From a very young age, I would accompany my father to paint (pen drawing) in the landscapes of the Tramuntana. I don’t have formal academic training in art, but I have taken many workshops and training in drawing, performance, etc. For 8 years, I was in the printmaking workshop of Julio León, who is in charge of the graphic arts workshops at the Miró Foundation in Mallorca. I also trained in ceramics with Virginia Massagué and Margarita Fonollar.
I spent 10 years working at the Down Syndrome Foundation in Madrid, illustrating educational material, stories, and art workshops. It was a very enriching experience that helped me realise my interest in art and the power of art as a universal language.My main influence is nature and its processes, which I transform into an artistic act. I returned to the island in 2007, and since then, Mallorca has been my great inspiration.
My connection with the philosophy and aesthetics of the East is intuitive. I have felt very connected to the essays and writings of Eastern thinkers, especially in their way of observing and respecting nature. I have also been captivated by the delicacy of their materials, like paper and textiles, as well as their appreciation for imperfection and silence. I have never been to Asia, but I have a trip to Japan planned soon.
My mother was a lover of fabrics and collected them. When she passed away, I inherited these fabrics. I felt the need to act on them artistically as a way to process the grief. When Mercedes Estarellas from Kaplan Projects proposed that I create an installation at the Sóller Tennis Club, I didn’t hesitate to intervene with these fabrics from defunct factories, reconstructing them through the act of embroidery.
I use performance as part of the artistic process. It also serves as a source of inspiration, as repetition leads me to a meditative state. At the Sóller Tennis Club, I wanted to reclaim the identity of a craft industry that has disappeared due to globalisation through embroidery as a healing act.
Art, as I mentioned, is a universal language. It may not save the world, but it can encourage reflection and raise awareness about the importance of preserving nature and local cultures.
What I love most is walking and letting myself wander along the paths between Valldemossa and Banyalbufar, my two vital references that have seen me grow.
I don’t want to reveal too much yet, but I am working on a site-specific project in a unique space in a European capital. It’s a collaborative project with my partner, photographer Xisco Bonnín, that explores symbiotic and parasitic relationships in nature and artistic work.
