Aitor Martínez López de Arbina
In the work of Aitor Martínez López de Arbina, matter is a living interlocutor. Each piece is born from a dialogue with wood — with its time and its tensions, with the memory the tree holds before becoming form. Turner and sculptor, his practice inhabits that hybrid territory where craftsmanship opens toward contemporary sculpture and the manual gesture acquires a conceptual dimension. Born in Legazpi (Gipuzkoa) and deeply connected to both the Basque Country and Galicia, Aitor builds his practice from the territory, rooted in landscape and its narratives. His work stems from a simple conviction: that matter contains stories,