Back to the Moon

‘The soil of the Moon was not uniformly scaly, but revealed irregular bare patches of pale, slippery clay… On the Moon there were vast areas we had never had any reason or curiosity to explore…’
‘The distance of the Moon’ Ítalo Calvino.

Fragile surfaces, loaded with suggestions, frozen in time, captured for memory, delimited in space and protected to perpetuate them intact and explore them in detail, just as they are.

‘El suelo de la Luna no era uniformemente escamoso, sino que mostraba zonas desnudas irregulares de una resbalosa arcilla pálida… En la Luna se extendían regiones que nunca habíamos tenido motivo o curiosidad de explorar…’
‘La distancia de la Luna’ Ítalo Calvino.

Superficies frágiles, cargadas de sugerencias, congeladas en el tiempo, capturadas para el recuerdo, delimitadas en el espacio y protegidas para perpetuarlas intactas y explorarlas con detalle, tal como son.

Esther Ortiz-Villajos

Lalabeyou Gallery
JOYA Barcelona 2019

*Back to the Moon_Necklace_6.5cm x 6.5cm x 1.5cm Crater NEI.05_Oxidized 925 Silver and plaster *Back to the Moon_Pin_3.2cm x 3.2cm x 1.0cm Black Pin_Black rhodium plated brass and plaster

BackToTheMoon_Necklace_6.5cm x 6.5cm x 1.5cm Crater NEI.05_Oxidized 925 Silver and plaster

Back to the Moon_Necklace_6.5cm x 6.5cm x 1.1cm Crater NEI.04_Oxidized 925 Silver and plaster

BackToTheMoon_Necklaces and Brooches Collection_Oxidized 925 Silver and plaster

Back to the Moon_Necklace_6.5cm x 6.5cm x 1.8cm Crater NEI.01_Oxidized 925 Silver and plaster

‘The soil of the Moon was not uniformly scaly, but revealed irregular bare patches of pale, slippery clay… On the Moon there were vast areas we had never had any reason or curiosity to explore…’ ‘The distance of the Moon’ Ítalo Calvino.