This exhibition catalog focuses on the work of Ibon Aranberri, presenting an anthological selection of pieces from the 1990s to the present. It revisits the artist's projects, emphasizing the evolution of his visual language and his constant concern for the political resignification of natural and built spaces whose social consideration has diminished.
This catalog explores the extensive career of Ibon Aranberri, an artist whose work consistently delves into the critical reinterpretation of spaces, both natural and constructed. The exhibition features a selection of significant pieces spanning from the 1990s to the current day, offering a retrospective view of his artistic trajectory and the development of his distinct visual language.
A central theme in Aranberri's oeuvre is the examination of places that have been altered by social, economic, and political forces, and whose original significance has waned. The catalog highlights several key projects that exemplify this concern, including works related to the unfinished nuclear power plant at Lemoniz, 'Exercises on the North Side' (2007), a 16mm film exploring mountain cinema, and 'Hydraulic Policy' (2004-2010), which investigates the connection between landscape modification and political-economic powers. The exhibition also references his 2007 action of blocking access to a natural cave in Iritegui, Gipuzkoa, further underscoring his engagement with socio-political interventions in the environment.