Arriba Arriba
Galería Picnic
Madrid (SP) 2026
Texto de Sala
Paula Noya de Blas
Elevar la tierra es dejarla respirar.
Cuando sucede el momento de encaramar el suelo se enuncia un canto de fuerza inclinada sustraída de gravedad: Arriba, Arriba.
Este mismo ejercicio atraviesa la propuesta de Irati, hacer aparecer otro cuerpo del suelo, elevarlo y dotarlo de una resistencia. Irati recupera esta práctica para pensar cómo los elementos poseen cualidades que solo son posibles en determinadas situaciones o posiciones físicas.
[eng]
To raise the earth is to let it breathe.
When the moment comes to hoist the ground upward, a chant is uttered, a force inclined, withdrawn from gravity: Arriba, arriba.
This same exercise runs through Irati’s proposal: to make another body emerge from the ground, to lift it and endow it with resistance. Irati revisits this practice to consider how elements possess qualities that only become possible under certain situations or physical positions.
Adaptative modular structure made of pine wood, water-resistant panels and metal profiles, incorporating soil from Madrid, Burgos, Araba and Bizkaia. 320 x 400 cm. Technical assistance: Gonzalo del Val Architecture Studio
Laia III, 2026
Painted iron and clay.
124 × 35 × 75 cm.
Painted iron and clay.
124 × 35 × 75 cm.
Laia I, 2026
Painted iron and clay.
117 × 75 × 60 cm.
Painted iron and clay.
117 × 75 × 60 cm.
Laia II, 2026. Painted iron and clay. 123 × 23 × 31 cm.
Left: Laiariak 36, 2025. Silkscreen on Hahnemühle cotton paper. Unique piece. 78.8 × 53.7 cm.
Right: Laiariak 41, 2025. Silkscreen on Hahnemühle cotton paper. Unique piece. 78.8 × 53.7 cm.
Ataria, 2026. Painted iron and acid. 84 × 120 cm.
