On the island of Arousa, in Galicia, the BioCost research group is trying to grow the Himanthalia Elongatha seaweed, which is endangered in the area. However, the rock on which they carry out this procedure is covered by the sea depending on the tidal movements, making it difficult for scientists to access the evolution of their work. As an artist, within the CICA Gallery program, I developed a collaboration with this group to investigate the relationship that occurs there between their work, the life of that landscape and the people of the area. Taking as a reference the work of artists such as Carme Nogueira and Irene Grau, this work will try to answer the following questions, through interviews and the creation of plastic works: What is the relationship between the movements of the sea and the people who work on it every day? Is there a feedback process between landscape and community reflected in the language spoken there? Can the replanting of seaweed also be a place of encounter to investigate the interrelationships that form the space in which it grows?

Authors:
Breogán Torres Gutérrez, University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain

About the Presenter(s)
Breogán Torres Gutiérrez is an artist and researcher who have just graduated from the Royal Institute of Art in Stockholm and is finishing an MA in the University of Santiago de Compostela.

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