Bienal de Pontevedra

In this installation located in the Ruins of San Domingos, Zehra Doğan reflects on the struggle to survive in times of violence. The piece focuses on the construction of a barricade, an action that, to the artist, goes beyond a mere physical defence. It stands as a symbol of resistance, of reaffirmation of freedom and the right to exist. The barricade emerges as a response to external aggression and as an act of solidarity, hope and renewal after destruction. In this work, Doğan invites us to question the fragility of human life in wartime and to recognise how everyday objects, deprived of their original function, can be transformed into elements of resistance.