August 2026

Litologika

Angurreta Harrobia Arte Espazioa presents Litologika, a sculptural intervention by the artists Iratxe Jaio and Klaas van Gorkum that has been conceived specifically for the old quarry in Mañaria (the Basque Country). The project offers a view on the quarry's industrial past through an intervention that engages with the natural landscape. 

Reading the geological time scale in ornamental rock with Laura Damas

One of the most interesting visits we received in the old Angurreta quarry was by geologist Laura Damas, who gave us a masterclass in identifying the fossils trapped inside the blocks of marble that we have been working on. We learned all about rudists, extinct bivalve molluscs from the Cretaceous period, and how to recognise their forms in the red marble that lines the hallways of Bilbao appartments.

Working in Angurreta Harrobia

The summer of 2026 was all about working in an old marble quarry in the Basque Country. We had been invited three years ago by Victor Arrizabalaga to develop a proposal for Angurreta Harrobia Arte Espazioa in Mañaria. A grant from the Mondriaan Fund finally made this possible. We had never worked with stone before, so this was also a period of learning and improvising with new skills.