LARA ALMARCEGUI

Materiales de construcción de la sala de exposiciones Espacio 2

2 February - 18 March 2007

CAC Málaga presents an exhibition by Lara Almarcegui, in which the artist explores the bases of the urban development and architectural universe by making an inventory and piling up building materials.

The exhibition at CAC Málaga by Lara Almarcegui, comprising a total of 106 tonnes of gravel, 57 tonnes of sand, 24 tonnes of cement, 2 tonnes of steel, 3 tonnes of plaster and 0.2 tonnes of paint, shows the artist's critical view of building, exploring the role of urban development in society and examining the link which exists between people and the context in which they live. The materials assembled results from an exhaustive process of calculating the exact amounts needed to build the room which houses the exhibition itself.

Almarcegui's work takes as its starting point a process of research into spaces in the urban landscape such as empty lots, buildings abandoned or undergoing transformation, gardens and ruins. These projects and installations are documented by photographs accompanied by texts, maps or guides. Almarcegui relates her projects directly to the specific place in which they are developed, in this way creating a link between the exhibition and the city.

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