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Landschaften (landscapes)
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The term Landschaften originates from German, where land refers to land and schaft to form. This etymology offers us an understanding of the very essence of landscape: a fusion between the primordial matter of the earth's surface and the forms emerging from it.
This project, conceived between Munich and Madrid, begins with the observation of how complex copper formations emerge on aluminum plates in the workshop as a result of chemical interactions between copper sulfate and aluminum. This process, rooted in the principles of reduction-oxidation, creates intricate structures that challenge conventional understanding of reality.
The entropy inherent in certain techniques immerses us in a conceptual abyss where perceptual boundaries blur, fragmenting processes into a chaotic sequence of events. In the words of Robert Smithson, “the entropy of technique leaves one with an empty limit, or no limit at all,” where beauty and desolation converge in a symphony of unfathomable complexity.
Observing these formations, narratives of dark landscapes take shape on the retina, reminiscent of remnants of a forgotten catastrophe but also as the starting point for a new understanding of nature and its evolutionary processes.
The remnants of these graphic processes evoke the fragility of human existence within the vast panorama of the cosmos. In the silence of these territories unfolds a landscape of desolation, where the relentless hand of time carves its narrative.

 

Description: A multidisciplinary artistic project consisting of a series of works created in drawing, sculpture, photopolymer plate engraving, and digital screen printing.

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2019-24.

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Awards: The project was selected in the public call Emergentes 1. La ciudad, organized by Galería Visión Ultravioleta, to participate in the group exhibition Emergentes 1. La ciudad, curated by Fran García.

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Exhibitions:

• The project was featured in the bilingual (English and Spanish) publication accompanying the group exhibition Donde cruzan los humos espero una semilla, curated by María Anna Zazzarino. Institutions: La Casa Encendida, Madrid. Dates: May 24 to September 15, 2024. ISBN: 978-84-128694-1-5. Links: https://www.lacasaencendida.es/exposiciones/donde-cruzan-los-humos-espero-una-semilla

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• The work "Untitled. Engraving à la Plume" from this project was exhibited in the group exhibition Rosalía de Castro Álvaro Paradela Grabado á Pluma at the Museum of Engraving and Digital Printing Arts, Ribeira. Dates: December 10, 2021. Curator: Xoán Xoán. Catalog download: https://gredos.usal.es/bitstream/handle/10366/152613/Grabado_a_pluma.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y

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• Parts of the project were shown in the Open Itinera exhibition series held at various venues including Centro Cívico Clara Campoamor, Barakaldo, from December 2-30, 2020. Publication: https://openportfolio.es/descargas/Catalogo-open-itinera-2020.pdf

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• The project was exhibited in the Landschaften exhibition at Atelier N.O.11, DomagkAteliers, Munich. Curator: Sara Chaparro.

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• "Untitled Landscape," a piece from this project, has been included in the collection of the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Salamanca, since February 2020.

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• The artwork titled "Paisaje. Sin título" is part of the collection of the Cabildo Insular de La Palma, Canary Islands, since March 4, 2020.

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• The artwork "Untitled. Etching" from this project is part of the José Fuentes Museum of Contemporary Art (MAC), Santa Marta de Tormes, Salamanca, since February 2024.