Raquis
main axis
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Páχις [rhákhis]
Rachis comes from Ancient Greek and gives its name to the axial part of numerous compound structures in animals, fungi and plants. For the human being, it gives name to the backbone or spine being the main axis or “shaft”.
The actual global situation has forced us to reinterpret the relationship between the individuals of our society as well as the relationship between the individual and the environment that surrounds him. A series of stand-alone elements form a unit that vertebrates the reality of each person. What happens when you break that vertebral unit of individual elements that sustains the balance?
Vall de Gallinera
The work is made up of a specific number of stones extracted from the river bed. Each stone will represent an inhabitant of the valley that will form a composition in the shape of a spine on the slope of the valley.
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Height / 70 cm
Width / 4.5 m
Depth / 20 m
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River Stones
Mountain rocks
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Municipality workers team
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