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Marusela Granell + Manu Bañó Create Beauty With Raw Materials

03.02.23 | By
Marusela Granell + Manu Bañó Create Beauty With Raw Materials

La verdad de la materia is an exhibition presented in Mexico City during this year’s ZONA MACO, and will be public until March 15th. Marusela Granell and Manu Bañó’s works are linked by the simple yet powerful actions of cutting, folding, gluing, and ripping. The two artists share a deep desire to create beauty through manipulation of raw materials.

OBJ-07 Sconce by Manu Manu Bañó

While Manu employs industrial materials in a mechanical process to produce sculptural and functional objects without drawing on references, Marusela deconstructs painting by highlighting the elements that make it up. She uses worn-out tubes of oil paint and pieces of paper as both artwork and models.

Manu Bañó’s latest collection delves into the unique qualities and limitations of copper. Crafted in Santa Clara del Cobre, Michoacán, Mexico, a town renowned for its centuries-old goldsmithing heritage, the collection showcases the expertise of local artisans, who specialize in crafting small objects such as pots and vessels.

Comprising three distinct pieces – a chair, coffee table, and wall lamp – the collection is the result of a labor-intensive process involving the manual hammering of a thin copper sheet. This technique imbues the metal with both strength and a three-dimensional quality that distinguishes each piece.

OBJ-07 Sconce by Manu Manu Bañó

OBJ-07 Sconce by Manu Manu Bañó

OBJ-06 Lounge Chair by Manu Manu Bañó

OBJ-06 Lounge Chair by Manu Manu Bañó

OBJ-06 Lounge Chair by Manu Manu Bañó

OBJ-05 Coffee Table by Manu Manu Bañó

OBJ-05 Coffee Table by Manu Manu Bañó

OBJ-06 Lounge Chair by Manu Manu Bañó

OBJ-07 Sconce by Manu Manu Bañó

La verdad de la materia is an exhibition presented in Mexico City during this year's ZONA MACO, and will be public until March 15th

La verdad de la materia is an exhibition presented in Mexico City during this year's ZONA MACO, and will be public until March 15th

OBJ-05 Coffee Table by Manu Manu Bañó

La verdad de la materia is an exhibition presented in Mexico City during this year's ZONA MACO, and will be public until March 15th

Photos by Alejandro Ramírez Orozco.

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