In my practice I use technology as a means to challenge our ecological perspectives in midst of a climate emergency. My focus is critical, working from interactive installations, object design, performance, speculative imagination, within others.
Here you will find in cronological order ( starting by most recent ) a collection of my artworks taken forward since 2018.
19. Manglar ( 2024 )
"Mangrove" (translated from Spanish as "Manglar")—scent, tangle, soil, crossroads. The mangrove serves as the transition zone between marine and terrestrial biomes, a meeting point where the forms and sensitivities of water and earth converge. It breathes with the tides, filling and emptying daily, and maintains a delicate balance. Marine animals come here daily to mate, lay eggs, care for their young, and bask in its warmth and libidinal energy.
"Manglar" is a transdisciplinary collective initiative by a group of 7 individuals based in Barcelona, with members from Uruguay, Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, and Catalonia, who came together during the Humedal residency at Wetlab in 2023. These encounters harmonized into a shared agenda, evolving into an experimental project.
We propose a cycle of high libidinal energy within the group, aiming to create a space for exchanging practices centered on situated sciences, while intensively engaging with Wetlab.
Our approach involves experiencing a set of practices suggested by the group, framed through the lens of "situated sciences." These practices seek to connect with and enchant different worlds, emphasizing the de-universalization of scientific gestures. This entails: first, incorporating the scientist's body as both position and place; second, recognizing and developing methods to engage with more-than-human positions within experimental networks; and third, exploring the relationship between fiction, performativity, and science.
"Mangrove" (translated from Spanish as "Manglar")—scent, tangle, soil, crossroads. The mangrove serves as the transition zone between marine and terrestrial biomes, a meeting point where the forms and sensitivities of water and earth converge. It breathes with the tides, filling and emptying daily, and maintains a delicate balance. Marine animals come here daily to mate, lay eggs, care for their young, and bask in its warmth and libidinal energy.
"Manglar" is a transdisciplinary collective initiative by a group of 7 individuals based in Barcelona, with members from Uruguay, Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, and Catalonia, who came together during the Humedal residency at Wetlab in 2023. These encounters harmonized into a shared agenda, evolving into an experimental project.
We propose a cycle of high libidinal energy within the group, aiming to create a space for exchanging practices centered on situated sciences, while intensively engaging with Wetlab.
Our approach involves experiencing a set of practices suggested by the group, framed through the lens of "situated sciences." These practices seek to connect with and enchant different worlds, emphasizing the de-universalization of scientific gestures. This entails: first, incorporating the scientist's body as both position and place; second, recognizing and developing methods to engage with more-than-human positions within experimental networks; and third, exploring the relationship between fiction, performativity, and science.
The project's structure begins with radical contamination—blending organisms, cultures, and dirt—and concludes with decontamination, separation, and space cleaning, mirroring a tidal cycle of highs and lows.
Our practices include: Cultures (bacteria, fungi, plants, and symbiotic situations), Multispecies Oracles, Therolinguistic Sciences Committee, Situated Tools, Metamorphosis of Matter, Pause and Rest, and Consortium for Decontamination and/or Sterilization. Our aim is to explore ecologies of practice grounded in play, pleasure, and experimentation, fostering intimacies between species and challenging scientific conventions.
We aim to explore situated science by weaving experiences, tools, and methodologies that question universal ideals in natural knowledge. We seek to develop research strategies where problems and questions emerge from close dialogues with non-human organisms, decentralizing inquiry and broadening discovery horizons to enhance our capacity to listen to these organisms.
Our practices include: Cultures (bacteria, fungi, plants, and symbiotic situations), Multispecies Oracles, Therolinguistic Sciences Committee, Situated Tools, Metamorphosis of Matter, Pause and Rest, and Consortium for Decontamination and/or Sterilization. Our aim is to explore ecologies of practice grounded in play, pleasure, and experimentation, fostering intimacies between species and challenging scientific conventions.
We aim to explore situated science by weaving experiences, tools, and methodologies that question universal ideals in natural knowledge. We seek to develop research strategies where problems and questions emerge from close dialogues with non-human organisms, decentralizing inquiry and broadening discovery horizons to enhance our capacity to listen to these organisms.
18. El Aire Permite Abrir Espacio ( 2024 )
“El Aire Permite Abrir Espacio” (translation from English to Spanish: “Air Opens Space”) is the title given to an installation format within the series “Grounded” - click here to read collection concept.
