L’escala (The Ladder)
Exhibited at Embarat Festival, Tàrrega, Catalunya
Group Show: "Com va obrint-se la pell sense un punyal" (How the Skin Opens Without a Dagger)
Curated by Ingrid Guardiola
24.05.2024 - 31.05.2024
Award Winner
Promoted by @ieilleida, the award includes the production of a solo exhibition at La Gòtika in the following year
L'Escala (The Ladder) leans into notions of power, success, and failure through a two-month-long process of accumulation and experimentation. This large-scale installation challenges conventional perceptions of power, posing provocative questions about its true nature and origins.
The piece features a 4-meter-tall ladder constructed from discarded materials, including cans, chunks of cement, found skis, and broken furniture. By sourcing materials through rejection and second-hand means, L'Escala raises questions about the origins of production and value. It reflects on whether power exists solely in reaching the summit of success, or if it also resides in the journey of ascent and the resilience required to confront failure.
The group exhibition, "Com va obrint-se la pell sense un punyal" (How the Skin Opens Without a Dagger), explores the body, labor, and power on stage. Through this lens, L'Escala prompts viewers to reflect on systems of hierarchy and the invisible forces shaping perceptions of power.