GONE TOO SOON

Catherine McGeer

MURCIA stood still to mourn the loss of young Martín, the eight­year­old boy from Molina de Segura who suffered from incurable cancer. He passed away on Saturday, June 9. As reported in last week’s edition of the Euro Weekly News Martín suffered from an aggressive incurable tumour. A relative of the family said “He has gone peacefully, calmly, with family and without suffering for a single minute.”

Diffuse intrinsic stem glioma was the type of cancer that Martín had and it affects 20 to 30 children aged five to 10 annually.

Martín’s brother said “We are carrying this moment, the loss of my brother, with love and af­ fection.” And he went on to say “We want this nightmare to serve for something.”

The family has asked the Minister for Health to increase the funding for childhood cancer.

Martín’s family arranged many charitable initia ­

Marine Mural

IN an awe­inspiring showcase of artistic brilliance, Kraser, the internationally acclaimed urban artist and a proud native of Cartagena, unveiled his latest masterpiece, ‘Inflexión Acuática’, (Aquatic Inflection) to the public on Tuesday June 6. This monumental pictorial intervention adorns the stairs and tunnel of Calle Gisbert, capturing the essence of Cartagena’s underwater heritage and marine world.

The unveiling event witnessed the presence of esteemed guests, including acting councillors for Culture, David Martínez and Carlos Piñana, who marvelled at the artistic vision brought to life. Spanning an expansive area of approximately 800 square metres, this work has rejuvenated the urban landscape, enriching the Cartagena experience through the medium of urban art. tives to highlight their campaign and many personalities have supported it including Frank Cuesta and they have managed to get 260,000 signatures on their Change.org page. Tributes poured out over the weekend for young Martín and the Lo ­ cal Police escorted the funeral procession saying it was their “last goodbye to Martín, just as he would have liked.”

The project, which was produced and coordinated by the Graffiti and Street Art service of the Youth Department, will become part of the catalogue of works of the Street Museum, an application that documents the works of Street Art in the city.

Kraser, also known as José Jorge Nicolás Salas, has participated in numerous international art exhibitions. His work has been collected in books and magazines.

From the Euro Weekly News , we would like to send our sincere condolences to the family. Rest In Peace little man.