César Manrique

Wind Sculpture, Fundación César Manrique, Tahiche

The kids pointing out one of César Manrique's eye-catching wind sculptures. The entire island of Lanzarote is littered in these brightly-coloured and unique creations. You'll find them mostly along the island's roundabouts - nodding, bobbing and twirling in the notoriously high winds that Lanzarote attracts!

Lava fields outside Fundación César Manrique, Tahiche, Lanzarote

I took this shot from the garden of the Fundación César Manrique - it shows a volcano in the distance and the fields of lava that surround the building. It's a reminder that the house and administrative buildings are built on top of five natural 'bubbles' that occur in the rock.

César Manrique's Volcanic Living Room, Lanzarote

The name César Manrique is hard to escape on the island of Lanzarote - a prolific artist, Manrique is responsible for much of the artistic heritage on the island - from being the designer of the wonderfully primitive logo for the Timanfaya National Park to creating a spectacular home out of five interconnected volcanic bubbles under the ground.

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