The series explores the metaphors, analogies, and perceptions that connect us to the elements—air, fire, earth, and water—both within and around, as how can we imagine a future limited by a lack of vocabulary?
The piece consists in 6 motorized iron sculptures, created in collaboration with metallurgist, Samuel H. Ramirez. The piecereads as follows:
This series embodies a process taken over the past five-years, where my practice has continually challenged our relationships within the ecosystems we belong to. navigating a day-to-day whilst living within unsustainably dominated systems amid a climate emergency, I cuestion the consequences of this disembodiment and question how we can integrate 'nature' into the 'digital age', starting with ourselves and the systems within.
The series explores the metaphors, analogies, and perceptions that connect us to the elements—air, fire, earth, and water—both within and around, as how can we imagine a future limited by a lack of vocabulary?
The piece consists in 6 motorized iron sculptures, created in collaboration with metallurgist, Samuel H. Ramirez. The piecereads as follows:
This series embodies a process taken over the past five-years, where my practice has continually challenged our relationships within the ecosystems we belong to. navigating a day-to-day whilst living within unsustainably dominated systems amid a climate emergency, I cuestion the consequences of this disembodiment and question how we can integrate 'nature' into the 'digital age', starting with ourselves and the systems within.
[el aire permite abrir espacio] reads as follows: the air, the wind, the feather, the dust, perception, transformation. noise drifts, the wind stirs thoughts. its movement is never static. each system interacts with another; nothing exists or survives alone. there is a continuous cycleof time and sequence, and every effect has its cause. as the air flows, spaces open, propelling currents, waves, and flames. It buries seeds with its strength, ignites fires, stirs storms. resilience. balance and tranquility—the feather dances, drifting to reveal new directions, where shapes and hues, patterns emerge. air's exhale opens space, whilst stagnation obstructs movement.
This investigation was initiated within the Humboldt Residency Programme 2023: Our Precious Resources, Berlin, and further explored within the Humedal Wetlab Residency Programme at Hangar, Barcelona.
This investigation was initiated within the Humboldt Residency Programme 2023: Our Precious Resources, Berlin, and further explored within the Humedal Wetlab Residency Programme at Hangar, Barcelona.
17. Grounded, Arraigada ( 2024 )
“Grounded” (translated from the Spanish "Arraigada") is a collection that has emerged from five years of exploration into integrating nature into the digital age through a series of objects and activations. This body of work reflects on our relationship with the primary elements—earth, air, fire, and water—and suggests that to connect meaningfully with our environment, we must first reconnect with our own bodies and the elements that make us whole. This reconnection extends to the ocean we belong to, emphasizing our inherent ties to nature.
Building upon the concept of disenchantment as the end of animism, as discussed by Adorno and Horkheimer in Dialectic of Enlightenment (1947), this collection questions our perception of living ecosystems. It aims to recover an ancestral sense of enchantment within my artistic practice and everyday rituals, fostering a relationship between fiction, art, and science to redefine outdated terms.
In August 2023, I developed the piece “What Has the Landscape Witnessed?” during the Humboldt Residency Programme. This work critiques the extractivist practices of the "global north" imposed on the south, examining their impact on communities and territories. This experience led me to question the limitations of language when imagining future possibilities.
Following this, I participated in a residency at the Wetlab in Hangar in October 2023, where I explored technoscientific narratives from a Latin American perspective. Here, I examined the disenchantment of science and the colonization of knowledge, which catalyzed the development of the “Arraigada” collection. This concept originated from researching both lost and yet-to-be-created metaphors and analogies, aiming to help us navigate our surroundings and expand our perception and forms of expression. How can we imagine a future if our vocabulary is limited?
“Grounded” (translated from the Spanish "Arraigada") is a collection that has emerged from five years of exploration into integrating nature into the digital age through a series of objects and activations. This body of work reflects on our relationship with the primary elements—earth, air, fire, and water—and suggests that to connect meaningfully with our environment, we must first reconnect with our own bodies and the elements that make us whole. This reconnection extends to the ocean we belong to, emphasizing our inherent ties to nature.
Building upon the concept of disenchantment as the end of animism, as discussed by Adorno and Horkheimer in Dialectic of Enlightenment (1947), this collection questions our perception of living ecosystems. It aims to recover an ancestral sense of enchantment within my artistic practice and everyday rituals, fostering a relationship between fiction, art, and science to redefine outdated terms.
In August 2023, I developed the piece “What Has the Landscape Witnessed?” during the Humboldt Residency Programme. This work critiques the extractivist practices of the "global north" imposed on the south, examining their impact on communities and territories. This experience led me to question the limitations of language when imagining future possibilities.
