Joya: AiR / Maria Marvila / ESP
photo Simon Beckmann
Joya: AiR / Maria Marvila / ESP
esp + eng
«Un ecosistema ha crecido debajo de mis párpados. El territorio interior respira, una orografía nacida de la luz. El monte de invierno vaporiza vibrante, los pájaros cantan para los olivos, a lo lejos, en un silencio azul, se abren los sueños en flor.»
Durante mi residencia en Joya: AiR, he creado un estado de calma y consciencia, para volverme sensible a la morfología del paisaje. Mediante la práctica diaria de paseos en silencio, de la pintura y la meditación, el florecimiento del paisaje interior ha sucedido de forma natural. He intentado pintar este lugar, que se nutre de los colores de la luz, de las formas de la tierra, y los aromas de las plantas silvestres que se encuentran en la Sierra María Los Vélez. Y llegado un punto, las obras han cobrado vida y han estado danzando con los almendros alrededor de la casa.
La estadía en Joya: AiR ha significado un momento especial, para cuidar la creación y el espíritu, en el que conectar con un entorno único. Estoy muy agradecida a Donna y a Simon por su hospitalidad y calidez, con su cuidado creativo de esta tierra, hacen que este lugar esté lleno de vida y de posibilidades.
(eng)
«An ecosystem has grown beneath my eyelids. The inner landscape breathes, an orography born of light. The winter mount vaporizes vibrantly, birds sing for the olive trees, in the distance, in a blue silence, dreams are opened in bloom.»
During my residency in Joya: AiR, I have created a state of calm and awareness, to become sensitive to the morphology of the landscape. Through the daily practice of silent walks, painting and meditation, the flowering of the inner landscape has happened naturally. I have tried to paint this place, which is nourished by the colours of the sunlight, the shapes of the earth, and the aromas of the wild plants found at the Sierra María Los Vélez. And at one point, the works came to life and were dancing with the almond trees around the house.
The stay in Joya: AiR has meant a special moment to care for creation and the spirit, in which to connect with a unique environment. I am very grateful to Donna and Simon for their hospitality and warmth. With their creative care of this land, they make this place one full of life and possibilities.
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Maria Marvila’s work is alive, and thus in constant mutation, fed by the traced drifts in the lived territory. Through her practice, she engages in a dialogue with the inhabited environment, weaving links with its living beings. From a conscious exploration of the land, she evokes her geomorphology, her motion and essence. Using languages such as watercolour, ephemeral organic sculptures and in situ action, while embracing the participation of other beings and meditating through the process, she creates works that aim to grow a sacred connectedness.
Master in Art Production and Research (2019) and Bachelor in Fine Arts (2015), Universitat de Barcelona and Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia. Her work has been presented at Ermita de Sant Baldiri, Cadaqués, curated by Matèria edicions (2024); at 8 albe, Contemporary Art Overview, Sicily, curated by Carolina Ciuti (2023); at Fundació Palau, Caldes d’Estrac, curated by Esther Vilà (2022); at Centre ARBAR, La Vall de Santa Creu (2021); at FIAC Cinéphémère, Paris, selected by Carolina Ciuti (2019); at Fabra i Coats, Barcelona (2019); at Despina, Rio de Janeiro (2018); at MECÀNIC, Barcelona, curated by Magali Avezou (2018); and Córtex Frontal, Arraiolos (2016).