# Wounded territory ## Empty territory The route from the Ebro Delta to the source of the Segre in the Sequere project. The river is a cut that marks both border and void, detachment and wound. ![[../images/artworks/telas/2024-territori-buit-01.webp|Empty territory, 2024, acrylic on canvas, 184 × 147 cm|800]] ![[../images/artworks/telas/2024-territori-buit-02.webp|Empty territory, 2024, acrylic on canvas, 184 × 147 cm]] ![[../images/artworks/telas/2024-territori-buit-03.jpg|Empty territory, 2024, acrylic on canvas, 184 × 147 cm]] ![[../images/artworks/telas/2024-territori-buit-04.webp||Empty territory, 2024, acrylic on canvas, 184 × 147 cm|800]] <span class="caption">Empty territory, 2024, acrylic on canvas, 184 × 147 cm</span> ## Suture (43 bridges) The work explores the river’s dual nature as border and as wound. Throughout human history, the river has been a site of prosperity, growth, and conflict; the word "rival" itself comes from the Latin _rīvālis_—derived from _rivus_, meaning "river" or "stream"—and referred to those who lived on the banks of a river and shared rights to its water. In the work, the river acts as a line of separation, but also as a scar that cuts through the territory, reminding us of its role in history, especially during the Spanish Civil War. The work traces the river’s course from the Ebro Delta to the source of the Segre, where the 43 bridges crossed during the Sequere journey by the artist and his companion symbolize points of connection and _suturing_, where walking becomes a symbolic gesture of healing. ![[../images/artworks/telas/sutura01.webp#blend|Suture (43 bridges). Sewing thread, natural pigments, and vinyl glue on fabric, 193 × 145 cm|800]] ![[../images/artworks/telas/sutura04.webp|Suture (43 bridges). Sewing thread, natural pigments, and vinyl glue on fabric, 193 × 145 cm]] ![[../images/artworks/telas/sutura02.jpg|Suture (43 bridges). Sewing thread, natural pigments, and vinyl glue on fabric, 193 × 145 cm]] ![[../images/artworks/telas/sutura05.jpg|Suture (43 bridges). Sewing thread, natural pigments, and vinyl glue on fabric, 193 × 145 cm]] <span class="caption">Suture (43 bridges). Sewing thread, natural pigments, and vinyl glue on fabric, 193 × 145 cm. </span>