Acabar i començar
Isabel Banal i Xifré
2020
2020













After the pandemic began, Isabel Banal i Xifré photographed bars of soap before and after use, reflecting the changing meaning of this everyday object in a context of hygiene, risk and disease. In this installation, the images are presented in an inverted form: each used bar of soap is paired with a new one, reinforcing the idea of cycle and renewal. The series begins with a spent bar, alluding to the end of a previous process and the possibility of a new beginning.
12 led light boxes with aluminium frame and digital printing on methacrylate.
21,5 x 21,5 x 3,5 cm. each.
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Isabel Banal i Xifré
Isabel Banal i Xifré is a visual artist and teacher at the Escola Massana in Barcelona. Her rural origins and her bond with nature permeate all her work.
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