Instalación escultórica con esferas bruñidas como evocación simbólica del tiempo ancestral y resistencia espiritual desde lo artesanal

Abstract

In the face of the dominance of the digital era, the connection with nature has been suppressed and stripped of its true importance. It is within this context that the present graduation project emerges, proposing a sculptural installation composed of burnished clay spheres arranged in a spiral form. The work arises from an autoethnographic experience linked to the relationship with the earth, artisanal making, and reflection on ancestral time, in contrast to contemporary processes of digital acceleration. Through experimentation with clay, the project reclaims the value of manual labor, conscious repetition, and bodily presence as forms of spiritual and symbolic resistance. The artwork is conceived as a material and symbolic journey that moves from raw clay to burnishing, integrating natural elements such as corn and sunflower seeds, and establishing a dialogue between the artisanal and the industrial. In this way, the project proposes a revaluation of ancestral knowledge, slow time, and a respectful relationship with Pachamama, thus positioning artistic creation as a space for introspection, memory, and resistance.