Fragmented Ecologies :: Water Pollution (42º30’52’’N; 0º21’6’’W)”
Diputación de Huesca, Spain

06/10/2023 to 19/11/2023

The Gaia theory, presented in the 1970s by the British scientist James Lovelock, is a scientific hypothesis that postulates that the Earth operates as a self-regulating system, similar to a living organism. Within this framework, our planet and its biosphere maintain a tendency towards equilibrium and homeostasis over time, actively regulating environmental conditions to provide a favorable environment for life. This ecosystemic context is based on a deep ecological awareness and understanding of the interconnectedness and interdependence of all living things and natural systems. A fragmented ecosystem is one that, due to changes in a habitat, whether as a consequence of geological processes or human activities (such as agriculture, industry or urbanization), alters the environment and presents discontinuities that affect the living conditions of the species that inhabit it.

In relation to the degradation that humans have exerted on the Earth, it can be stated that pollution is one of the factors that most affect climate change and, undoubtedly, has a great impact on the imbalance of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. In this artistic research we focus on the study of interspecies water stress, derived from pesticide pollution.

The evolution of the project has led to the creation of a biopoetic story. The different series that have emerged from the research consider their result as a narrative in which the theoretical foundations shape various sculptural pieces and installations. The viewer is immersed in a narrative of silent and poetic activism that highlights the problems inherent to water pollution in our rivers.

Fragmented Ecologies :: Water Pollution (42º30'52''N; 0º21'6''W) is structured as a narrative consisting of four chapters or nodes, accompanied by an introductory epilogue. It proposes an experiential and phenomenological journey that guides the viewer through the different agents involved, shifting the traditionally anthropocentric approach towards an ecosophical biocentrism. Through visual metaphors, the aim is to highlight the four main elements that interact in this fragmented and altered ecology, and that build the fabric of our water ecosystem: the molecule (lindane), the agent (Inquinosa), the receptor (river Gállego) and the recovery process (microalgae).

CREDITS ::

Conceptualization: Esther Pizarro
Production: Esther Pizarro Studio
Technology: Markus Schroll
Audiovisual: Markus Schroll
Photography: Markus Schroll, Javier Broto
Organized by: Provincial Council of Huesca
In collaboration with: Ministry of Culture and Sports
Coordination: María González, Ana Belén Sánchez
Exhibition mounting: Esther Pizarro Studio, Markus Schroll, Diputación Huesca technical team
Funding: Project carried out with the support of the Diputación de Huesca and the Ministry of Culture and Sports.

Winning project of the Contract for the development of artistic projects of creation and research Ramón Acín 2021

Winning project of the Ministry of Culture and Sport's Grants for the Promotion of Spanish Contemporary Art, creation and artistic production 2022

ASSOCIATED CATALOG ::

Pizarro, Esther (2023); Catálogo: Ecologías Fragmentadas :: Contaminación Hídrica (42º30´52´´N; 0º21´6´´W). Autor libro. Textos: David Barro y Esther Pizarro.  Edita: Diputación Provincial de Huesca. Extensión: 136 páginas. Idioma: español. Formato: 17 x 21 cm. Encuadernación: tapa blanda. ISBN: 978-84-19322-03-6. DL: HU 177-2023

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