Following this, I participated in a residency at the Wetlab in Hangar in October 2023, where I explored technoscientific narratives from a Latin American perspective. Here, I examined the disenchantment of science and the colonization of knowledge, which catalyzed the development of the “Arraigada” collection. This concept originated from researching both lost and yet-to-be-created metaphors and analogies, aiming to help us navigate our surroundings and expand our perception and forms of expression. How can we imagine a future if our vocabulary is limited?
Currently, I am translating these concepts into tangible forms by creating a collection of objects that incorporate these metaphors into everyday life. This curation is inspired by the profound understanding our ancestors had of the relationship and interdependence between humans and the primary elements: earth, air, fire, and water.
Simultaneously, I integrate this knowledge into my practice and rituals, both at home and in my artwork, where I strive to maintain equilibrium between the elements within and around me. This balance is reflected in the form, function, materiality, and interactions of each piece.
Today, my concerns about the climate crisis focus on the mechanisms of dissociation and disembodiment, and the consequences these processes have created in our attempts to reconnect with "nature."
This investigation began with the Humboldt Residency Programme 2023: Our Precious Resources in Berlin and continued with further research at the Humedal Wetlab Residency Programme at Hangar in Barcelona.
(On going) Series:
i. Espiral, glass sculpture designed to orientate the growth of the roots of the plant.
ii. Flotar, speculative drinking glass which forces you to slow down.
iii. El Aire Permite Abrir Espacio, iron support, with motorized
Simultaneously, I integrate this knowledge into my practice and rituals, both at home and in my artwork, where I strive to maintain equilibrium between the elements within and around me. This balance is reflected in the form, function, materiality, and interactions of each piece.
Today, my concerns about the climate crisis focus on the mechanisms of dissociation and disembodiment, and the consequences these processes have created in our attempts to reconnect with "nature."
This investigation began with the Humboldt Residency Programme 2023: Our Precious Resources in Berlin and continued with further research at the Humedal Wetlab Residency Programme at Hangar in Barcelona.
(On going) Series:
i. Espiral, glass sculpture designed to orientate the growth of the roots of the plant.
ii. Flotar, speculative drinking glass which forces you to slow down.
iii. El Aire Permite Abrir Espacio, iron support, with motorized
disembodied petals.
iv. Hasta el Fuego Mismo Necesita Respirar, stainless steel corner shelf.
v. Encuentros Húmedos, WIP
i. To Be a Pebble in a Stream, WIP
iv. Hasta el Fuego Mismo Necesita Respirar, stainless steel corner shelf.
v. Encuentros Húmedos, WIP
i. To Be a Pebble in a Stream, WIP
16. What has the landscape witnessed? ( 2023 )
The following concept is the background I have been elaborating throughout the Humboldt Residency Programme 2023: Our Precious Resources, Pathways to a Secure and Sustainable Future, in cooperation with the Climate Change Center Berlin-Brandenburg and the Cultural Foundation Schloss Wiepersdorf.
Read here.
Locations:
2023: Humboldt Residency Programme, Berlin, GE
2023: Humedal Wetlab, Barcelona ES
The commodity culture embraced by the global north, which others aspire to emulate, is underpinned by unsustainable resource extraction, primarily from distant locations in the global South. Our consumer patterns and the the convenient availability of these goods conceal the underlying environmental degradation, loss of biodiversity, and inherent inequities, impacts that are far removed from producers and consumers, rendering these impacts out of immediate view—our residency project endeavors to illuminate these impacts through information, science communication, and art.
Read here.
Locations:
2023: Humboldt Residency Programme, Berlin, GE
2023: Humedal Wetlab, Barcelona ES
The commodity culture embraced by the global north, which others aspire to emulate, is underpinned by unsustainable resource extraction, primarily from distant locations in the global South. Our consumer patterns and the the convenient availability of these goods conceal the underlying environmental degradation, loss of biodiversity, and inherent inequities, impacts that are far removed from producers and consumers, rendering these impacts out of immediate view—our residency project endeavors to illuminate these impacts through information, science communication, and art.
This is an investigation iniciated within the Humboldt Residency Programme 2023: Our Precious Resources, Berlin.
Followed by a further investigation within the Humedal Wetlab Residency Programme, at Hangar, Barcelona.
Followed by a further investigation within the Humedal Wetlab Residency Programme, at Hangar, Barcelona.