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Art expands outwards
Bombas Gens has transformed what used to be the factory’s backyard into a separated garden of 1,147 square meters, which inherits the modernist tradition of its architecture to create a leafy and colourful environment.
The design, signed by landscape architect, Gustavo Marina, responds to a dense cover of plant compositions with more than 100 different species, mixed to create a naturalised environment. Broad-leaved species and intense greens, together with an infinite number of flowers, enhance the modernist character of the garden and have been designed as compositional scenes.
Having a stroll among the citrus and pomegranate trees is the perfect way to end a visit to the centre, recalling the orchard that was once there, passing the palm trees and observing a jacaranda, reminiscent of the one that stood in Doctor Trigo’s factory and was known in the neighbourhood as “the tree”. The botanical palette includes species that attract birds and butterflies. There are also specimens of particular interest, such as large Lagerstroemia indica and an exceptional Camellia Sansaqua.
This garden recalls the time when Bombas Gens was built, recovering the spirit of the place, enhancing the rear façade of the factory and using oak cobblestones as paving. Today, it presents itself as a space for reflection and tranquillity, where you can stop and enjoy the beauty of art and nature, and also serves as a setting for the various events and activities programmed by the centre.
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The sculptural intervention by Cristina Iglesias
The centre’s exhibition space expands outwards with an important site-specific sculptural piece by Cristina Iglesias, entitled “A través” (“Through”), which forms part of the Col·lecció Per Amor a l’Art, of the foundation that promoted the first artistic stage of Bombas Gens. In fact, this is the third artwork by Iglesias to be included into this collection, which philosophy is to always try to have more than one piece by each author, in order to show the work of every one of them in a broader way.
The work consists of two ditches, measuring 14 and 11 square meters, which form a curve inspired by the bed of the Turia. The interior of each ditch is made up of several layers of bas-relief in cast and patinated bronze that, overlapping, form an abstract interior with elements reminiscent of roots and riverbeds.
Two benches made of stone recovered from the building restoration sit next to the irrigation ditches.
For creating this piece, Iglesias has studied the beds of the river Turia and the flood of 1957, as well as irrigation routes, exploring in her work the relationship with water that the area where the digital arts centre is currently located has had for centuries.
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