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Florence

ArtInProgress, Issue 152

Yoyo Balagué has been selected to exhibit her work at the Massimo Dutti store in Florence, coinciding with Pitti Uomo and as part of the ArtInProgress project.

Yoyo Balagué

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Barcelona-based visionary artist whose creations embody the very language of Mediterranean earth. “The sea is what inspires me most: its movements and fluctuations, its resonance and raw beauty.” Yoyo’s instinctive paintings and ceramics are deeply rooted in elemental forces, engaging in an intimate dialogue with the primordial essence of the earth—which is both her material and method.

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Each piece of clay tells a geological story: sandstone formed over countless years beneath oceans, lakes, or rivers.

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Yoyo considers her work a way of life. She collects seaweed, driftwood, and stones along the Costa Brava, integrating flora, sea, air, and fire into every creation. This constant quest for what’s essential and sustainable redefines ceramics as an experience, not merely an object. Yoyo Balagué’s work invites us to pause and feel the pulse of time—her ceramics don’t just occupy space, they inhabit it. It’s not just art: it’s a bridge that connects us with our deeper selves.

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Every gesture in her studio is intentional, almost ritualistic: she closes her eyes, lets her body guide her hands—as if directed by an inner architecture of movement.

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Balagué’s “Esferas” materialize gravity, transcendence, and universality. Crafted from smoke-fired terracotta clay with coarse grog and handmade ceramics incorporating seaweed and driftwood, these spheres speak of elemental harmony and natural forces.