Fritzia Irízar

Mazatlanica On what basis do we bestow value upon certain materials? What is the permanence of value and what is its relationship with history? Fritzia Irízar explores the ephemerality of the value of materials such as gold, diamonds and pearls through their associated labor, exploi­tation and consumption processes. Precious materials serve as the thread unifying a series of artworks in which the artist critically addresses the prized. Irízar’s work reveals the physical and conceptual resistance of the material by diluting it, wearing it down, undoing it, dissolving it or grafting it, thus giving rise to new corporalities.