A media lumbre, (Half light), brings together proposals that, from contemporary artistic practices, open up spaces for materials that, until recently, have remained hierarchised within subordinate perimeters: ceramics, clay, wool, textiles, embroidery, esparto grass, palm, wicker and other natural fibres. These materials also include sounds and silences. The voice is present, reclaiming oral tradition as a vehicle for memory, as in the ancient filandones, those night-time gatherings around the hearth, while performing manual tasks in the warmth of the shared fire. Through the pieces and their different materials, we approach non-hegemonic knowledge associated with the territories: crafts, trades and traditions linked to the land. Safeguarding vernacular knowledge means preserving not only techniques and manufacturing, but also an intangible heritage composed of oral traditions, memories, popular knowledge and collective affections. A heritage lit by half-light, to the slow rhythm of shared gestures and legacies.
List of artists:
Ana Laura Aláez
Pilar Albarracín
Javier Bravo
Saskia Calderón
Susana Cámara Leret
Ricardo Calero
Ana Esteve Llorens
Antonio Fernández Alvira
Marta Font
Julie C. Fortier
Josefina Guilisasti
Noemi Iglesias Barrios
Mónica Jover
Cecilia Jurado Chueca
Glenda León
Sandra Mar
Adriana Meunié
Sonia Navarro
Lara Ordóñez
Nuria Riaza
Belén Rodriguez
Laura Segura
Isabel Servera
Laurita Siles
Jessica Stockholder
Sarah Viguer
Concha Ybarra
Opening and Closing Dates:
IVAM, Valencia: February 18 – June 14, 2026
Casal Solleric/Es Baluard, Palma de Mallorca: July – September, 2026
Center for Art and Nature, CDAN, Huesca: October – December, 2026
Museu Terra, L’Espluga de Francolí, Tarragona: October – December, 2026
A project by IVAM in collaboration with Casal Solleric, Es Baluard, CDAN, and Museu Terra
