Gesture, time and matter

The exhibition presents a selection of works by Isabel Servera rooted in manual processes and the recovery of artisanal knowledge, where gesture, time and matter are central. Through slow and repeated actions —weaving, sewing, accumulating— the body takes on a decisive role, and it is in movement, repetition and effort that the process takes shape. This repeated making also becomes a ritual practice: an action that, through conscious repetition, builds meaning and a bond with time.

The process as record and transmission

The works that make up Moviment continu are not presented as closed objects, but as records of processes. In works such as Vetleria (2023) and the project Llatrar (2022), manual labour becomes a space for transmission and continuity. Through repeated gesture and direct contact with matter, the pieces activate forms of knowledge that remain alive thanks to shared practice and collective experience.

Traditional knowledge and contemporary contexts

In works from the project Ripunts (2023–present), Isabel Servera reconstructs shredded office documents using patterns from traditional Mallorcan basketry. The paper strips, hand-braided and machine-sewn, refer to inherited knowledge linked to manual work, adapted to new production contexts. The project applies these patterns to materials originating from current labour relations, establishing a continuity between artisanal processes and contemporary forms of work.

Art as ritual

Moviment continu proposes a reading of art as a sustained and ritualised practice, linked to forms of knowledge transmitted through making. This process fully aligns with the theme of the Palau season: rituals. A making that can be solitary or shared, intimate or collective, but that always involves a direct relationship with the body, rhythm and matter.

Dialogue with the Palau de la Música Catalana

The presentation of this work at the Palau de la Música Catalana establishes a natural dialogue with a space where time, movement and repetition are essential elements. In this way, Isabel Servera’s work resonates with the Palau as a place of shared rituals, where the repetition of gesture and sound builds community and living memory.