honors Saint Joseph in Valencia, Spain, with festivities and enormous monuments burnt during the final day of the affair in the town square, this year, Okuda San Miguel created a massive work for the event injecting contemporary, vibrant style,

the Las Fallas celebration dates back to the Middle Ages when excess winter supplies were torched in an equivalent to a spring cleaning,

 today’s rendition takes a more grandiose approach, paying homage to Spain’s history and culture with spectacular displays of pyrotechnics, the dates are easy to remember as each year, the Las Fallas estival in Valencia takes place on the same dates, the main events run from March 15 to March 19, but numerous events take place in the fortnight leading up to this week, there are fireworks every lunchtime from the first of the month, as well as parades, shows and other festivities,

all of that artwork, up in flames, as an aside if you are thinking of travelling there next year, during the evenings, and especially during La Cremá, it’s best to wear thick clothes with ample coverage to shield yourself against explosions and heat from the flames, it's also a good idea to familiarize yourself with fire and firework safety, throughout the festival, you’ll be exposed to all sorts of blasts and blazes, and when I say you just missed it, just 2 nights ago Okuda’s “Falla” was set ablaze.