Fern - Pinkay

Sculpture with an oxidized finish, where the patina is not a final step but a process in constant transformation. Conceived to inhabit the exterior—in dialogue with time, the elements, and matter—the piece nevertheless maintains an adaptable vocation that allows it to also integrate into interior spaces as an autonomous presence.

The work is articulated as a threshold between the intimate and the visible, where emotion condenses into a sensitive geometry. Its forms, stretched between balance and displacement, propose a spatial grammar in which each angle reconfigures perception and shifts the idea of beauty toward the unstable. In its presence, space is not occupied; it is activated: it becomes a field of forces, a latent architecture where matter, energy, and proportion dialogue in an open experience.

Its structure has been designed for fixation to a base or plinth, enabling different installation options depending on the exhibition context.

Fern is the pseudonym under which sculptor Clavo and sculptor Carmen Lop work jointly.

Their practice centers on iron and steel forging, using forging and welding techniques. Their work traverses figurative and abstract realms, occasionally incorporating influences from pop art.

With a strong emphasis on craft and artisanal work, they have built a career with presence in both collective and individual exhibitions, mainly within the national scene.

They have received several recognitions, including the Premio de Escultura Urbana Ciudad de Ávila (2006) and the Memorial to the Victims of Male Violence in Zaragoza (2016).

Their work is situated in the tradition of contemporary Spanish sculpture, in dialogue with artists such as Martín Chirino, Jorge Oteiza, Eduardo Chillida, and Julio González.